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What affects the Gila trout’s habitat? How does climate change affect forests? What is a soil ribbon? These were a few of the questions high school students answered during the first-ever Northern NM Regional Envirothon held at Collins Lake Ranch near Cleveland, New Mexico on March 31. Teams from Mora, Peñasco and Taos competed then in oral presentations to a team of judges. Read more about the event and the history of national and international Envirothons in the Las Vegas Optic.

A team of Peñasco High School students work on a forestry test as part of the Northern NM Regional Envirothon competition March 24 at Collins Lake Ranch in Cleveland, NM. The state Envirothon competition is April 14-16 at the Glorieta Adventure Camp. Winners are eligible for the International Envirothon competition in New Brunswick, Canada in July. Photo by Staci Matlock
From left, Mora High School students Stephanie Romero, Graciela De La Cruz, and Kailey Vasquez take an aquatics quiz devised by the Mora National Fish Hatchery as part of the Northern NM Envirothon competition March 24 at Collins Lake Ranch in Cleveland, NM. They were the first team from Mora to compete in Envirothon, which also has a statewide and international competition. Taos and Peñasco high schools also participated in the competition at Collins Lake. Photo by Staci Matlock.
A Taos High School student talks about Gila trout in the Mora National Fish Hatchery mobile tank during the Northeastern Regional competition of the New Mexico Envirothon held March 24 at Collins Lake Ranch near Cleveland, NM. Photo by Staci Matlock
A Peñasco High School student takes a soils quiz during the Northern NM Regional Envirothon competition March 24 at Collins Lake Ranch in Cleveland, NM. Photo by Staci Matlock
A team of Peñasco High School students learn about Gila trout eggs from Daniel Gallegos of the Mora National Fish Hatchery during the Northern NM Regional Envirothon competition March 24 at Collins Lake Ranch in Cleveland, NM. The state Envirothon competition is April 14-16 at the Glorieta Adventure Camp. Winners are eligible for the International Envirothon competition in New Brunswick, Canada in July. Photo by Staci Matlock