Oregon Envirothon tests students’ science skills

Portland, Ore. – More than 170 Oregon high school students from 20 schools across the state tested their knowledge and skills in natural resources and environmental sciences during this year’s Oregon Envirothon competition, held May 2 at The Oregon Garden in Silverton. 

A team calling themselves the “Rogue Pack Alpha” from Logos Public Charter School earned the highest overall score, coming in first place in the annual statewide competition for the fourth year in a row. The Rogue Pack Alpha’s win earned them the opportunity to compete in the NCF-Envirothon, an international competition hosted by the National Conservation Foundation that will be held this summer in Alberta, Canada. 

The Oregon Envirothon, which is sponsored and organized by OFRI, tests students’ problem-solving abilities in various natural resource-related disciplines, including aquatic, forest and wildlife ecology; soils and land use; and a rotating current issue. This year’s current issue was “Roots and Resiliency: Fostering Forest Stewardship in a Canopy of Change.”

On the day of the competition, small teams of students rotate through a series of stations completing tests that require hands-on activities, such as soil and water testing and wildlife species identification, before reconvening for oral presentations on the current issue topic. 

To organize the Oregon Envirothon, OFRI works in cooperation with local conservation districts, natural resource associations, educators and environmental agencies to provide mentorship, training and competition for high school students and their teachers.

The complete list of winners for the 2025 Oregon Envirothon includes:

Overall:

• First place: “Rogue Pack Alpha” from Logos Public Charter School
• Second place: “Pondering Ponderosas” from Churchill High School
• Third place: “Climate Crew” from Eagle Point High School
• Fourth place: “Sutherlin FFA 2” from Sutherlin High School
• Fifth place: “Roseburg FFA” from Roseburg High School

Station winners:

• Aquatic ecology: “Notorious B.I.G. Foot” from Churchill High School, the “Climate Crew” and “Lumberjacks” from Eagle Point High School, and “ORCA” from Oregon Charter Academy (four-way tie)
• Soils and land use: “Rogue Pack Alpha” from Logos Public Charter School
• Forest ecology: “Rogue Pack Alpha” from Logos Public Charter School
• Current issue: “Shrub Club” from Churchill High School, “Rogue Pack Alpha” from Logos Public Charter School, “Red Cedars” from McMinnville High School, “North Salem High School” from North Salem High School, and “FFA Team” from Perrydale High School (five-way tie)
• Oral presentation: “Rogue Pack Alpha” from Logos Public Charter School
• Wildlife ecology: “Sutherlin FFA 2” from Sutherlin High School

The Future Natural Resource Leaders Career Development Event Award:

• “Evergreen Earthlings” from Evergreen Virtual Academy

The FFA Environmental Sciences Career Development Event Award:

• “Sutherlin FFA 2” from Sutherlin High School

Rookie of the Year:

•  “Roseburg FFA” from Roseburg High School

About the Oregon Forest Resources Institute:

The Oregon Forest Resources Institute supports the forest sector and the stewardship of natural resources by advancing Oregonians’ understanding of the social, environmental and economic benefits of our forests.