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Canon Envirothon Draws Teenagers to North American Environmental

LAKE SUCCESS, NEW YORK, Jul. 12 -/E-Wire/Business Wire/-- Canon Envirothon press room: www.envirothon.org . Click on 2005 press room for information about the competition, daily updates and photos of the winning teams. Photos of winning teams can be downloaded beginning Sunday, July 24, 2005.

Who: More than 250 teenagers from 44 U.S. states and seven Canadian provinces.

What: 2005 Canon Envirothon, North America's largest high school environmental education competition for US $75,000 in college scholarships and other prizes

When: July 18 - 24, 2005

Where: Southwest Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, U.S.A.

Why: To educate teenagers about environmental conservation

Canon Envirothon Draws Teenagers to North American Environmental Competition

High school students from across the U.S. and Canada will convene July 18 - 24 in Springfield, Missouri, to participate in North America's largest high school environmental education competition. Participants will learn about environmental issues affecting natural resources as they compete for awards in the 2005 Canon Envirothon.

The 18th annual gathering of high school students interested in gaining a better understanding of conservation will be held at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.

Fifty-one teams, 44 from the U.S. and seven from Canada, involving more than 250 students will compete in the 2005 Canon Envirothon for a share of the US $75,000 in college scholarships and prizes.

Organized through the National Association of Conservation Districts in the U.S. and The Canadian Forestry Association, the competition tests teams on knowledge of soils/land use, forestry, aquatic ecology, wildlife and this year's current issue of managing cultural landscapes (natural and cultural heritage are inextricably bound together and the conservation approach could benefit from more integration).

The Canon Envirothon is the culmination of a series of competitions that began during the past school year and involved more than 500,000 teenagers throughout North America. In written tests and oral presentations, five-member teams from schools and organizations competed for the distinction of representing their state or province at the Canon Envirothon.

Each team's knowledge is tested under the supervision of foresters, soil scientists, wildlife specialists and other natural resource professionals. Teamwork, problem solving and oral presentation skills are evaluated as each team offers a panel of judges an oral presentation containing recommendations for solving an environmental challenge that will be presented during the competition.

This is the ninth year the competition is sponsored by Canon U.S.A., Inc., a subsidiary of Canon Inc. (NYSE: CAJ). Canon delivers consumer, business-to-business and industrial imaging solutions. Canon works to protect the environment through the award-winning Canon Clean Earth Campaign that encompasses the development of energy-efficient office products, equipment remanufacturing and materials reuse, the protection of endangered species and the encouragement of environmental education through the company's corporate social responsibility efforts and employee volunteerism. For more information: www.usa.canon.com/environment .

U.S. and Canadian schools/organizations participating in the 2005 Canon Envirothon appear below.

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2005 Canon Envirothon

U.S. State City/Town School/Organization

Alabama Birmingham Oak Mountain High School Alaska Homer Homer High School Arizona Flagstaff Sinagua High School Arkansas Hattieville Wonderview High School California Riverside Arlington High School Connecticut Litchfield Litchfield High School Delaware Wilmington Wilmington Charter School Florida Jupiter Jupiter High School Georgia Rabun Gap Rabun Gap Nacoochee School Idaho Gooding Gooding High School Illinois Troy Triad High School Indiana Clinton County Clinton County 4-H Iowa Marshalltown Marshalltown Senior High School Kansas Randolph Blue Valley Randolph High School Kentucky Versailles Woodford County High School Louisiana Lebeau North Central High School Maine Augusta Cony High School Maryland Centraville Queen Anne's County High School Massachusetts Walpole Massachusetts 4-H Michigan West Branch Ogemaw Heights High School Minnesota Apple Valley School of Environmental Studies Mississippi Starkville Millsaps Career & Technology Center Missouri Norborne Norborne High School Montana Lewistown Fergus High School Nebraska Firth Norris High School New Hampshire Keene Keene High School New Jersey North Bergen High Technical High School New York Candor Candor High School North Carolina Fayetteville Homes Offering Meaningful Education (H.O.M.E.) North Dakota Kenmare Kenmare High School Ohio Chardon Chardon High School Oklahoma Edmond Edmond North High School Oregon Newberg Newberg High School FFA Pennsylvania Media Penncrest High School Rhode Island Narragansett Narragansett High School South Carolina Johnston Strom Thurmand Career Center Tennessee Clinton Clinton High School Texas Woodlands The John Cooper School Utah Vernal Uintah High School Vermont Essex Junction Essex High School Virginia Fort Defiance Fort Defiance High School Washington Clarkston Clarkston High School West Virginia Shady Spring Shady Spring High School Wisconsin Land O'Lakes Conserve School

*FFA - Future Farmers of America

Canadian Province City/Town School/Organization

Alberta Grande Prairie Grand Prairie Composite High School Manitoba Portage La Prairie Fairholme School New Brunswick Stanley Stanley High School Newfoundland Deer Lake Elwood Regional High School Nova Scotia Digby Digby Regional High School Ontario Kitchener Grand River Collegiate Prince Edward Island Summerside Three Oaks Senior High School

CONTACT: Canon Envirothon Kay Asher, 1-[REDACTED-PHONE] X 17 [REDACTED-EMAIL] or Canon U.S.A., Inc. Mike Virgintino, [REDACTED-PHONE] Mike Virgintino

KEYWORD: NEW YORK INDUSTRY KEYWORD: EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT ADVISORY SOURCE: Canon Envirothon

Kay Asher [REDACTED-EMAIL]

Mike Virgintino Mike Virgintino

http://www.envirothon.org

http://www.usa.canon.com/environment

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