Iowa Envirothon History
Iowa hosted its first Envirothon competition in the 1995-1996 school year and, for the last 31 years, has continued to challenge students statewide to hone critical-thinking skills and develop inventive solutions to the complex local natural resource issues facing Iowans today.
Since 2014, the Iowa Envirothon has reached over 3,400 students and 93 schools across Iowa:
Past Iowa Envirothon Competitions:
2025 – “Roots and Resiliency: Fostering Forest Stewardship in a Canopy of Change.”
Decorah Load of Carp
L-R: Hannah Arendt, Amelia Wadsworth, Lily Sandhorst, Mason Myers, Margret Zook
1st Overall: Decorah – A Load of Carp
2nd Overall: Marshalltown Wolf Trees
3rd Overall: Decorah Duff and Duffer
4th Overall: North Fayette-Valley Ecothrive
FFA Top Score: Nashua-Plainfield FFA
FFA Runner-Up: Forest City Gold FFA
2024 – “Renewable Energy for a Sustainable Future.”
1st Overall: Decorah – Decorah Nerd Republic
2nd Overall: Decorah Skabush
3rd Overall: Algona FFA
4th Overall: Marshalltown High School Red
FFA top Score: Algona FFA
FFA Runner-Up: Forest City Gold FFA
Decorah Nerd Republic
L-R: Gabriel Hiner, Anders Lovstuen, Aiden Nalean-Carlson , Connor Evelsizer, Lucas Arendt
2023 – “Adapting to Changing Climate.”
1st Overall: Decorah Nerd Republic
2nd Overall: Muscatine Gold FFA
3rd Overall: Marshalltown Menacing Monarchs
4th Overall: Decorah Skabush
FFA Top Score: Muscatine Gold FFA
FFA Runner-Up: Louisa-Muscatine Black FFA
2022 – “Waste to Resources.”
1st Overall: Algona FFA
2nd Overall: Marshalltown
3rd Overall: Decorah Skabush
4th Overall: Muscatine FFA
FFA Top Score: Algona FFA
FFA Runner-Up: Muscatine FFA Gold
2021 – “Water Resources Management: Local Control and Local Solutions.”
2019 – Agriculture & the Environment: Knowledge and the Technology to Feed the World
1st Overall: Southwest Valley FFA
2nd Overall: Marshalltown
3rd Overall: Louisa-Muscatine FFA Gold
4th Overall: St. Ansgar Silt
FFA Top Score: Southwest Valley FFA
FFA Runner-Up: Mouisa-Muscatine FFA Gold
2018 – “Western Rangeland Management – Balancing Diverse Views.”
1st Overall: Des Moines FFA Team 2
2nd Overall: La Porte City – Dysart FFA
3rd Overall: Decorah Conspiracy Lemurs
4th Overall: Marshalltown
FFA Top Score: Des Moines FFA Team 2
FFA Runner-Up: La Porte City – Dysart FFA
2017 – “Agricultural Soil and Water Conservation Stewardship.”
1st Overall: Southwest Valley FFA
2nd Overall: Maquoketa FFA 1
3rd Overall: La Porte – Dysart FFA
4th Overall: Decorah Painted Turtles
FFA Top Score: Southwest Valley FFA 1
FFA Runner-Up: Maquoketa FFA 1