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The North Central Regional Indiana Envirothon Contest was held last Wednesday, hosted by the Arrow Head Country RC&D Education Committee. Amanda Heltzel (education coordinator for the Kosciusko County Soil & Water Conservation District) coordinated the contest alongside SWCD staff from counties including Cass County Soil & Water Conservation District – Indiana, Marshall County Soil & Water, Fulton County Soil & Water Conservation District – Indiana, Jasper County Soil & Water Conservation District, Starke County Soil & Water Conservation District, Miami County Soil & Water Conservation District Indiana, Newton County Soil and Water Conservation District, Pulaski County Soil and Water Conservation District and White County Soil & Water Conservation District.

Congratulations to all the teams who participated and to our winners:

1st – Lewis Cass FFA the Ozark Mountain Daredevils

2nd – Knox Community High School the Street Rats

3rd – Lewis Cass FFA the Crooked Cherries

Kosciusko County Soil & Water Conservation District wishes to thank to folks from Indiana DNR Division of Forestry, Indiana DNR Division of Fish and Wildlife, Bio Town Ag, Inc, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Parks Department, and Joanne Mosher for presenting to students.