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Florida 4-H Youth Development Programs in Natural Resources. Marilyn N. Norman State 4-H Program Leader October, 2008. Overview. How We Reach Youth Trends Over The Last Six Years In Natural Resource Related Projects Sample Objectives / Reports
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Florida 4-H Youth Development Programs in Natural Resources Marilyn N. Norman State 4-H Program Leader October, 2008
Overview • How We Reach Youth • Trends Over The Last Six Years In Natural Resource Related Projects • Sample Objectives / Reports • Positive Activities Both Now And In The Future
4-H is… • The 4- H program is community based and determined by local citizens and Extension staff.
Participation Influences • Individual Focus Of County Faculty / Advisory Committee Plans • Club Volunteer And Classroom Teacher Influence • State Specialist Training & Involvement • County Faculty In Subject Matter Teaching At County/Local Level
Marine Science, Environmental Education, Wildlife & Fisheries, Entomology/Bees, Water
Forestry, Shooting Sports, Outdoor Education, Earth Sciences
Sample Objectives • Increase understanding of how Florida's natural resources ecosystems and how they respond to human activity. • Improve procedures and techniques to reduce environmental impacts from human activity. • Shooting Sports: 1) engage youth in accident prevention and the safe handling of firearms, 2) engage youth in outdoor activities with personal increases in physical fitness…. • Build subject matter areas and recruit subject matter volunteers; encourage them to strengthen programs with an emphasis on sustainability. • Help youth manage a recycling station
2007 Agent Program Reports • Natural Resources – 34 • Shooting Sports – 30 • Wildlife Programs – 26 • Forestry – 21 • Marine – 20 • Sustainability – 19 • Recycling - 9
Strong Interest in the Future • New Projects • Congress Workshops In Biofuels, Weather & Climate, Sustainability, Recycling, Energy • State Executive Board – Service Project • Joining National Effort To Plant A Million Trees • Florida 4-H Foundation Program Grants • Project Bats, Shooting Sports, Afterschool Kits, Climate & Weather, Beach Buddy Curriculum
Summary • How We Reach Youth • Trends Over The Last Six Years In Natural Resource Related Projects • Sample Objectives / Reports • Positive Activities Both Now And In The Future
Florida 4-H Youth Development Programs in Natural Resources Marilyn N. Norman State 4-H Program Leader October, 2008