2026 Competition Archive
Spring 2026
Below you'll find details from this year's events, including results, links to full photography coverage, write-ups, and student presentations.
State Champion Team
Regional Champion Team
Regional Champion Team
The Los Lobos Team from Aldo Leopold Charter School became our 2026 State Champions and will represent New Mexico at the International Competition for the NCF Envirothon this July in Starkville, Mississippi.
Pictured from left to right: Coaches Orien MacDonald and Mary Stone, Students Kaelyn Doherty, Ella Jameson, Oscar Anderson, Samera Castillo, Ivy Stephens-Etheridge, and Asa Wecks.
Regional Champion Team
Regional Champion Team
Regional Champion Team
Enviroquad from Taos High School took home the Regional Championship in March at Collins Lake Ranch near Mora, New Mexico. The team went on to compete at the state competition and placed 3rd.
Pictured from left to right: Flora Mack, Ulysses Harrison, Jacob Flores, Aaron Coca, and Isias Munoz.
Aquatic Ecology
1st: Enviroquad, Taos High School
2nd: Los Lobos, Aldo Leopold Charter School
3rd: Bush Administration, East Mountain High School
Station Lead: Matt Leister, UNM
Forestry
1st: Fighting Shrubs, East Mountain High School
2nd: Bush Administration, East Mountain High School
3rd: Envirosquad, Taos High School
Station Lead: Dennis Carril, USFS
Soils
1st: Los Lobos, Aldo Leopold Charter School
2nd: Fighting Shrubs, East Mountain High School
3rd: Bush Administration, East Mountain High School
Station Lead: Logan Peterson, NRCS
Wildlife
1st: Los Lobos, Aldo Leopold Charter School
2nd: Fighting Shrubs, East Mountain High School
3rd: Bush Administration, East Mountain High School
Station Lead: Seth Hall, Jornada Exchange
Special Topic
1st: Fighting Shrubs, East Mountain High School
2nd: Los Lobos, Aldo Leopold Charter School
3rd: Envirosquad, Taos High School
Station Lead: Krista Bonfantine, Arid Lands Consulting
Oral Presentation
1st: Los Lobos, Aldo Leopold Charter School
2nd: Fighting Shrubs, East Mountain High School
3rd: Cranes, Belen High School
Students are sequestered for 6 hours and must present a solution to a real-world natural resources management issue to a panel of judges for 20 minutes, then answer their questions.
To view the Oral Scenario for 2026, please visit the download links below.
2026 Competition Results
Check out the 2026 Archive Page for photos, scores, media coverage, and more.