How To Prepare for the Regional Competition

Student Study Materials

Students should be prepared to answer written questions and perform hands-on tasks in each of these categories below.  The Study Guides for each of these categories can be found at the Florida Envirothon website: https://www.flenvirothon.com/study-guides
  1. Aquatic Ecology
  2. Wildlife
  3. Forestry
  4. Soil / Land Use
  5. ​Current Issue**

​​​​​* *For the Current Issue, students will do two things at the regional competition:
  1. ​​Take a written test covering the information about the Current Issue.
  2. Give a two-minute speech, addressing a question based on this year's Current Issue topic. **

**The 2026 Current Issue topic is: NON-POINT SOURCE POLLUTION: IT BEGINS AT HOME.  The details and learning materials are established by the national Envirothon organization and can be found at https://envirothon.org/2026-mississippi/study-resources/

An example of a previous year's Current Issue speech guidelines is HERE.
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Saturday Practice Workshops

There will be two very useful Saturday practice workshops that help students to prepare for the regional competition.  During these workshops, industry professionals from the different topics will assist students in better understanding the real-world implications of what they are learning in the study guides.  There will be plenty of hands-on instruction as well.
  1. Workshop #1- January 31, 2026 (9:00 AM - noon)
    1. Focus = Aquatics & Soil
    2. STEM Center at A. Philip Randolph Career Academies (1157 Golfair Blvd)
  2. Workshop #2 - February 7 , 2026 (9:00 AM - noon)​
    1. ​Focus = Forestry & Wildlife
    2. Bethesda Park (10790 Key Haven Blvd)