Celebrating Environmental Excellence: The New Jersey Envirothon and MATES Academy’s Continued Success
MATES Academy takes First and Second Place at this year’s New Jersey Envirothon.
State Wide Programs
MATES Wins 2023 NJ Envirothon
Congratulations to our hometown team, MATES – Marine Academy of Technology and Environmental Science, for winning First Place at the New Jersey Envirothon on May 20.
NJ State Envirothon
The Ocean County Soil Conservation District is a proud sponsor of the New Jersey Envirothon. The New Jersey Envirothon will take place on Saturday, May 9, 2026 at the Lighthouse Center for Natural Resource Education, Waretown, NJ. The Envirothon is a hands-on natural resources problem-solving competition for high school students. In early May, teams of five students … Read more
Trout in the Classroom
Ocean County Soil Conservation District, in partnership with the New Jersey Division of Fish & Wildlife and Trout Unlimited, provide a unique learning experience for students through the Trout in the Classroom program. Students raise trout from fry in their classroom then release the fish into a healthy New Jersey stream in the spring. Each year, … Read more