Education Outreach Program

Ocean Sciences Trout Bowl 2012

The Ocean Sciences Bowl for the mountain west region is the Trout Bowl! CIRES Education and Outreach is proud to host the only land-locked regional competition in the country. Competing teams have come from Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Kansas. Every spring, our winning team travels to the National Ocean Sciences Bowl (NOSB) competition!

When:

Saturday, March 3rd, 2012

Where:

University of Colorado, Boulder -- University Memorial Center (UMC)

This years winning team will head on to the national competition in Baltimore, Maryland!

Congratulations to Poudre Valley High School,

Team A for winning the 2011 Trout Bowl!

(Photo taken by Sarah Watkins, Poudre High School)

They went to Galveston, Texas, in April 2011 for the national competition.

See 2011 Teams

Please contact us if you...

  • are a teacher in Colorado or a neighboring state and would like to participate. We will provide resources and support for you to expand your ocean sciences curriculum and train your team.
  • are a scientist who would like to participate as a volunteer. We need people with expertise in ocean sciences (physical, chemical, biological) and/or geology.
  • are a parent or other interested person who'd like to volunteer.
Please note that teams from any state are welcome to compete. We have had interested teams from Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Kansas, Nebraska, Montana, and South Dakota.