Below are the Envirothon Topic Study guides and the resources to use with them.
Aquatics
Aquatics Study Guide
Resources:
IDNR What Fish is This
IDNR Management of Small Lakes and Ponds
IDNR Aquatic Plants ID
Field Guide to Aquatic Macro Invertebrates
Common Fresh Water Fish of Illinois
Forestry
Forestry Study Guide
Sections Referred to in the Study Guide
Section 1 – Tree ID and Basic Biology
Basic Biology
Tree ID
Section 2 – Forest Ecology, Forest Wildlife Management and Silviculture
FOREST ECOLOGY
Forest Stewardship Terminology
Forestry Terms
Forest Ecology Management
FOREST WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT
Calling all Wildlife
To Cut or Not to Cut
SILVICULTURE
Silviculture Principles
Intermediate Treatments
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
Biltmore Stick Digitech Professional Caliper
Haglof Calipers Clinometer
Maryland Extension Measuring Your Forest
Tools to Measure the Forest
MAP INTERPRETATION
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
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
Asian Longhorned Beetle Asian Longhorn Beet USDA Pest Alert
Emerald Ash Borer Emerald Ash Borer USDA Pest Alert
Fall Webworm Eastern Tent Catepillar
Gypsy Moth European Elm Bark Beetle
Japanese Beetle Mountain Pine Beetle
Southern Pine Beetle Twolined Chesnut Borer
Hemlock Woolly Hemlock Woolly USDA Pest Alert
Red Oak Borer
Wildlife
Wildlife Study Guide
Resources:
IDNR Wild Mammal Workbook
IDNR Illinois Birds Workbook
Bird Calls http://naturebits.org/alphabetic.php
Nature Tracking – iTrack Wildlife http://www.naturetracking.com/itrack-wildlife/
Audubon Guides https://audubonguides.com/field-guides/mobile-apps.html
Bird Guide http://www.illinoisraptorcenter.org/birdguide.html
Soils
Soils Study Guide
Resources:
Soil Classification Study Guide
5th Category
Water Resource Management: Local Control and Local Solutions
Key Topics & Learning Objectives
Key Topics:
1. Understanding how groundwater and surface water systems function.
2. Understanding the importance of water quality and quantity as a foundation in a healthy ecosystem
3. Understanding a variety of water quality indicators in different landscapes.
4. Understanding a variety of water quantity indicators in different landscapes
5. Understanding how sustainable and best management practices enhance and protect water quality and quantity for humans and wildlife.
6. Understanding the differences of local, regional, and national systems that manage natural resources and the importance of each in water resources.
7. Understanding the social, economic, political impacts of natural resources management and decision making.
Additional Material Which could be part of the test or presentation:
