Oswego County Students Compete in Annual Envirothon

by Contributor | May 10, 2025 4:39 pm

OSWEGO COUNTY – The Oswego County Soil and Water Conservation District (OCSWCD) held its 33rd annual Oswego County Envirothon on May 1 at Van Lieu Park in Central Square. Student teams from schools across the county participated in the competition.

This year’s overall winner was the team from Oswego High School, which now will advance to the New York State Envirothon hosted at SUNY Cortland at the end of the month. Pulaski High School Team 1 came in second place overall and Pulaski High School Team 2 placed third overall.

The competition also presented first and second place awards respectively in the following individual categories:

• Aquatics – G. Ray Bodley High School Team 1, Oswego High School
• Forestry – G. Ray Bodley High School Team 1, Oswego High School
• Soils – Oswego High School, Pulaski High School Team 2
• Wildlife – Pulaski High School Team 1, G. Ray Bodley High School Team 1
• Current Issues –Pulaski High School Team 2, Pulaski High School Team 1
• Presentation – Oswego High School, Pulaski High School Team 1
• Team Spirit – G Ray Bodley High School Team 1, APW High School
• Teamwork Award – Paul V. Moore High School, Oswego High School

The competition tests high school students on their knowledge of natural resources in New York State. They complete hands-on exams covering a variety of topics such as aquatics, forestry, soils, wildlife and current environmental issues. Prior to the event, the students also completed a verbal presentation component that was scored by a panel of judges.

Teams from Altmar-Parish-Williamstown (APW) High School, Paul V. Moore High School in Central Square, G. Ray Bodley High School in Fulton, Oswego High School, John C. Birdlebough High School in Phoenix and Pulaski High School participated in this year’s event.

Past Oswego County Envirothon champions include teams from APW High School, Paul V. Moore High School in Central Square, G. Ray Bodley High School in Fulton, Oswego High School and Pulaski High School.

The Oswego County Soil and Water District extends its gratitude to the many volunteers and partners who helped write exams, monitor stations and score tests. They included Stacy Furgal, New York Sea Grant; Linda Brosch, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oswego County; Amy Langner, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) – Natural Resources Conservation Service; Kirsten Short and Krista Tyrrell, USDA – Farm Services Agency; Tiffany Beshures, Eric Kraus and Douglas Lindsey, Constellation; Ed Hogan, Oswego County Trappers Association; Walt Friebel, New York Tree Farm Program; Marion Greenhalgh, retired from NRG Oswego Harbor Power; and Rich and Roxane Thormann, former advisors for the APW High School team.

The competition was sponsored by Oswego County Soil and Water Conservation District, Constellation Energy Corp., Indeck Oswego Energy Center, Ed Hogan, Oswego County Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs, Agri-Mark Dairy Farmers, Eagle Beverage Company, Inc., Fulton Screen Print & Embroidery, New York Master Forest Owners, New York Water Environment Association, Inc., North Shore Sportsmen’s Association, Novelis, Oswego County Trappers Association, Price Chopper Supermarkets and Sandy Tuori-Bell.

Oswego County Envirothon was coordinated by Erica Schreiner, senior district technician for OCSWCD, with assistance from OCSWCD Manager Joe Chairvolotti and OCSWCD Treasurer Laura Romanowicz.

 

For more information about the annual Oswego County Envirothon or the Oswego County Soil and Water Conservation District, visit https://www.oswegocountysoilandwater.org/[1] or call the office at 315-592-9663.

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