{"id":3002,"date":"2015-09-04T11:18:32","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T15:18:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/?page_id=3002"},"modified":"2026-04-06T16:27:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T16:27:57","slug":"4h","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/4h\/","title":{"rendered":"4-H in Piscataquis County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9342 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/12\/CE_logo_2blue_-4H-4c-0613-300x79.png\" alt=\"University of Maine Cooperative Extension Logo with a 4-H Clover \" width=\"300\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/12\/CE_logo_2blue_-4H-4c-0613-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/12\/CE_logo_2blue_-4H-4c-0613-1024x271.png 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/12\/CE_logo_2blue_-4H-4c-0613-768x203.png 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/12\/CE_logo_2blue_-4H-4c-0613-1536x406.png 1536w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/12\/CE_logo_2blue_-4H-4c-0613-105x28.png 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/12\/CE_logo_2blue_-4H-4c-0613-317x84.png 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/12\/CE_logo_2blue_-4H-4c-0613-423x112.png 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/12\/CE_logo_2blue_-4H-4c-0613-634x168.png 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/12\/CE_logo_2blue_-4H-4c-0613-846x224.png 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/12\/CE_logo_2blue_-4H-4c-0613-951x251.png 951w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/12\/CE_logo_2blue_-4H-4c-0613-1268x335.png 1268w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2024\/12\/CE_logo_2blue_-4H-4c-0613.png 1891w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/>4-H is the youth development education program of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. 4-H participants range from ages 5 to 18 and, traditionally, organize themselves into 4-H clubs to support each other as they take on \u201clearn-by-doing\u201d projects. Young people can also become involved in 4-H through 4-H school enrichment programs, 4-H camps, by creating individual 4-H projects of their own, and many other activities. 4-H teaches young people life skills necessary for success in life. For more information about how you can become involved in 4-H, contact us or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/\">UMaine Extension 4-H<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/events\/list\/\">State Calendar of Events<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/4h\/virtual-learning-hub\/open-registrations\/\">Maine 4-H Virtual Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Fairs<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>4-H youth around the state have been working hard all year on their projects.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piscataquisvalleyfair.com\/\"><strong>Piscataquis Valley Fair<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directions to the Piscataquis Valley Fairgrounds can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.piscataquisvalleyfair.com\/directions.html\">here)<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>Other Opportunities for 4-H Members<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/piscataquis\/4-h\/clubs-school-programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Clubs &amp; School Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/umaine.edu\/4h\/youth\/camps\/\">4-H Camps and Learning Centers<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/tanglewood\/\">Tanglewood and Blueberry Cove<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/bryantpond\/\">Bryant Pond<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/greenland-point\/\">Greenland Point 4-H Camp<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/greenland-point\/\">Greenland Point 4-H Camp<\/a><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 4-H is the youth development education program of the University of Maine Cooperative Extension. 4-H participants range from ages 5 to 18 and, traditionally, organize themselves into 4-H clubs to support each other as they take on \u201clearn-by-doing\u201d projects. 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