Natural ResourcesMajor Program

20368

Total Hours

Contributed.

98971

Contacts

with Local Stakeholders.

72

Hours

of Multistate Efforts.

16685

Total Number

of Volunteers Engaged.

Program Indicators

Number of youth who demonstrated a skill that was learned or improved by participating in 4-H natural resource programming (PRACTICE)

13143

Number of youth who used the skills and knowledge learned in 4-H to conserve natural resources (PRACTICE)

7691

Number of youth who have gained an understanding of ecosystems in Kentucky (KOSA)

10768

Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #6 “Is 4-H A place where you get to figure out things for yourself?” (SEEC)

3650

Number of youth who indicated “yes or usually” to the Common Measures Experience Survey Question #13 “Is 4-H a place where you have a chance to be a leader?” (SEEC)

3565

Stories

Recycling: Benefitting the Future

Many people think of recycling as a hassle that is not worth their time or a government program that is of no interest to them. Benefits to the environment such as reduced landfill space and less mining for new materials as well as being paid for recycling aluminum and scrape steel are often overlooked.Shortly after being hired as Edmonson County Extension Agent for ANR/4-H Youth Development Education, this agent began an aluminum can recycling project with the County 4-H program. We collected c...

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