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4-H Center for Youth Development - The 4-H Center for Youth Development (CYD) fosters collaborations among UC Cooperative Extension professionals and UC campus-based scientists.
The local 4-H Program hosts a number of events during the year that re open to all members in the County program. Many are sponsored by the Leaders' Council and include volunteer efforts by the clubs. Click in the link for each for more information.
Ready to Join 4-H? Here are just a few of the amazing projects and their categories a youth can sign up for within a local Community Club. Be sure to contact a club before joining to find out what they are offering in projects.
Dear 4-H Community, the County Ambassador is the highest local level a member can achieve. Members apply using their verified 4-H star ranks in and Personal Development Report or by showing documented work that is the equivalent to earning a gold star.
Reminder: The state 4-H offices have revised the Record Book manual for Youth who are using the Sparks awards method and those who are using the Star Ranks method. Please destroy all record book manuals and forms prior to 2023.
Monterey County Leader's Council High School Scholarship Each year, the Monterey County 4-H Leaders Council may award up to 6 (six) $1,000 scholarships to each qualified applicant who has demonstrated a commitment to the county leadership programs.
The 4-H program has a long-standing relationship with the local fairs. however, each fair is unique with their own rules and expectations. Please call or visit their website for more direct information: The Salinas Valley Fair. For more information, please click on http://www.salinasvalleyfair.
Dylan Beal, IPM Entomology AdvisorThe IPM Entomology program promotes the development and adoption of integrated pest management through extension education and applied research in collaboration with growers in Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz Counties. It addresses applied arthropod…
The Environmental Horticulture advisor plans and implements educational programs and adaptive research in floriculture, nursery production, turf management, and landscape horticulture in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties.
