Natural ResourcesMajor Program
Total Hours
Contributed.
Contacts
with Local Stakeholders.
Hours
of Multistate Efforts.
Total Number
of Volunteers Engaged.
Program Indicators
Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in NR 4-H programming |
15952 |
Number of Volunteers (19+) engaged in NR 4-H programming |
1745 |
Stories
Youth Emersed in Overnight Nature Experience
Describe the Issue or Situation.Our youth are spending less time outdoors connecting with their environment. There is a wide range of reasons for this: increase screen time due technological advances, increase of population sizes in urban areas where their arent safe green spaces for kids to explore, safety concerns by parents, structured schedules, lack of outdoor education and cultural shifts encouraging academics that dont focus as much on outdoor activities.As a result of the decrease of tim...
Reports
Stories Behind the Numbers
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