Garrard County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021





4022 - Natural Resources
4022.1) 35

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

4022.2) 160

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

4022.11) 2000

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

4022.12) 0

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)

4022.18) 0

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)



Success Stories

A New Perspective on Wildflowers

Author: Eric Comley

Major Program: Natural Resources

A New Perspective on Wildflowers

Our traditional understanding of native Kentucky wildflowers is based on the cause and effect relationship of the absence of specific plants for pollinators (FOR-98: Attracting Butterflies with Native Plants; Tom Barnes), but the benefits should not be limited to a single purpose. Native plants attract a number of types of wildlife with fruit and flowers, bio-indicators of the health of an ecosystem, provide a unique aesthetic to a native Kentucky ecological community, and, if used and planted p

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