Published June 15. 2023 07:56AM
By LOU WHEELAND
Special to The Press
The Lehigh County Conservation District sponsored the 2023 Envirothon at South Whitehall’s Covered Bridge Park on April 24 and 27.
Senior high school students attended on April 24. Middle school students attended on April 27.
Students rotated through five stations during the day while testing their knowledge of environmental topics including aquatics, forestry, soil, wildlife and adapting to a changing climate.
Pam Kemecsy, environmentalist with Lehigh County Conservation District, and Deb Nevells, horticulturist with Hanover Engineering, demonstrated how water is absorbed by soil April 27 at the Lehigh County Envirothon at Covered Bridge Park, South Whitehall. Middle school students from Lehigh County were on hand to learn. PRESS PHOTOS BY LOU WHEELAND
Springhouse Middle School students Neeruj Navu and Katelyn Brinton listen as Maya Searle asks questions of Deb Nevells regarding soil absorption of water at the Lehigh County Envirothon.
Deb Nevells, horticulturist with Hanover Engineering, answers questions from students April 27 at the Lehigh County Envirothon.
Pam Kemecsy, environmentalist with Lehigh County Conservation District points out the different layers of soil to Lehigh County middle school students April 27 at the Lehigh County Envirothon at Covered Bridge Park, South Whitehall.
Taking a look at aquatic life at the Lehigh County Envirothon April 27 are Orefield Middle School students Shamar Lomax and Everett Lightner. Instructors were Mike Schmidt and Gabriel Caprio.
PRESS PHOTOS BY LOU WHEELAND Arts Academy Charter Middle School students Naliyah Nieve, Eva Jewel McPherson, Iveliz Rodriguez and Isabella Sierra learned about aquatic insects, including a crayfish, April 27 at the Envirothon.
