Category: 4-H & Youth

Wakulla 4-H Teaches Life Skills, Safety, and Science with Shooting Sports Program

by Dr. Rachel Pienta

September 14, 2022

Grant Support from the NRA Foundation Helps Make Shooting Sports Available in Wakulla County for 4-H Youth The Wakulla 4-H program added Shooting Sports to the roster of clubs offered to local youth in 2018. A series of grants from the NRA ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, , Clubs & Volunteers, Curriculum, Natural Resources, Recreation, UF/IFAS
Tags: Air Rifle, Archery, Outdoors, Safety, Shooting Sports, Shotgun

Wakulla 4-H Teens Will Represent Florida at the National Food Challenge

by Dr. Rachel Pienta

September 1, 2022

Three Wakulla 4-H youth members are blazing a trail for other Florida 4-H youth all the way to Dallas, Texas this October. Cayle Rogers, Brooklynn Green, and Noah Pearson will represent the state 4-H program as the first Florida team to compete ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Curriculum, Disaster Preparation, Events, Food Safety, Work & Life
Tags: CERT, Cooking, Disaster Preparedness, Food Challenge, Food Safety, Teen Leadership

Teens Find a Place to Learn and Lead in Wakulla 4-H

by Dr. Rachel Pienta

August 2, 2022

Wakulla 4-H offers a variety of activities geared to teen interests. Teen 4-H members can explore career options, develop leadership skills, and engage in hands-on learning experiences. Over eight weeks this summer, 18 teens contributed ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Disaster Preparation, Events, Food Safety
Tags: Disaster Preparation, Leadership, Tailgating, Teens, Volunteering

Building a Food Forest Community Garden: An Internship Experience

by Dr. Rachel Pienta

July 12, 2022

My background and Purpose My name is Johanna Walker. I am a 4th year student at the University of Florida (UF), pursuing a B.S. in environmental science. Although I grew up in Michigan it was my good fortune to have been able to experience ... READ MORE

Category: Clubs & Volunteers, Community Volunteers, Florida-Friendly Landscaping, Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: 4-H, Community, Food Forest, Internship, Sustainability, UF/IFAS Wakulla, Volunteering

Wakulla County Extension Welcomes Summer Intern Johanna Walker

by Dr. Rachel Pienta

May 22, 2022

This summer, University of Florida student Johanna Walker will be working in Wakulla County as a paid summer intern with the 4-H program. About the Internship Program UF/IFAS Extension Summer Internship Program focuses on integrating College ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Horticulture, Natural Resources, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Edible Landscape, Environmental Sciences, Permaculture, Wakulla Springs

Wakulla 4-H to Award over $10,000 in Summer Day Camp Scholarships

by Dr. Rachel Pienta

May 5, 2022

4-H Agent Dr. Rachel Pienta announced today that Wakulla 4-H plans to award over $10,000 in summer day camp scholarships. She said,” Generous donors have made it possible for Wakulla 4-H to award up to 16 partial one week summer day camp ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp
Tags: 4-H, Agriculture, Camp, Scholarships, Summer

Wakulla 4-H Announces 2022 Teen Leadership Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) Camp

by Dr. Rachel Pienta

April 24, 2022

Did you know that youth ages 12 to 18 can participate in a 4-H leadership camp that teaches Community Emergency Response? This year, youth will learn CPR, communication strategies for community leaders, financial management skills, and more. In ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp, Disaster Preparation
Tags: Citizenship And Leadership, Communication, Cooking, Disaster Preparedness, Financial Management

Meet our new director!

by Erik Lovestrand

April 22, 2022

Congratulations to our new Wakulla County Extension Director, Samantha Kennedy! Director for the UF/IFAS Wakulla County Extension program Although Samantha is taking on a new role as the Director for the UF/IFAS Wakulla County ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Agriculture, Community Volunteers, Disaster Preparation, Events, Food Safety, Health & Nutrition, Home Landscapes, Home Management, Money Matters, Natural Resources, Relationships & Family, UF/IFAS, UF/IFAS Extension, UF/IFAS Research, Work & Life
Tags: Community, Educational, Extension, Families & Consumers, Family & Consumer Sciences, Family And Consumer Sciences, Family Youth & Community Sciences, Florida, General Information, Nutrition, UF/IFAS, Wakulla, Wakulla Agriculture, Wakulla CED, Wakulla County, Wakulla County Extension, Wakulla Extension

Wakulla 4-H Program Announces 2022 Summer Camp Dates and Deadlines

by Dr. Rachel Pienta

March 3, 2022

Eight Exciting Weeks of Summer Day Camp Wakulla County 4-H will offer 8 weeks of Summer Day Camp from June 6 to August 4, 2022. 4-H Camps are staffed by qualified, caring adults trained in positive youth development strategies. Activities ... READ MORE

Category: 4-H & Youth, Camp
Tags: Day Camp, Summer Camps