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“ENVIROTHON”

May 11, 2006

MIKE GURNETT: The question is international, “how to conserve water in a changing global climate?” And the answer

MIKE GURNETT: (On Camera) may be here in Lewistown at our State’s Envirothon competition, a gathering of some of Montana’s brightest young scientific minds.

SHONNY NORDLUND: The Envirothon is a natural resource competition.

SHONNY NORDLUND: (On Camera) It is for high school students grades ninth through twelfth. We offer scholarships. First place, each team member gets a $500.00 college scholarship. These kids are such quality kids; it is just amazing on what they come up with for a solution to the problem.

KIRSTIE MCDONALD: It is just such a good experience

KIRSTIE MCDONALD: (On Camera) Well first of all you get out of school. You get to come for a few days and probably going out to the fishery was the most fun. Because you get to meet all kinds of new people and you know it is something that could be a once in a lifetime chance and you’ve got to take it.

KURT CUNNINGHAM: If you want to feel good about what is going on with our schools and our youth, all you have to do is visit the Montana Envirothon. You will walk away impressed with the caliber of our students.

DEREK NAEGELI: It is a really good thing for anyone who really loves science

DEREK NAEGELI: (On Camera) The tests are fun and they’re on knowledge I can actually use somewhere in my life. It is a lot different than other evens I’ve been to because this one you actually have to think. When they give you the problem you have to think it through and figure out good things and bad things that could happen from it. Stuff like that.

SHONNY NORDLUND:These are great kids that will probably go into natural resource areas of their life.

MIKE GURNETT: Some of these students will become teachers, others scientists, but they will all become better informed citizens for the future stewardship of Montana’s natural resources. This is Mike Gurnett, out among Montana’s fish, wildlife and parks.