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Region II Virginia Envirothon competition. This national program is sponsored in our state by the Virginia Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and 46 local soil and water conservation districts sponsor local programs. Wakefield’s team, which consisted of Emma Clark, Taylor Hammelman. Neil McClung, Derek Perry, Audrey Speer and alternates Christine Fankow and Katherine Russo, were tested on their knowledge of wildlife, aquatics, soils, forestry, and specific environmental issues. WCDS came in second place in the Aquatics division, second in the Special Topics division, and third in the Wildlife division. Among the stated goals of the Envirothon program is, “to have participants gain a deeper knowledge of the effect individual actions have on environmental problems; the interactions and interdependencies of our environment; current environmental
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