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Big Sky Country!
NORTH AMERICANENVIROTHON
Montana 2013
NORTH AMERICANENVIROTHON
Montana 2013
August 4th-9th, 2013
Montana Memories
Montana State UniversityBozeman, MT
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Montana 2013Congratulations to the 57 teams that participated in the 26th annual North American Envi-rothon hosted by the Montana Envirothon Committee. We hope you enjoyed a little taste of Montana’s culture, from the rangelands in Paradise Valley to the rodeo in West Yellowstone. Of course, seeing wildlife in Yellowstone National Park is always a highlight of any trip to this area. Thank you to all of our sponsors and the many volunteers that made this all happen.
The best of luck to all of you. Study hard and we’ll see you in Georgia.
Yogo Sapphire – $30,000 +Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation
Canon USAMontana Conservation Districts
North American Envirothon Host Grant
Ponderosa Pine – $20,000 +Montana Department of Environmental Quality
Cutthroat – $8,000 +National Conservation Foundation
Meadow Lark – $5,000 +Dow AgroSciences
Natural Resources Conservation ServicesPennsylvania Envirothon
Bitterroot - $2,000 +Montana Grazing Lands Conservation InitiativeMontana Soil and Water Conservation Society
Lewis and Clark Conservation District
Blue Bunch Wheatgrass - $1,000 +New Brunswick Envirothon
Montana Missouri River Conservation DistrictsCascade Conservation District
Chouteau County Conservation DistrictDawson County Conservation District
Flathead Conservation DistrictMadison Conservation District
Yellowstone Conservation District
Friends of the Envirothon MacIntyre Law Firm, Don MacIntyre
Don’s Store, Lewistown, MontanaNorthwest Farm Credit Services
Soil and Water Conservation Districts of Montana, Inc.Big Horn Conservation DistrictBig Sandy Conservation DistrictBitterroot Conservation District
Blaine County Conservation DistrictCarbon County Conservation DistrictCuster County Conservation DistrictDaniels County Conservation District
Deer Lodge Valley Conservation DistrictFergus Conservation District
Gallatin Conservation DistrictGranite Conservation District
Green Mountain Conservation DistrictHill County Conservation District
Jefferson Valley Conservation DistrictJudith Basin Conservation DistrictLake County Conservation District
Liberty County Conservation DistrictLincoln Conservation District
Little Beaver Conservation DistrictLower Musselshell Conservation DistrictMeagher County Conservation District
Mile High Conservation DistrictMineral County Conservation District
Missoula Conservation DistrictPetroleum County Conservation District
Phillips Conservation DistrictRichland County Conservation DistrictRoosevelt County Conservation DistrictSheridan County Conservation District
Stillwater Conservation DistrictSweet Grass County Conservation District
Teton Conservation DistrictToole County Conservation District
Upper Musselshell Conservation DistrictValley County Conservation District
Wibaux Conservation District
North American EnvirothonMontana 2013 Sponsors
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Planning Partners
Host Committee Shonny Nordlund, Co-ChairLaurie Zeller, Co-ChairHeidi Crum, Assistant Co-ChairCarla Lawrence, Assistant Co-Chair
Planning Committee
Ross Campbell Steve Martin Jon Siddoway Dave MartinTeresa Wilhelms Jay Brooker Jan Fontaine Josh SchrecengostDerrick Miller Jane HolzerLori Zieser Lorna PhilpToni Neslen Eric SuffridgeCarie Hess Marlene MoonLori Valadez Byrhonda LyonsLinda Brander Kurt CunninghamO’Hair Ranch Matt Ricketts
Current Issue Committee
Patty CreamerKarl ChristiansSteve Hedstrom
North American Envirothon Board of Directors
Sandy Huey, Chair - New YorkRodney Held, Vice-Chair- ArizonaPeggy Lemons, Treasurer- MissouriKirsten Moore, Secretary - WisconsinSid Lowrance, Director - ArkansasTerry Seehorn, Director - GeorgiaBarry Burch, Director - Maryland
North American Envirothon Staff
Clay Burns, Executive Director- MississippiDebbie Waycott, Public Relations Specialist/Canadian Outreach Coordinator-Nova Scotia, Canada
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2013 Participants
Alabama Advisor 1: Tim EvansAdvisor 2: Patti Evans Caroline Kelsoe Catherine Scibetta Jared Koncsol Josh Miller Jake VanGeffen
Alaska Advisor 1: Jane EisemannAdvisor 2: David Nesheim Hannah Christian Annie Looman Jeffery Woods Emily Carson Lachlan Kirven
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2013 ParticipantsAlberta Advisor 1: Kandel VickAdvisor 2: Scott Mitchell Sarah Murphy Ryan Halterman Carter Grant Jennifer Switzer Michelle Mainville
Arizona Advisor 1: Shelly PetersenAdvisor 2: James Lozano Rebekah Smith Elizabeth Joffre Caleb Taylor Emile Stubbert Garrett Notte
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2013 ParticipantsArkansas Advisor 1: Gary EarleywineAdvisor 2: Laurie Warren Claire Schmidt Anne Meek Esther Park Avinash Arulmurugu Nathanael Ji
British Columbia Advisor 1: Connie WilliamsAdvisor 2: John Mountford Jessica Layton Dilan Praat Jasmin Jani Du Preez Smith Elaine Hoogeveen
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2013 ParticipantsCalifornia Advisor 1: Steve EngelmannAdvisor 2: Wendy Hagan Charles Kong Josh Ravicz Mark Arias Molly Ross Saba Saberi
Colorado Advisor 1: Dennis JacksonAdvisor 2: Megan Sutliff Todd Arnhold Craig Lambeth Jacob Walter Elizabeth Manfredi Kolton Aubuchon
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2013 ParticipantsConnecticut Advisor: David Moran Jordan Long Matt Matsudaira John Harney Nathaniel Brooks Brian Saccardi
Delaware Advisor 1: Conrad RiceAdvisor 2: Jennifer Rice Jason Liu Martin Kurian Alex Mink Gavy Aggarwal Naman Agrawal
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2013 ParticipantsFlorida Advisor 1: Pamela ShllachtmanAdvisor 2: ALex Osuna Zoe Cosner David Silverman Orko Sarkar Richard Li Allen Liu
Georgia Advisor 1: Derek DemmlerAdvisor 2: Shelby Fricks Ben Byrd Kelsey Vanderhoef Connor Roberts Amber Mills Brittany Grier
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2013 ParticipantsIdaho Advisor: Patricia Stokes Jared Capell Jessica Wayment Matthew Stokes Allison Stevens Mitchell Jackson
Illinois Advisor 1: Sandra PerkinsAdvisor 2: James Perkins Christian Vanhooser Lindsey Roberts Zachary Jefferson Lillian Barkley Jessica Barberis
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Indiana Advisor 1: Julia LoehrAdvisor 2: Tim Munro Josie Doyle Jacob Loehr Rebekah Munro Ivy Heldt Tyler Pressley
Iowa Advisor 1: Susan FritzellAdvisor 2: William Fritzell Adam Willman Joseph Metzger Ilene Finn Abby Snyder Wynn Tan
2013 Participants
