The mission of the Kansas ECO-Meet is to "challenge and inspire an interest appreciation and understanding of the natural sciences and the Kansas environment through interscholastic competition."

Participating students are selected in each school by their ECO-Meet coaches. Teams consist of three or four students. They compete in four events:

1.  Scavenger Hunt: Knowledge of Kansas' plants.
2.  Interpretive Event: Five-minute team presentation. Each team member portrays a Kansas plant or animal and must impart specific information about that plant/animal as they interact with each other. 
3.  Wildlife Knowledge
4.  "Pull-out" event: The focus for 2005 is Mammals (based loosely) on a college level zoology lab.

In events 3 & 4, students compete both as team members and as individuals.

Click here to download the Eco-Meet registration form (pdf file.)  Please note that the registration form must be mailed or delivered to the library with payment included for your team to be registered.  Before mailing your registration form, please call the library to make sure that event registration is not full.  Registration is on a first-come, first serve basis.

For more information, visit the Kansas ECO-Meet website.

Rules, Regulations and Reference Material for Teachers and Educators

Regional Contact: Email Sara Osterhaus, or call 913-299-2384