Thirteen teams from six high schools across the county competed in the Lancaster County Senior High Envirothon on April 28. The event was held at Lancaster County Central Park and coincided with National Conservation District Week.

At the Envirothon, the teams, each consisting of five students, demonstrated their knowledge of natural resources and environmental sciences. They had prepared for the event by reading field guides to identify bird songs and tree species, discovering how soil profiles determine potential land uses, learning to identify aquatic macroinvertebrates to determine the water quality of a stream, and exploring the effects humans can have on natural resources and the environment through non-point source pollution.

Awards and prizes were given to the top five teams, as well as those that achieved the highest score at each station in the competition. A team from Warwick High School placed first overall, earning the opportunity to represent Lancaster County at the State Envirothon on Wednesday, May 20, at Camp Mount Luther in Mifflinburg. The team's members are Kayla Brubaker, Elizabeth Matthews, Zachary Smith, Harrison Sweigart, and Sarah Trovinger. Other groups earning recognition at the Envirothon included Lancaster Mennonite High School, second place; additional teams from Warwick High School, third and fourth places; and Conestoga Valley High School, fifth place.

The Envirothon was hosted by the Lancaster County Conservation District in partnership with the Pennsylvania Game Commission, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service, and the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry.

Donations from individuals and companies, including the Hershey Company, Flyway Excavating, and S. Clyde Weaver, funded the awards and prizes.