Category: 4-H & Youth

Learn about Pollinators for your Landscape and Garden

by llw5479
March 14, 2023

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to learn how to bring pollinators to your property, enjoy a delicious lunch and even learn how to cook and store fresh herbs. This and more will be covered at the No Mow March Event taking place at the Okaloosa ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Crops, Events, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Forests, Fruits & Vegetables, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn, Recreation, Turf, Wildlife
Tags: Events, Growing Vegetables, Herbs, Lawns, Pollinators, Wildflowers

No Mow March Event on March 27

by llw5479
March 1, 2023

If you are interested in learning more about pollinators that are important to wildlife, on our farms and in our lawns, landscapes and gardens, you’ll be interested in the No Mow March event. This event offers something for everyone from ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Crops, Events, Farm Management, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Food Safety, Forests, Health & Nutrition, HOME LANDSCAPES, Horticulture, Lawn, Turf, Wildlife
Tags: Annual Weeds, Easter Egg Safety, Lawns, Pollinators, Seminar

Try a Club Meeting

by Ronnie Cowan
April 9, 2021

Flowers are in bloom, birds are singing and our cars are covered in pollen, spring is in full swing and so is Okaloosa County 4-H! Okaloosa County 4-H offers something for everybody. We have activities, clubs, and programs for ages 5 to 18. ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum
Tags: 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture

Okaloosa County 4-H is Calling All Creative Writers! Nature Poetry Contest !!

by Ronnie Cowan
February 18, 2021

This month the Florida 4-H is having a Nature Poetry Contest, so we asked ourselves what is poetry and why is poetry important? Poetry is a form of literature that brings forth imagination and perceptions of emotions and emotional responses ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth

4-H All Hands Up ! Okaloosa County 4-H Newsletter

by Ronnie Cowan
February 17, 2021

UPCOMING MEETINGS & EVENTS The Dog House Club Meetings: Tuesdays, 6pm, Farmers Market, Crestview Created to Create Art Club Meeting: Monday, March 15th, 6pm, Extension Office Crestview. Country Club Meeting: Monday, ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Forests, Natural Resources, Wildlife

A New Year a New 4-H !

by Ronnie Cowan
January 28, 2021

4-H Okaloosa wants to wish everyone a happy new year! The year 2020 was certainly unprecedented for our country. We witnessed youth organizations and businesses close. We felt the hardships with uncertainty as we tried to navigate through safety ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Forests, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS Extension, Wildlife
Tags: 4-H, 4-H Youth Development, Shooting Sports, Wildlife

Ag Literacy Reading 2020

by bearden
April 3, 2020

Each year, I read to schools for Ag Literacy Day. Due to COVID-19 and schools being online, I decided to put Ag Literacy Day online too! Below is a video of me reading the book, "Forever There's a Forest!" by Tracee Schiebel. Also, below ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Forests

Sea of 4-H Green at the Florida State Capitol

by Taylor Wilken
February 1, 2019

Last year, 520 youth and 170 adults from 34 Florida counties told the 4-H story filling the state capitol with 4-H advocates. Youth educated their representatives, senators, and legislative aides on how 4-H has made an impact in their lives ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Clubs & Volunteers, Events, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension,
Tags: 4-H Day At The Capitol, 4-H Events, 4-H Youth Development, Youth

Camp Timpoochee: Marine Camps 2018

by Laura Tiu
May 22, 2018

Are you interested in learning about marine life, going fishing, or exploring the underwater world with a mask and snorkel? If so, this is the camp for you! This local education opportunity for budding marine scientists will be happening this ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Coasts & Marine, Natural Resources
Tags: Marine Camp

2018 4-H Summer Camp

by Taylor Wilken
April 17, 2018

Summer camp is a memory that most individuals cherish and never forget. What memories does the smell of a camp fire evoke? Swimming in the lake or bay? Roughing it old-school in cabins and bunk beds? Camp songs around the fire? Camp dances and ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp
Tags: 4-H Youth Development, Summer Camp, Timpoochee

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