PROTECTION OF GROUNDWATER  THROUGH URBAN, AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING

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2009 Envirothon Current Issue:

Biodiversity in a Changing World

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Oral Presentation Guidelines

At the State and National Competition:

All teams will be provided with the same resource materials (poster board, note cards, markers, etc.). Team have a set amount of time (usually 2-3 hours) to prepare for the oral presentation. During this "lock-up" time, teams should formulate their presentations and visuals. Prior to the scheuled presentation time, teams will be give their poster and note cards (no markers or pens) and will have 30 minutes to review before going before the judging panel.

Team oral presentations will be twenty (20) minutes maximum in length,
followed by ten (10) minutes of questions to team members by the judges.

During oral presentations, all team members must wear the Envirothon
shirt provided by Arkansas Envirothon during the Annual Competition.

(Note - Area Competition presentation times may differ, please check with your area contest managers for the guidelines that they will use.)

Judges Scoring Sheet for Team Presentations

Judging and Scoring Explanations from the Canon Site.

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The 2009 Canon Envirothon will be hosted at the University of North Carolina, Ashville, NC Aug. 2 - 8, 2009

The 2010 Canon Envirothon will be hosted at UC Merced, Merced, California July 21 - August 7, 2010

References for Preparation

USGS Ground Water Information
http://water.usgs.gov/ogw/

What is Ground Water?
http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1993/ofr93-643/

Aquifer Basics

GROUND WATER ATLAS of the UNITED STATES - Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi
http://pubs.usgs.gov/ha/ha730/ch_f/index.html

Sustainability of Ground-Water Resources (USGS Circular 1186)
http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circ1186/

Ground Water and Surface Water A Single Source
http://pubs.usgs.gov/circ/circ1139/

Ground Water Primer
http://www.purdue.edu/dp/envirosoft/groundwater/src/ground.htm

ADEQ Regulation No. 20, AR Surface Coal Mining Reclamation Code Section 816.51-S HYDROLOGIC BALANCE: PROTECTION OF GROUNDWATER RECHARGE CAPACITY
http://www.adeq.state.ar.us/regs/default.htm

Monitoring of Sparta Aquifer Recovery in Southern Arkansas and Northern Louisiana, 2003–07
http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2007/3102/