Envirothon Topic Study Guides and Resources

Current Issues

2022 Topic:

Waste to Resources

1.Landfills and hazardous materials

2. Reuse, Recycling, and Waste Diversion

3. Food Waste in America 8. Composting in The Home Garden

4. Composting and Food Waste

5. Combustion with Energy Recovery(Waste to Energy)

6. Cleaning Up After A Disaster

7. Human and Animal Waste Treatment

8. Composting in the Home Garden

9.National Overview: Facts and Figures on Materials, Wastes, and Recycling

Aquatics soils

Aquatics Study Guide Soils Study Guide

Resources: Resources:

IDNR What Fish is This Soil Classification Study Guide

IDNR Management of Small Lakes and Ponds

IDNR Aquatic Plants ID

Field Guide to Aquatic Macro Invertebrates

Common Fresh Water Fish of Illinois

Indian Creek Watershed Project

Section 3 – Knowledge of IL Forest Resources and Benefits

Dawson Forest Ecology and Management

Benefits from Illinois Forest Resources Pgs 51-57

Early Illinois Forest Resource Pgs 18-21

Forest Resources Illinois 2002

Ownership of Illinois Forest Resources Pgs 44-50

Forest Resources of Illinois – What do we have and what are they doing for us

Community Forests

Illinois Forest Resources 2005

Section 4 – Forestry Equipment, Measurement and Maps

FORESTRY EQUIPMENT

Maryland Extension Measuring Your Forest MAP INTERPRETATION

Tools to Measure the Forest Land Measurements

TREE MEASURMENTS

Measuring Standing Trees

Using Tree Measuring Stick

Measuring Trees and Estimating Volume

What is a Chain

What is a Cord

What is a Basal Area

Section 5 – Forestry Health

TREE DISEASES

Black Knot                                  Cedar Apple Rust

Dutch Elm Disease 4H               UIUC Dutch Elm Disease Detailed

Anthracnose                               Armilliaria Root Rot

Oak Wilt 4H                                UIUC Oak Wilt Detailed

Verticillium Wilt                           Nectria Canker

Diseases in Hardwood Tree Plantings

TREE INSECTS