Youth Development

In-person Leader's Council Meeting to be Held on April 9th, 2025.

Theme: #Opportunity4All What we are going to do: Set up window displays. Decorate your car. Send me pictures so I can create a tv slide for the lobby of the 4-H Office. To send your pictures or if you have any questions email me at rjmccrory@ucanr.edu.

UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County will be available to answer your gardening questions or just chat about gardening! For more information about the Farmers Market, visit eldoradofarmersmarket.

UCCE Master Gardeners of El Dorado County will be available to answer your gardening questions or just chat about gardening! For more information about the Farmers Market, visit eldoradofarmersmarket.

The city of Fairfield is giving away compost at Dunnell Nature Park.

Full course page: https://calnat.ucanr.edu/Take_a_class/American_River_College/ Take any of the following courses in the Environmental Conservation Program at American River College Department of Natural Resources to obtain California Naturalist Certification.

Small Animal Achievement Day for Poultry, Rabbits and Pygmy Goats Date: April 13, 2024 Fee: $2 per species Time: 8:00 AM 12:00 PM Location: 5201 N. Dockery Ave., Clovis Details: Bring your own animal for the skills testing portion of the tests.

Location: UC Hopland Research and Extension Center, Hopland CA Dates: Sheep Shearing and Basic Care 101: April 11-17 Sheep Shearing: Technique Refinement: April 18-20 See below for details of each class.

Youth ages 5-18 are invited to come make three jars of a jam or jelly of their choice (apple, strawberry, peach or grape), then take one home and enter the other two in the 2024 El Dorado County Fair! Bring your own fruit and the Master Food Preservers will provide everything else.

Pest Management in the Veggie Garden- A Non-Chemical Approach- Save the Date. Common garden pests and problems: understanding the good and the bad. Principals of integrated Pest Management (IPM) and less toxic management tips.