Current 4-H Programs, Trips, and Opportunities

Current Trips:

4-H Offers many trips to a variety of ages of youth each year. Youth and families will need to monitor the website and 4HOnline to find when registration opens for specific trips. Here is the program booklet for the 2023-2024 year.

Federation 50% Funding Form: Vernon County Parent Leader Federation Funding Application

Upcoming Programming:

Ongoing: Nov 2023-Oct 2024: Science of Seasons Cloverbud At Home Exploration Series

Registration is open year-round–so sign up anytime to join us! Once a month, your cloverbud will receive a packet in the mail full of easy science experiments that answer questions like:

-How do animals stay warm in the winter?

-What happens underground?

-Can anything live under the water?

-Why do apples have a peel?

Families can complete them at their own leisure! Sign up is open year round–this program begins Nov 2023 and ends October 2024.

Stories with 4-H: Jan 19th-May 24th, 10:30 AM

Join us every other Friday, starting January 19th for stories with 4-H Educator, Emery Bork at Knudson Memorial Library in Coon Valley. The program is designed for Cloverbud age (K-2nd grade) but pre and post ages are also welcome. We will explore fun and fascinating projects, and opportunities within 4-H. No registration required!

Fur, Fin, Feather Teaching Show: April 27th

Full/All Breed Rabbit Show, Rabbit Showmanship, Breed Judging | Full/All Breed Poultry Show, Poultry Showmanship | Small Pet and Cat Show | Photography and Poster Contest

We’re partnering with La Crosse, Monroe and Richland Counties for the 3rd year to host the teaching show at the Barney Center in Sparta. The Teaching Show is an excellent opportunity for both new and experiences rabbit/poultry project members to experience a how, work with and receive feedback from judges, and learn. The small pet show allows members to exhibit and share their small pets and cats with others. You do not need to be in 4-H to attend the show.  We will have a full raffle fundraiser, concessions, and possibly a supply vendor.

Online registration form is here.

2024 Fur Fin Feather Show Bill

Livestock Tag Pickup: May 4th

All youth that are planning on exhibiting beef, sheep, and swine must come and get fair tags to put in ears on Saturday, May 4th. Go to the fair grounds and committee members will be there from 8:00-noon only. If you cannot make it at this time, please arrange for someone else to grab your tags that day. Please refer to the infographic later on in the newsletter about tag placement, etc. Photos of tags are due to the email addresses on May 31st! Contact Lloyd Hardy with any questions.

Sunflower Growing Contest Planting Day: May 18th, 10 AM- Noon

Drop in during the two hour time span with your K-2nd grader to plant sunflower seeds in order to prepare for the Sunflower Growing Contest at the Vernon County Fair in September. The program is open to everyone, not just 4-H. More details can be found on the registration page, here.

Summer Camp: July 31-August 2

Are you ready for a great summertime adventure! Time to sign up for camp! As a reminder: we need adult chaperones, particularly males! If you sign up to chaperone, both you and your attending child/ren will be free! The typical cost of camp is around $175, and the Vernon County 4-H Leader Parent Federation grants scholarships to all attendees, leaving them with a final cost of $85. If you still need financial assistance to attend camp, please indicate that on your application–we want everyone to experience camp!

To register as a camper (due by June 1): https://forms.gle/hH2BBn8Zai8JQhzD9

To register as a youth counselor (9-13th grade, due by April 1): https://forms.gle/tSepeoRRCRvYZEE56

To register as an adult chaperone (due by April 1): https://forms.gle/FsRYVHZWqYQTLXVN7

 

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