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2013 ParticipantsKansas Advisor 1: Jared WilliamsAdvisor 2: Jay Bohnenblust Austin Ebert Dustin Braun Dylan Fowles Braden Cott Aaron Pierson
Kentucky Advisor 1: Eric ComleyAdvisor 2: Amanda Gumbert Maria Wang Emma Daugherty Lydia Livas Lauren Comberger Ellinor Tai
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2013 ParticipantsLouisiana Advisor 1: Tomeka PrioleauAdvisor 2: Tomeka Prioleau Ellie Kravets Paden Ruegge Gabriella Lorusso Chris Dominique Marley McInnis
Maine Advisor 1: Heather DohertyAdvisor 2: Josh Platt Benjamin Maines Emily Northup Logan Sargent Rebecca Grant Jeremy Bell
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2013 ParticipantsManitoba Advisor 1: Rick WowchukAdvisor 2: Shawn Stankewich Victoria Bertram Chloe Lagace Megan Moore Jayden Wlasichuk Victoria Verhoek
Maryland Advisor 1: Ada StambaughAdvisor 2: Patrick Jones Hunter Howell Danielle Fiedler Maddie Feustel Gracie Shannahan Danielle Reifer
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2013 ParticipantsMassachusetts Advisor 1: Ann DannenbergAdvisor 2: Joshua Gahm Malini Gandhi Eliana Gevelber Ying Gao Kaija Gahm Kavish Gandhi
Michigan Advisor 1: Karen RichardAdvisor 2: John Velis Theo Koda Reed Deemer Ian Hood Emma Velis Pete Kerby-Miller
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2013 ParticipantsMinnesota Advisor 1: Matt RoenAdvisor 2: Jennifer Roy Hannah Marty Hannah Lash Annikka Roy Isaiah Chalmers Lily Fulton
Mississippi Advisor 1: Renee DayanAdvisor 2: Franck Dayan Yujing Zhang Julie Shaw Joelle Young Joshua Redding Yuqi ZhaoStudent Guest: Andrew Brown
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2013 Participants
MissouriAdvisor 1: SueAnn WrightAdvisor 2: Charles Wright Riley Sloan Jeffrey Rubel Wanda Czerwinski Ryan Hrinya Vincent Czerwinski
Montana Advisor 1: Margaret EllerAdvisor 2: Brian Bedord Dana Dale Jake Foster Heather Herman Taylor Schroeder Katie Townsend
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2013 Participants
NebraskaAdvisor 1: Brooque EllisAdvisor 2: Michael Ellis Jarod Suhr Brian Hawkins Samuel Manning Matthew Kernen Jonathon Misiewicz
New Brunswick Advisor 1: Peter NollettiAdvisor 2: Lisa Martin Rebecca Boone Bailey Flynn David Flynn Vanessa Foreman Suzanne MacKinnon
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2013 Participants
Newfoundland/Labrador Advisor 1: Oral RobertsAdvisor 2: Fred Pearson Mackenzie Bingle Michaela Pye Sarah McKay Breanna Byrne Marisa O’Brien
New Hampshire Advisor 1: Marshall DavensonAdvisor 2: Beth Schnackenberg Eileen Cormier Peter Murphy Stephanie Bilodeau Rebecca Lebeaux Adam Burnett
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2013 ParticipantsNew Jersey Advisor 1: Adam SpragueAdvisor 2: Aimee Sprague Emily Golembiski Gillian Schriever Michael Signorelli Megan Tumpey Jullian Hubbard
New Mexico Advisor 1: Mark HedgeAdvisor 2: Casey Hedge Dylan Clendenin Matt Welty Jonah Brown Dylan Cunnington Erynn Parrill
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2013 ParticipantsNew York Advisor 1: Neal HorningAdvisor 2 Matina Horning Harmon Gattis Kenneth Greenyer Royce Durgin Mailene Kleinsasser Carmen Maendel
North CarolinaAdvisor 1: Alex LoflinAdvisor 2: Lisa Loflin Lisa Loflin Meghan Bowen Bralley Fernung Catherine Ritchey Cierra Davis
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2013 ParticipantsNorth DakotaAdvisor 1: JoAnn SchappAdvisor 2: Ed Steckler Abbey Steckler Nichole Brunner LeighAnn Reynolds John Salling Thomas Burke
Nova Scotia Advisor 1: Crystal PulsiferAdvisor 2: Bruce Carter Katherine Flores Olivia Sawler Sarh Fancy Emma Foote Lucas Szymoniak
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2013 ParticipantsOhio Advisor 1: Marilyn RohrAdvisor 2: Lawrence Reiter Kirsten Tysl William Porter Sebastian Diaz-Rodriguez Erin Conway Melanie Cohn
Oklahoma Advisor 1: Rick McElhaneyAdvisor 2: Allison Offield Rebecca Brisolara Heather Lapierre Courtney Offield Emma Bellofatto Jessica Cauthon
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2013 ParticipantsOntario Advisor 1: Brenda RaynardAdvisor 2: Carl Raynard Spencer Williams Kyle McCarrel Zachary DeJong Anna Beckett Cara Douglas
Oregon Advisor 1: Robert BecknerAdvisor 2: Peter Siderius Brennan VandenHoek Jacob Volkman Margaret Halstead Lillia Huiras Cayd Erickson
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2013 ParticipantsPennsylvaniaAdvisor 1: Sheri PiconeAdvisor 2: Jill Oles Michael Renga Collin Inners Mariah Henry Jessica Picone Morgan Staub
Prince Edward Island Advisor 1: Christopher HigginbothamAdvisor 2: Heather Pringle Caitlin Gallant Andrew Farag Patrick Steele Ian Hink Shobhitha Balasubramaniam
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2013 Participants
Rhode Island Advisor 1: Nupur ShridharAdvisor 2: Faye Strongin Robert Gaines Alex Saccone Peter Satterthwaite Tom Sacco Alex Brown
Saskatchewan Advisor 1: David HallAdvisor 2: Amber Provencher Stephen Patrick Kristian Josephson Jacob Tamlin Philip Pitura Catherine Binda
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2013 Participants
South Carolina Advisor 1: Vaughn VickAdvisor 2: Sean Vick Kelly Atherton Hayley Bock Shannon Chambers Noah Martin Karl Eastham
South Dakota Advisor 1: Pam WellsAdvisor 2: Lexy While Jason Hill Tyler Villbrandt Shawna Madison Ashton Wiederholt
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2013 ParticipantsTennessee Advisor 1: Tracie CowanAdvisor 2: William Simmons Evan Buck Bethany Avilla Tori Buck Hayley Cowan Jesse Franklin
Texas Advisor 1: Linda CostanzoAdvisor 2: Larry Walker Allison Martin Christine Chin Natalie Sullivan Manasi Joshi Kyle Dugan
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Utah Advisor 1: Kelly GalloAdvisor 2: Mr. Gallo Sierra Curtis Sierra Enos Stella Trincado Bryn Dayton Ian Lowell
Vermont Advisor 1: Susan SteinerAdvisor 2: Robert Steiner Robert Morton Chace Perkins Jacob Hodsden Daniel Osterholt Emma Moyna
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2013 ParticipantsVirginia Advisor 1: Michael McCaffreyAdvisor 2: Shannon Morley Murjan Hammad Liam Berigan Matt Baker Owen Mulvey-McFerron Peter MacDonald
Washington Advisor 1: Bethany SchmidtAdvisor 2: Kainoa Higgins Mari Thiersch Hero Brooks Ian Sweet Taylor Palacio Riley Monthy
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2013 ParticipantsWest Virginia Advisor 1: Tina MooreAdvisor 2: Dwight Moore Dillon Muhly-Alexander Joshua Smith Devron Siders Alexander McCullough Kelsey Kerns
Wisconsin Advisor 1: Charles FriskAdvisor 2: Kathy Frisk Riley Hall Carina Derenne Hayley Doell Dakota Hitchner Autumn LeGrave
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2013 ParticipantsYukon Advisor 1: Kelly ChoyAdvisor 2: Mary Alice Lumbers Clara Reid Kaitlynn Mitchell Rene Grewal Sruthee Govindaraj Liam Finnegan