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2026 Iowa Envirothon State Competition ->> April 27, 2026
Congratulations to all the 2026 Iowa Envirothon Winners!
2026 Iowa Envirothon Top 4 Overall Scores:
1st: Decorah – Naturally Selected
Decorah Naturally Selected is eligible to represent Iowa and compete at the international NCF Envirothon, July 19-25, at Mississippi State University in Starkville, Mississippi.
2nd: Decorah – Sahur Society
3rd: Muscatine – Muskie Senior Plus
4th: North Fayette Valley – Dirt Bags
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- 1st Overall Decorah – Naturally Selected L – R: Atticus Raabe, Thatcher Brown, Jack Hammell, Thomas Davis, Oskar Swanson
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- 2nd Overall Decorah – Sahur Society L – R: Riley Berns, Oliver Bollinger, Kyle Pattison, Reid Bers, Carson Bohner
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- 3rd Overall Muscatine – Muskie Senior Plus L – R: Kaden Miller, Dylan Randel, Coen Navarro, Josh Koch, Corwin McDonald
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- 4th Overall North Fayette Valley – Dirt Bags L – R: Holden Griffith, Trent Gamm, Tyler Davis, Ethan Murray, Anabel Murray
2026 Iowa Envirothon Overall Top 2 FFA Scores:
1st: Muscatine – Muskie Senior Plus
2nd: Beckman – Catholic FFA
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- 1st Overall Muscatine – Muskie Senior PlusL – R: Kaden Miller, Dylan Randel, Coen Navarro, Josh Koch, Corwin McDonald
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- 2nd Overall Beckman Catholic FFA L – R: Allison Knipper, Natalie Besler, Andrea Schneider, Ashley Schilling, Annabelle Zahradnik
Area Winners
Aquatic Ecology: Muscatine – Muskie Senior Plus
Forestry: Decorah – Naturally Selected, Madrid – Pinkalicious Tiger Trouts
Soils and Land Use: Decorah – Naturally Selected, Madrid – Pinkalicious Tiger Trouts
Wildlife: Muscatine – Muskie Senior Plus
Current Issue: Decorah – Sahur Society
Oral Presentation: Decorah – Naturally Selected
Thank you to our 2026 Iowa Envirothon Sponsors
Special thank you to these supporting agencies and organizations for your help in another successful Iowa Envirothon:
Jester Park Nature Center
Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship (IDALS)
Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IA DNR)
National Conservation Foundation (NCF)
Interested in sponsoring the Iowa Envirothon?
Check out our Iowa Envirothon Sponsorship Packet
Thank you to all the wonderful volunteers who worked to make the state competition a great day!
2026 Iowa Envirothon Information:
Important 2026 Envirothon Dates
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Teams must be registered by March 6th, 2026 **Registration is closed**.
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Virtual Regional testing will be held between March 16-27, 2026.
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The State Envirothon competition will be held on April 27, 2026 at Jester Park Nature Center in Granger, IA.
Resources for 2026 Envirothon competition:
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2026 Iowa Envirothon Coach’s Handbook
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2026 Iowa Envirothon Rules and Regulations
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2026 Iowa Envirothon Study Guide **2026 Study Guide now available**
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Sample tests and answer keys!
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Also see Envirothon Resource Links page and Past Envirothon Contests page, too!
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The 2026 Envirothon current issue topic is — Non-Point Source Pollution: It begins at home.
Questions about Iowa Envirothon 2026?
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Need a W9 or have financial questions? Contact Regan Davis at Conservation Districts of Iowa
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Do you have a general question about Envirothon? Contact Regan Davis at Conservation Districts of Iowa
About Envirothon
The National Conservation Foundation (NCF) Envirothon is an environmental and natural resource conservation problem-solving, team-building, and leadership experience and competition for 9th – 12th grade students across the U.S.
Iowa Envirothon challenges students statewide to hone critical thinking skills and create inventive solutions to the complex local environmental and natural resource issues facing Iowans today. Through regional testing and the state competition, teams of Iowa high school students earn a chance to deep dive into valuable environmental and natural resource problem-solving, team-building, and leadership experiences. Both the regional and state contest include questions in these four areas: wildlife, soils, aquatics, and forestry/prairie. Teams qualifying for the state contest also prepare an oral presentation on the current year’s topic.
In Iowa, the Conservation Districts of Iowa (CDI) manage this competition. Starting in 2024, the Iowa Conservation Education Coalition (ICEC) is partnering with CDI to promote this program!
In Iowa, teams of students sign up for a regional, on-line exams. The teams with the top 15 scores at the regional level are invited to the state competition at a central Iowa location in the spring.
