Ontario Envirothon

08/06/2026

Congratulations to our 2026 Ontario Envirothon Champions on a tree-mendous performance at this year's NCF-Envirothon competition in Mississippi!

The University of Toronto Schools students showed that hard work, dedication, and passion for environmental stewardship paid off with an impressive 6th place overall finish!👏

They finished:
🏆 1st Place – Soils
💧 3rd Place – Aquatics
🌱 3rd Place – Current Issue: Non-Point Source Pollution

Congratulations to the entire team, teachers, and everyone who supported their journey! See less

07/24/2026

Join us in wishing our 2026 Ontario Envirothon Champions from the University of Toronto Schools good luck at the NCF-Envirothon in Mississippi!

This past week, the students have been hard at work learning, competing, and, most importantly, making lasting memories. From aquatic ecology and forestry to soils, wildlife, and current environmental issues, these future forest stewards are developing their critical-thinking skills and creating inventive solutions to the complex, local and global environmental and natural-resource challenges facing our world today.

Best of luck on your presentations today; we are all rooting for you!

Photos from NCF-Envirothon

07/22/2026

07/20/2026

The 2026 NCF-Envirothon is kicking off today with workshops. Best of luck to all the participating teams.

📚 Training Day 1!

Today, students will dive into this year’s theme, “Non-point Source Pollution: It Begins at Home.”

They will explore how their personal and community actions can help reduce non-point pollution in their slice of the environment. The day will conclude with a study session for teams and their advisors.

06/29/2026

This past spring, 485 students from nearly 70 schools across Ontario took part in hands-on environmental learning through . From tackling real-world challenges to building valuable STEM skills, these students gained knowledge, confidence, and experience that will help them shape a more sustainable future.

It is thanks to the support of our amazing sponsors – Maple Leaves Forever, Enbridge Gas, the J.P. Bickell Foundation, Waterloo's Faculty of Environment, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc., and Central Canada SFI Implementation Committee - CCSIC – that these students are gaining experience, building knowledge, and developing a deeper connection to the environment.

06/10/2026

05/29/2026

The Ontario Envirothon Championships returned to the University of Waterloo from May 24 to 27 and we are proud to announce that a team from University of Toronto Schools was crowned as the 2026 Ontario Envirothon Champions!

From the 12 teams that advanced to the Ontario Envirothon Championships, the three top-ranking teams were:

🥇First Place: University of Toronto Schools
🥈Second Place: Waterloo Collegiate Institute
🥉 Third Place: Milliken Mills High School

Congratulations to the students who challenged themselves throughout the year to grow their environmental awareness and thanks to the many educators and volunteers for their time, dedication, and knowledge.

Ontario Envirothon was made possible through the support of Maple Leaves Forever, Enbridge Gas, the J.P. Bickell Foundation, Waterloo's Faculty of Environment, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada Inc., and the Central Canada Sustainable Forestry Initiative Implementation Committee.

05/20/2026

From Kenora to Ottawa and Thunder Bay to Niagara, that is a wrap on 2026 regional ! From March to May, events took place in 13 communities across Ontario, engaging more than 450 high school students in hands-on, environmental learning. Congratulations to the students who challenged themselves throughout the year to grow their environmental awareness. And thank you to the many educators, volunteers and partners who make regional events and place-based learning possible!

This weekend, the provincial competition will return to the University of Waterloo (May 24-27, 2026). We are looking forward to gathering with the top-performing teams to celebrate their success and determine the 2026 Ontario Envirothon Champions!

We invite you to join us and cheer along all the competing teams, and stay tuned to find out who will take the title.

05/15/2026

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05/11/2026

Congratulations! We can't wait to kick off the Ontario Envirothon Championship with you later this month at the University of Waterloo!

🏆 Announcing the winners! Congratulations to Milliken Mills High School - Green Inc No. 1 for placing first, Milliken Mills High School - Green Team for placing second and Markville Secondary School for placing third.

Milliken Mills received a commemorative plaque and will move on to compete in the 2026 Competition May 24 to 27 at the University of Waterloo. Well done and good luck!

To learn more, visit york.ca/Envirothon
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