2026 Envirothon Season

Students creating name tags at the Maine State Envirothon.

The 2026 Maine Envirothon season, coordinated statewide by the Kennebec County Soil & Water Conservation District, included four regional qualifiers hosted and coordinated by participating conservation districts across Maine. The Maine Envirothon is a hands-on environmental science competition for high school students that tests knowledge in wildlife, forestry, soils, aquatics, and current environmental issues. This year’s current issue was “Non-Point Source Pollution: It Begins at Home!”

The qualifiers were held on the following dates and locations:

• Midcoast 4/28/26 @ MOFGA, Unity (hosted by Waldo SWCD)

• Southwest 4/29/26 @ Evergreen Outdoor Education, Auburn (hosted by Oxford SWCD)

• Central/Downeast 5/20/26 @ Logging Museum, Bradley (hosted by Penobscot SWCD)

• Northern 5/21/26 @ Riverfront Park, Houlton (hosted by Southern Aroostook SWCD)

Although the top three teams at each regional qualifier were acknowledged, advancement to the state competition was based on overall team scores throughout the state.

Regional Top Three Teams

Midcoast

1. Tri-County Tech Center #3

2. Tri-County Tech Center #1

3. Evergreen Team (Mt View Team #2)

Southwest

1. Dirt Divas Wilson Lake (Spruce Mountain)

2. MTA Team 1 (Mt Ararat)

3. Massabesic

Downeast

1. Hampden Team 1

2. Greenville 1

3. Hampden Team 3

Northern

1. Presque Isle 2

2. Lee Academy 1

3. Presque Isle 3

Thank you to the host conservation districts for supporting and coordinating each regional qualifier and welcoming a total of 42 teams to this year’s events.

Students at the Midcoast event identifying skulls for the Wildlife rotation.

State Competition Qualification

Fifteen teams were invited to the state competition, with 10 able to attend.

• Mt View HS #1 (Black Bears)

• Mt View HS #2 (Evergreen)

• Tri-County Tech Center #1

• Tri-County Tech Center #2

• Tri-County Tech Center #3

• Spruce Mt’s Dirt Divas (Wilson Lake)

• Spruce Mt’s Lichen Ladies

• Massabesic

• Mt Ararat’s MTA Team 1

• Mt Ararat’s MTA Team 2

• Greenville 1

• Hampden Team 1

• Hamden Team 3

• Presque Isle 2

• Lee Academy 1

Students at the Forestry rotation, which includes navigation and tree identification skills.

State Competition Results

Overall standings:

First Place: Dirt Divas Wilson Lake (Spruce Mt HS), earning the opportunity to represent Maine at the International Envirothon competition in Starkville, Mississippi in July.

Second Place: Tri-County Tech Center Team #3

Third Place: Hampden Team 1

Top Scores by Station

Soils: Hampden Team 1

Aquatics: Tri-County Tech Center Team #3

Wildlife: Tri-County Tech Center Team #3; Dirt Divas Wilson Lake (Spruce Mt HS)

Forestry: Tri-County Tech Center Team #3

Current Issue: Black Bears (Mt View HS)

Congratulations to all winning teams and state qualifiers, and thank you to all students for their participation and commitment to environmental learning.

Thank you also to all of our host sites and volunteers who make these events possible.