1. The rules and regulations of the Regional Envirothon are subject to change the by the Southeast Regional Envirothon Board.  Any and all changes will be provided in advance to all teams and advisors. All changes will be announced and distributed upon request to all Envirothon teams.

2. Team members must display proper conduct throughout the event. Any violation of these rules and regulations is subject to discussion by the Southeast Regional Envirothon Board and could lead to disqualification of a team or teams.

3. Students must be registered in grades 9–12 for the current school year to compete in the Southeast Regional Envirothon.

4. Each Envirothon team must complete the online Team Registration Form by the date indicated online.

5. All requests for extensions past the registration deadline must be made in writing via email and will be granted at the discretion of the Southeast Regional Envirothon Board.

6. Team registration fees must be paid for a team to be eligible to participate in the Southeast Regional Envirothon competition, prior to the competition. (see the Southeast Regional Envirothon website for current fees)

7. Each school organization/club/program may send up to two (2) representative teams with a total of up to four (4) teams from any one school to the Regional Envirothon competition. If there is more than one (1) team from the same school/organization, they must have completely different team members – including alternates (#’s 6 & 7). 

8. Teams must consist of five (5), and can have up to seven (7), members who represent the same school or organization. Five of the seven must be identified as the team representatives for actual competition the morning of the event, substitution throughout the day is not permitted, and must participate in all planned Envirothon competition activities (this does not include extra-curricular activities). Any team members (up to two) that attend the competition, but are not competing for their school/organization will be placed onto “Combined Teams” that will be able to compete for category awards, but not for overall winner awards.

9. Contact the Southeast Regional Envirothon Board if team members will need special accommodations (i.e. hearing impaired, wheelchair access, etc.).

10. All participating Envirothon team members must wear the current Envirothon T-shirts for safety and identification purposes.

11. The use of tobacco products, drugs and alcohol is prohibited at any activities associated with the Envirothon.  All rules of the host facility will apply.

12. Resource materials, electronic devices and backpacks are prohibited at testing sites during the competition unless provided by the testing station facilitator.

13. Transportation, lodging and meals are the responsibility of the team members and their Advisors, unless otherwise indicated.

14. All Southeast Regional Envirothon competitions include hands-on and problem solving activities in five areas: Aquatic Ecology, Forestry, Soil & Land Use, Wildlife, and a Current Issue. A Current Issue oral question will be emailed to the registered primary Advisor to the event in order to prepare their team. The one oral question will include all five topic areas.

15. Resource materials to prepare the team for the competition can be found online on the Southeast Regional Envirothon website.

16. All late arriving teams will be placed at the next beginning rotation or other appropriate starting point rather than be inserted into the middle of a location or test section. No provisions will be made for teams to make up missed test section. All late arriving teams will be ineligible to be overall winners of the competition.

17. Tie-breaker procedures and appeals committees must be established before the competition. Judge’s decisions are final.

18. The overall winner of the Southeast Regional Envirothon competition is the team that is eligible for placement and receives the highest cumulative score in the five testing areas.

19. To be eligible for placement at the State competition, the team must be made up of the original team members who are on the original Regional Team Roster. At least five team members must compete at the State event. If a team member is not able to attend the State competition, their replacement must be on the original Regional Team Roster.

20. Each county may send one representative team to the State Envirothon competition, providing that team has competed in a Regional competition against at least one other team from at least one different school or organization in their county. 

21. All correspondence to the Southeast Regional Envirothon Board is via the contact person on the website. For more information or for an Appeals/Complaint Form, contact the Southeast Regional Envirothon Event Chair.