Rules and Regulations

Test Cycles

Habitat Test

  • 2024 – 2025: Wetlands/Aquatic
  • 2026-2027: Tallgrass Prairie
  • 2028-2029: Woodlands
  • 2030-2031: Shortgrass Prairie

Focus Test

  • 2025 – 2026: Invertebrates
  • 2027 – 2028: Herpetology
  • 2029 – 2030: Ornithology
  • 2031 – 2032: Mammalogy

Rules & Regulations

General Rules and Regulations

Scavenger Hunt Guidelines

Interpretive Event Guidelines

Table Test Guidelines

2025 Updates: Please review the guidelines for table tests (scientific names) and interpretive events (life cycles and notecards) for minor changes/clarifications to the rules.

Scholarships

If you won scholarship money at any of the Eco-Meets and are now ready to claim your winnings, download the appropriate form, fill it out and send it in. You must send in separate forms for regional and state scholarship money.

Download the form for your event(s):

State Eco-Meet

Wichita Event

Milford Lake Event

Hutchinson Event

Northwest KS (Hays) Event

Wilson Lake Event

Salina Event

SE Kansas/Girard Event

Does Eco-Meet align with state education standards?

Yes!!