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The OSU Extension Service will be offering a great no-school day opportunity for kids in the third to fifth grades on Presidents Day, Feb. 15th. It is the Annual 4-H Forestry FUN Day, which is an afternoon packed with fun and games. If you are looking for an exciting day for your kids to learn about our forests and to meet other kids from around the county, this is a terrific event.
The 4-H Forestry Program is an interactive and hands-on program. Youth have shown us they can have fun and learn at the same time. During the program kids will learn about different trees and how to tell them apart.
They will make their own snakes. They will then learn about amphibians and reptiles and how to identify the difference. A guest speaker will be visiting from the Oregon State University Wood Magic Program. Youth will have the opportunity to do hands-on experiments. Each participant will take home a conifer tree to plant.
Activities will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Douglas County OSU Extension office church annex, 1134 S.E. Douglas Ave., Roseburg. Cost is $5 and includes an afternoon snack. Call the office at 541-672-4461 for details. Registrations will be accepted until Feb. 8. Youth do not need to be enrolled in the 4-H program to attend. The event has limited space and is on a first-come, first-serve basis, so please do not hesitate if you are interested.
More camps and programs are coming this spring. More information will be available at our Web site, http://extension.oregonstate.edu/douglas/, as these dates approach. On the lineup this summer is the 4-H resident camp for youth completing grades 4 through 6; it will be held July 6 through 9. Again, these programs are open to all youth in Douglas County.
The 4-H Youth Forestry Education Program actively goes into elementary schools and communities, teaching natural resource education. Rose Elementary School is the current partner in this eight-week 4-H Forestry Wildlife After-School Program. This is a series of classes with interactive education that teaches youth about tree growth, types of trees, what products come from trees, animal habitat, animal track identification, animal classification and other wildlife topics. Every session includes a craft or hands-on learning activities.
Contact Jodi Smith, 4-H Youth forestry instructor, at 541-672-4461.
The 4-H Forestry Program is an interactive and hands-on program. Youth have shown us they can have fun and learn at the same time. During the program kids will learn about different trees and how to tell them apart.
They will make their own snakes. They will then learn about amphibians and reptiles and how to identify the difference. A guest speaker will be visiting from the Oregon State University Wood Magic Program. Youth will have the opportunity to do hands-on experiments. Each participant will take home a conifer tree to plant.
Activities will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Douglas County OSU Extension office church annex, 1134 S.E. Douglas Ave., Roseburg. Cost is $5 and includes an afternoon snack. Call the office at 541-672-4461 for details. Registrations will be accepted until Feb. 8. Youth do not need to be enrolled in the 4-H program to attend. The event has limited space and is on a first-come, first-serve basis, so please do not hesitate if you are interested.
More camps and programs are coming this spring. More information will be available at our Web site, http://extension.oregonstate.edu/douglas/, as these dates approach. On the lineup this summer is the 4-H resident camp for youth completing grades 4 through 6; it will be held July 6 through 9. Again, these programs are open to all youth in Douglas County.
The 4-H Youth Forestry Education Program actively goes into elementary schools and communities, teaching natural resource education. Rose Elementary School is the current partner in this eight-week 4-H Forestry Wildlife After-School Program. This is a series of classes with interactive education that teaches youth about tree growth, types of trees, what products come from trees, animal habitat, animal track identification, animal classification and other wildlife topics. Every session includes a craft or hands-on learning activities.
Contact Jodi Smith, 4-H Youth forestry instructor, at 541-672-4461.
