4-H

Each month, WSU Extension scientists share free guides helping farmers and professionals.

A WSU 4-H faculty member is doing a study on youth and the role of animals in their lives during the COVID-19 pandemic.

BELLINGHAM, Wash. – Hispanic youth in Whatcom County are learning about traditional Latin American dances, folklore, and crafts in a new Washington State University Extension-led 4-H program, Para Familias Latinas. “Para Familias is similar to a traditional 4-H club, but with a focus on the culture of Latin America,” said Alex Martinez, WSU Whatcom Extension […]

Youths in Pierce County 4-H will display creative projects they made at home during COVID-19 social distancing at a Virtual Fun Fair, May 1 through May 31, 2020.

4-H teens in Quincy, Wash., are working to bridge the online divide in their community by leading digital skills trainings for adults. The teens have been eager and excited to help their community, said Jeannie Kiehn, Grant County 4-H Program Coordinator. “What they’ve received from it, and what the adults have experienced from it, is […]

The 85th annual Junior Livestock Show of Spokane, originally scheduled for May 5-9, is being done online instead of having an in-person competition.

Washington 4-H clubs shift online to build youth potential

The latest free, published guides from WSU Extension help 4-H club members and Northwest tree fruit and vegetable growers. Guides include: Soil Health in Orchards (EM120E), by WSU researchers Tianna DuPont, David Granatstein, and Bernardita Sallato.…

When wildfires cancel 72nd annual Ferry County Fair, 4-H clubs, Extension try new approach

REPUBLIC, Wash. – In her two decades as a 4-H leader in Ferry County, Kari Neal has never seen a fire season like this. Even in 1988, with the White Mountain fire raging on nearby Sherman Pass, the Ferry County Fair went on as usual. “The kids had sooty ash falling on their animals, which […]