Registration for 2026 York Region Envirothon Now Open

Calling all secondary school teachers and community group leaders! Want to get youth excited about the environment?

York Region Envirothon is an interactive, hands-on, outdoor environmental education program for youth in grades 9 to 12 and is part of Ontario Envirothon (led by Forests Canada) and Envirothon (led by the National Conservation Foundation).

The 2026 York Region Envirothon will be a two-day event on Thursday, April 23 and Friday, April 24 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Lake St. George Field Centre in the City of Richmond Hill.

Register with Forests Canada before Tuesday, March 24, 2026.  

The winning team will receive a commemorative plaque, an experiential learning session for their class, a $150 gift card to an outdoor education supply store, and the chance to compete in Ontario Envirothon May 24 to 27, 2026. All participants and teachers will receive a package of giveaways.  

Ontario students enrolled in grades 9 through 12 in public, private and home schools or community organizations such as 4-H clubs and outdoor or environmental clubs are invited to participate. The cost is $275 + HST.  

Learn more at york.ca/Envirothon