New Resources Posted on 4-H Natural Resources Program Webpages

Fourteen new printed resources have been added to the various webpages representing the 4-H Natural Resources Program.  These webpages include the following projects and links:
Shooting Sports - http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/shootingsports/
Sportfishing - http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/project_sportfishing/sportfishing/
Wildlife - http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/project_wildlife/wildlife/
Outdoor Challenge - http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/outdoor/ 

The resources titles include:

• Gear Judging Practice Scenario
• Know Your Dominant Eye Activity
• Life Skills Color Wheel
• Cartridge Board Activity
• Skill of Observation Activity
• Skill of Observation Activity Form
• Sportfishing Dryland Tournament
• Fish Halves Activity
• Texas State Parks Youth Group Annual Pass Application
• Fish Study Guide
• Wildlife ID Guide
• Wildlife Tracks Fact Sheet
• Tying the Thief Knot
• Hunter Skills Trail Manual

Visit the various webpages to view and download the resources.   Look for additional resources to be added to each page in the upcoming months.

4-H Family Fishing Weekend

Registration for the 4-H Family Fishing Weekend on July 17-19, 2015 is open on 4-H Connect.  The registration deadline is June 28^th.  Please pass this information along to any 4-H Families who may be interested.  Detailed information may be found on the 4-H Sportfishing webpage (http://texas4-h.tamu.edu/project_sportfishing/sportfishing/).

2012-2013 Texas 4-H Natural Resources Important Rules & Procedures, Event Synopsis, and Tentative Schedule of Events

Check it out! We have created a comprehensive document, available HERE, for one stop reference to general 4-H Natural Resources Program events and activities information.

It is recommended that this document be utilized without printing. View electronically for best use. Dates and information within this document will be updated regularly, as will the live links to other sites and information contained within the document.

Please note in the Schedule that all dates are subject to change and some dates/locations are still being finalized. We are working diligently to get these details finalized. As they become so, updates will be announced and posted in the document, and on the website.

Leadership Opportunties for Youth: Youth Assistant Certifications

The 4-H Natural Resources Program offers Youth Assistant certifications in the Shooting Sports Project (All disciplines), the Sportfishing Project, the Wildlife Project and the Wildlife Habitat Education Project (WHEP). Youth Assistant Certifications are for those youth who will assist a certified Adult Leader, County Extension Employee, or Shooting Sports Coach with leadership of a Shooting Sports, Sportfishing, Wildlife or WHEP project in their county. This is a great opportunity for enthusiastic senior 4-H’ers who are passionate about Natural Resources to develop leadership skills, expand their knowledge, and share that knowledge with others. To become a Youth Assistant, youth should register for and attend the appropriate project area leader training. A Youth Assistant candidate must be accompanied to training either by a previously certified Adult Leader OR an Adult Leader participating in the same training. Youth must be 14 years of age or older by September 1 of current 4-H year to be eligible for training. Youth Assistant Certifications can be upgraded to Adult Leader/Coach Certification with no additional training once a youth has aged out of the 4-H program and has been approved as a 4-H Adult Volunteer Leader.

Benavides Adult Leader Trainings-Registration Open!

Registration is open on 4-H Connect for Shooting Sports Coach Training and Sportifishing Leader Training to be held in Benavides, TX on September 15-16, 2012. Both registrations will close August 24, 2012! Sign up now! Visit the Texas 4-H Natural Resources website for more info on these trainings.