Students at Fitchburg High School worked all year and studied soil, water, wildlife, forestry and focused on community issues to prepare for a presentation of their findings at the 31st annual Massachusetts Envirothon Competition last Friday.
In its first Envirothon ever, the team placed seventh overall out of 26 teams, while earning fifth in soil ecostation and receiving the Community Research Award, Community Action Award and Best Use of Current Theme T-Shirt Award at the competition held at the Blackstone River Canal Heritage State Park in Uxbridge.
“Overall, they did very well,” said adviser Sarah Johnson, who is assisted by Ann Taft. “As the coach, my hope is that students took away from this experience a sense of environmental stewardship and a desire to become further involved in their community’s environmental issues.
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