New Jersey Envirothon
2026 Registration
Registration information
Registration for a team of 5 students and 1-2 advisors costs $100 per team and includes lunch on Saturday.
Tent camping on Friday night is free. However, the provided meal on Friday night costs $65 per team.
Registration, including all applicable forms, are due Friday, March 6, 2026.
Mandatory forms
These forms are essential to ensure that your team can compete. A fee of $15 will be assessed for each form handed in late.
Make checks payable to:
NJ Association of Conservation Districts
Send all completed forms and payment to:
NJ Envirothon Program c/o Holly Reynolds
Freehold Soil Conservation District
4000 Kozloski Road
Freehold, NJ 07728
The Envirothon was a great experience for us. It was the first time anyone on our team had ever competed, but we found the set-up and rules easy to follow. We learned a great deal about topics we might not have chosen to study, such as Aquatics and Soils. The Team Presentation taught us to look at all aspects of an issue, its practicality and its environmental repercussions. It also helped us learn to trust teammates when we did not know the answers. The Envirothon taught us about both teamwork and the environment.
Know the rules
- Students in grades 9-12 are eligible.
- Students must wear Envirothon T-shirts during the event.
- Team participants should not wear any clothing which contains a school name, logo or would not meet your school’s dress code.
- Each team must consist of five (5) members from the same school or organization. One alternate is permitted to prepare with the team, but cannot attend as a 6th member during the actual event. Any substitution of alternates for regular team members needs to be made before arrival to the Envirothon.
- Schools may submit a registration form for a second team. A waiting list will be created and if there is space after the registration deadline, your school will be notified about entering the second team.
- Transportation to the event is the responsibility of each participating team.
- Turn in presentation cards to the proctor at Registration prior to the start of the Envirothon.
- Team advisors are prohibited from accompanying their team during any part of the competition. (This includes lunch.)
- The lunch break is still part of the Envirothon, no studying or use of other materials is permitted. All rules still apply during the lunch break.
- In the event of a tied score, the team with the highest score in the team presentation portion will be declared the winner. Decisions of the contest judges are final.
- Test questions may cover any information in the study guide and suggested resource materials like web materials and links.
- The contest will consist of hands-on questions along with some true/false, multiple choice and fill-in-the-blanks.
- There will be 30 minutes at each resource Station (15 minutes hands-on and 15 minutes written). Team presentations will last 10 minutes.
- Teams will have 5 minutes from the time that the air horn sounds once to get to their next station. The air horn will sound twice when teams should be at the next station on the itinerary. Proceed to each station as quickly as possible. Ask staff if you are uncertain of where you should be.
- Any concerns related to testing should be brought to the immediate attention of a staff member or session proctor. Teams must submit written appeals to the Envirothon Coordinator within 15 minutes of the completion of the final testing station. The Appeals Committee will review these appeals and proper action will be taken if necessary. All decisions of the Appeals Committee are final.
- Teams may only carry this itinerary, writing tools, and water bottles during the event.
- Teams will not be permitted to carry any items not provided to them at the time of registration. This includes, but is not limited to, backpacks, cell phones, calculators, battery or solar powered equipment or any other electronic devices during the competition.
- Cell phones or cameras will not be permitted on the day of the Event.
- Any use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs is prohibited during the Envirothon.
- Any infraction of the New Jersey Envirothon Rules can result in disqualification and dismissal from the event and host site.
Team Grants
To encourage participation in the New Jersey Envirothon and help defray the costs of registration, some NJ Conservation Districts offer grants to schools located in the counties they serve. Your team may apply for a grant only after you have registered for the NJ Envirothon. Your team must complete in the NJ Envirothon on Saturday, May 9, 2026 to be awarded a grant.
Burlington County Soil Conservation District
2026 Contact: Tim Robinson
E-mail: trobinson@bscd.org
www.bscd.org
To encourage schools in Burlington County to participate in the New Jersey Envirothon, the Burlington County Soil Conservation District will provide five (5) $100.00 grants to teams participating in this year’s event to reimburse the expense of team registration.
- The first five teams to register for the 2026 NJ Envirothon will be eligible for a Team Grant to cover registration fees.
- There is a limit of one grant recipient per school.
- Teams may apply for a grant only after they have registered for the 2026 NJ Envirothon.
- To be awarded this grant, the team must complete the NJ Envirothon competition on May 9, 2026.
DelAtlantic Soil Conservation District
2026 Contact: Chip Garrison
E-mail: education@capeatlantic.org
www.capeatlantic.org
The DelAtlantic Conservation District is offering five (5) grants to help schools in Atlantic, Camden and Cape May Counties. The grant will offset the registration fee of $100 and other fees, i.e., overnight camping, if incurred, up to a maximum of $165.
- The first five (5) teams to register for the NJ Envirothon will be eligible for a grant.
- Teams may apply for a grant only after they have registered for the 2026 NJ Envirothon.
- To be awarded a grant, your team must complete the NJ Envirothon on May 9, 2026.
Freehold Soil Conservation District
2026 Contact: Holly Reynolds
E-mail: hreynolds@freeholdscd.org
www.freeholdsoil.org
To encourage schools in Middlesex and Monmouth County to participate in the New Jersey Envirothon, the Freehold Soil Conservation District will provide two (2) $100.00 grants to new schools (have not participated in a previous Envirothon) to reimburse the expense of team registration.
- The first two (2) new school teams to register for the NJ Envirothon will be eligible for a grant.
- There is a limit of one grant per school.
- Schools may apply for a grant only after they have registered for the 2026 NJ Envirothon.
- To be awarded a grant, your team must complete the NJ Envirothon on May 9, 2026.
2026 Contact: Ines Zimmerman
www.gloucesterscd.org
To help Gloucester County Schools defray the costs of participating in the NJ Envirothon, the Gloucester County Soil Conservation District is offering three (3) $100.00 grants to Gloucester County Envirothon teams.
- The first three (3) teams to register for the competition will be eligible for the grant.
- You may apply for the grant only after you have registered for the 2026 Envirothon.
- To be awarded the grant your team must compete in the NJ Envirothon competition on May 9, 2026.
Download the Gloucester SCD grant application
2026 Contact: Sheila Hall
Email: shall@mcscd.org www.mcscd.org
To help Morris County Schools defray the costs of participating in the NJ Envirothon, the Morris County Soil Conservation District is offering five (5) $100.00 grants to Morris County Envirothon teams.
- The first five (5) new teams to register for the competition will be eligible for the grant.
- You may apply for the grant only after you have registered for the 2026 NJ Envirothon.
- To be awarded the grant, your team must compete in the NJ Envirothon competition on May 9, 2026.
Download the Morris County SCD grant application
2026 Contact: Becky Laboy
Email: education@soildistrict.org www.soildistrict.org
The Ocean County Soil Conservation District is offering five (5) $100 grants to support schools in Ocean County who register and compete in the 2026 NJ Envirothon.
- The first five (5) Ocean County schools to register for the NJ Envirothon will be eligible for a grant.
- There is a limit of one grant per school.
- Schools may apply for a grant only after they have registered for the 2026 NJ Envirothon.
- To be awarded a grant, your team must complete the NJ Envirothon on May 9, 2026.
Download the Ocean County SCD grant application