From left to right: President of the NJ Association of Conservation Districts Raymond Cywinski, Edison Lee, Raymond Zhang, Shannon Sheu, Allison Wong and Anna Qian.
A team from West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North placed third in the New Jersey Envirothon, held on May 2, 2015 at the Cape May County 4-H Fairgrounds in Cape May Court House.
The team consisted of Edison Lee of Plainsboro, Raymond Zhang of West Windsor, Shannon Sheu of Plainsboro, Allison Wong of West Windsor and Anna Qian of Plainsboro.
The students competed against 33 other teams on knowledge of natural resources-related topics, including soils, forestry, aquatics, wildlife ecology and a current environmental issue. This year’s theme was “Urban – Community Forestry.”
The first-place team in this year’s Envirothon was the Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Sciences (MATES) Team One and second-place team was MATES Team Two. The school is located in Ocean County.
The Envirothon is sponsored by the New Jersey Department of Agriculture, State Soil Conservation Committee; New Jersey Association of Conservation Districts; the 15 Soil Conservation Districts; United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service; New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection; and Rutgers Cooperative Extension.
The 15 Soil Conservation Districts in New Jersey follow county boundaries and implement the New Jersey Soil and Sediment Control Act, which governs certain aspects of new development. These semi-autonomous bodies are locally governed and play a strong role in the protection of New Jersey’s natural resources.
