Carver County 4-H

• December 10 - Officer Training/ Club Leader Round Table, 10 AM, Carver Co Public Works Building
• December 11 - December Sew-Sew Club, 2-4 PM, Carver Co Public Works Building
• January 6-Llama Project Bowl Practice, 7PM, Carver Co Public Works Building
• January 7 - PV Club's Crafting and Scrapbooking Extravaganza
• Jan 8 - Horse Bowl Practice 3-5 PM, Carver County Public Works
• Jan 9 State-wide Livestock PDC webinar, 7:00 p.m. Zoom
• Jan 10 Horse PDC mtg, 7:00 p.m., Zoom
• Jan 11 Livestock PDC mtg, 7:00 p.m., Public Works Building/ Zoom
• Jan 19 SSWL Guns and Grub Kick Off Party, 6:00 p.m., Carver County Public Works Building
• February 21 - Dog Project Information Night, 7:00 p.m., Carver County Public Works Building

Re-enroll in 4HOnline before January 1 for the 2022-2023 year and be entered into a drawing for 4-H swag! Congratulations to Chloe F for winning the November drawing!

First practice

WHEN: Sunday, January 8, 3-5 p.m.

WHERE: Extension Office

If you missed the info meeting on Dec 2nd, come to the first practice to learn what horse bowl is all about!

SSWL project is starting soon! Registration is open in 4HOnline under events.

Interested in learning more? Come to the Guns and Grub kick off party on January 19, 2023, 6 PM at the Carver County Public Works Building (Extension Office). Let us know you are coming so we can plan food! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0B45AFAA22A6FD0-guns

Stay up to date with SSWL at https://z.umn.edu/CCSSWL

2023 SS& WL Leader (Instructor) Certification Trainings - Carver County needs instructors! Carver County 4-H SSWL Program pays 100 % of the reg. fees for instructor trainings.

Questions? Contact Lindsey or Denise.

Minnesota 4-H Photography is excited to offer another statewide photography challenge open to youth in grades K-13.!

Select your best winter wonderland photo (with no or minimal editing) from the 2022-2023 4-H year and submit it with up to two (2) sentences that explain the photo! More information and rules for the challenge can be found at: Minnesota 4-H Snowscapes Photo Challenge | UMN Extension with rules available here.

Submit one (1) jpg or jpeg image and up to two (2) sentences that explain the photo to fourhphoto@umn.edu by 11:59 p.m. (CST) on January 31, 2023. Volunteer 4-H photography judges will provide feedback via a slideshow. Top photos will be recognized with a prize and random prize drawing winners will also receive a gift.

Register at: https://z.umn.edu/Snowscapes-Photo-Challenge

Questions? Email fourhphoto@umn.edu.

The Summer Intern Positions are now posted on the Extension Careers page. View the postings here. If you know of anyone that might be interested, please share!

4-H Animal Discovery: Dog and poultry -an exploratory learning series highlighting two animal species: dog and poultry.

Choose your 4-H Outdoor Adventure Speaker Series Program - Monthly speakers

4-H Wildlife Habitat Education Program (WHEP) - is a hands-on environmental education program dedicated to teaching wildlife and fisheries habitat management to youth. It provides participants in grades 3-13 an opportunity to test their wildlife knowledge in a friendly competition in teams of 3-4 of similarly aged individuals. The winning senior WHEP team (14-19 years old) will attend the annual National WHEP Contest, typically held the last full week of July.

4-H Outdoor Wilderness Leadership & Service (OWLS) Program - Registration is now open for the 2023-24 cohort! This two-year adventure-based program is designed to provide youth in grades 6-11 with intensive hands-on exploration in an area of interest associated with the outdoors, a Boundary Waters Canoe Area trip, and support to lead a conservation project. Deadline is December 18, 2022

Careers Down on the Farm - Youth in grades K-3 are invited to join us in exploring the wonderful world of agricultural careers through hands-on activities and guest speakers. We’ll learn about being an auctioneer, implement mechanic, and much more from real Minnesota ag professionals!

Virtual plant science trivia nights - Are you interested in learning more about plant science? We are excited to be offering a 4-H Project Bowl option in this project area for 2023.

Citizen Washington Focus - Every summer teens from across the country gather at the National 4-H Conference Center, near Washington, D.C., to learn what it means to be a strong leader in their community, country and world.

4-H horseless horse round up - Interested in learning more about horses? 4-H is excited to offer an online series for all horse enthusiasts to learn more about horses.

MN 4-H Horse Winter Round Up - Winter Round Up is an exciting three-day, two-night conference of adult and youth leadership and 4-H Horse Project learning. It's for youth in sixth grade or older who are interested in horses.

BLU Building Leadership and Understanding (BLU) BLU is for youth in grades 6-9. They will participate in hands-on activities where they build leadership skills, form relationships with other youth, learn to work together and make a difference in their communities. BLU is facilitated by youth leaders from the Minnesota 4-H State Ambassador program and supported by a team of adult chaperones.

TEEL Teens Engaged in Emerging Leadership (TEEL) is a workshop for youth in grades 10+ to gain valuable leadership skills while connecting with peers from other counties and regions. This workshop builds on the leadership skills older youth have developed at BLU and through their lived experience both within and outside of 4-H. Teens will engage in large and small group discussions. It is designed and facilitated by a team of older youth and young adult leaders.

YELLO Youth Exploring Leadership and Learning Opportunities (YELLO) is a 4-H leadership conference for youth in grade 7+ that prepares youth to learn and lead in their communities. YELLO is planned and facilitated by the Minnesota 4-H State Ambassadors. The conference will be held June 13-16 at Bemidji State University.

Apply to be a 4-H Screened Volunteer

4-H Volunteer Resource Center

2023 SS&W Leader Certification Trainings - January 7 - Wadena, MN (Rifle/Pistol and Archery) Deadline December 28

February 11 - Redwood Falls, MN (Rifle/Pistol, Archery, Wildlife, ATV) Deadline February 1

Your 4-H Staff:

Denise Meis, Interim 4-H Program Assistant barke332@umn.edu 952-466-5304

Rita Yetzer, Extension Admin Specialist, wolte111@umn.edu 952-466-5313

Email: barke332@umn.edu
Website: https://extension.umn.edu/local/carver
Location: 11360 U.S. 212, Cologne, MN, USA
Phone: 952-466-5300
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CarverCounty4H

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