Clay County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024
| 4021 - Agriculture & Natural Resources | ||
|---|---|---|
| 4021.1) | 213 |
Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in AG 4-H programming |
| 4021.2) | 0 |
Number of Volunteers (19+) engaged in AG 4-H programming |
| 4021.3) | 250 |
Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in NR 4-H programming |
| 4021.4) | 8 |
Number of Volunteers (19+) engaged in NR 4-H programming |
Success Stories
4-H Environmental Field Day
Author: Alissa Ackerman
Major Program: Agriculture & Natural Resources
Natural resources play a vital role in everyday life and meeting people’s needs. Clay County has over 300,000 acres of land with approximately 256,000 acres of forest land. Many youth across the county lack knowledge and appreciation of the surrounding environment. In order to increase awareness, the 4-H Youth Development Agent and ANR Agent collaborated and hosted Environmental Field Day at Big Double Creek Park in Redbird.UK Cooperative Extension partnered with Red Bird Ranger
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4-H Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences Academy
Author: Alissa Ackerman
Major Program: Agriculture & Natural Resources
The Kentucky 4-H Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences Academy (NRESci) strives to increase environmental literacy among youth in Kentucky. Every five years (since 1999) the Kentucky Environmental Education Council (KEEC) conducts a survey to assess Kentuckian’s environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. According to KEEC’s 2020-2025 Environmental Education Master Plan (2020), “… the average Kentuckian is able to answer correctly slightly less than half of
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