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However, these numbers only reflect a piece of the story. Rarely does a day go by that I don't receive a note or run into someone who is quick to tell me how 4-H has made a significant positive impact upon his or her life. I believe this is why all of us have chosen this great profession. I am truly grateful for all you do to make things happen.
Finally, it is my sincerest wish that the holiday season brings a time of peace and renewal to you and your family as we move forward into the new millennium of "Making the Best Better".
John E. Dooley, Associate Director
4-H & Family & Consumer Sciences
(Billie Cline)
(Mike Clifford)
(Rudolph Powell)
The registration fee for BLW is $280.00 per person and includes all meals and lodging, resource notebook, and group photo. A $140.00 deposit is required with every registration form, which is due February 21, 2000. Contact Bob Meadows (540-231-6373) for more information.
(Bob Meadows)
The purposes of this event include providing an opportunity for older youth to experience a taste of college life, to actually attend a couple of classes with host Collegiate 4-H'ers, to participate in fun and challenging events and activities on a college campus, and to stay with students in dorms. For the past several years, many high school students have greatly benefited from this experience.
All visiting high school participants in Host Weekend will be supervised and assisted by members of the Collegiate 4-H Club of Virginia Tech, and plans are well on the way for an exciting, fun, and challenging weekend here on campus. Be sure to look in your mail for the forthcoming 4-H Host Weekend brochure, which will provide all details of this event. We hope to have a record attendance this coming year.
(Bob Meadows)
With a total of nine workshops, each repeated twice, the attendees benefited from the learning experience were provided opportunities to gain new ideas, and to network with volunteers from throughout the state.
Mark your calendars NOW for the VAA4-HVL Spring Conference and begin promoting this event with your adult 4-H volunteers. This event will be conducted at the Tanglewood Holiday Inn, Saturday - Sunday, April 1 - 2, 2000. Full details are forthcoming following the December 11 planning meeting. This promises to be a rewarding experience for volunteers and extension staff who plan to participate.
(Bob Meadows)
This conference will be held March 31-April 2, 2000. Sixty-four scholarships are available. The program is designed with 16 hours of concentrated "hands-on" learning and 11.5 hours of structural fun activities and free time. 10 students will be selected to attend the National institutes of Cooperatives in Nashville TN in August.
(Kelley Coggsdale)
CWF 2000 has been scheduled for July 9-15. Cost for the week ($658.00) includes tuition, lodging, bus transportation and a live play with dinner. Our state delegation will reside at the National 4-H Center, Chevy Chase, Maryland for the week. Civic clubs are prime sponsors for Virginia's youth, especially local Ruritan organizations. For more details see attachment in this letter or call Rudolph Powell or Tracy Downey, extension secretary at (804) 524-5965.
(Rudy Powell)
(Beth Atkins)
(Martha McCollum)
An updated listing of materials available from my office can be found on the EENR program site http://www.ext.vt.edu/vce/specialty/4h/programs.html These materials are available on a two-week loan basis, free-of-charge. Please make requests at least two weeks in advance to confirm availability. Barry Fox, P.O. Box 540, Va State University, Petersburg, Va 23802. Call 804-524-5828 or email bwfox@vt.edu
(Barry Fox)
Ms. LeCompte and her daughters Nikki, Renee and Danielle have been active in the 4-H Tech Corps - a high tech activity of Virginia teens interested in computer technology. One event the LeCompte family participates in is teaching online health care resources to Senior Citizens (Danielle taught the mayor of Washington DC's mother). Way to go Ms. LeCompte!
(Peter Laws)
The goals of the conference are to:
Peter Laws, Coordinator of the Virginia 4-H Tech Team, is serving on the planning committee. For more info contact Peter (lawsp@vt.edu) or go to http://www.fourh.ucdavis.edu/4hntc
Registration material will be available soon at http://fourh.ucdavis.edu/4hntc/reg.htm
(John Dooley)
This sets a new record for us in Virginia, and includes youth from every unit that Extension serves in the Commonwealth. Although the data from other states has not been received to date, we currently have the second highest 4-H camping numbers in the nation. Keep up the good work-thanks for all you do to help youth receive an experience of a lifetime, 4-H camping.
(Bob Meadows)
This event, conducted every three years, originated in Virginia, and is designed to (1) bring the brightest and best ideas on camping to one location, and (2) to showcase Virginia's educational centers. The NCI V Planning Committee has been active in working to host this event for the past two years.
For those new to Extension, the NCI is designed for full-time participants only, and is limited to about 175 adults (salaried and volunteer) from throughout the United States. Much enthusiasm and interest was expressed by individuals from throughout the country at our NCI V Exhibit Booth at the NAE4-HA Conference in Pittsburgh.
(Bob Meadows)
The Virginia 4-H Foundation has five new Board members this year. We are very pleased to introduce them and thank them for their service to Virginia's 4-H programs.
Returning Board members include Susan Allen, Former First Lady of Virginia; David Barrett, Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension; Dan Brann, professor of Crop and Soil Environmental Science at Virginia Tech; Dave Bush of American Electric Power; Carol Byrd of Patrick County 4-H Youth Development; Hattie Davis of the Virginia Association of 4-H Adult Leaders; John Dooley, State Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension; Stan Forbes; Barbara Fuller of South West Virginia Community College; Elwanda Luttrell of the Virginia Association of 4-H Adult Leaders; Lorenza Lyons of Virginia State University; Bernard McNamee of Friends of Governor Allen; Allen Melton of Southern States Cooperative; Amanda Redd of Sammy Redd, Inc. Property Management; Toby Smith of University of Michigan; Brenda Taxeras, Virginia Association of 4-H Adult Leaders; William Wampler, Chairman of WLR Foods, Inc.; and Georgia Willis, Senior Vice President of Second Bank and Trust.
We would like to thank these former Board members for their recent service to the Virginia 4-H Foundation: Mason Carbaugh, Former Commissioner of Agriculture ; Elizabeth McClanahan of PennStuart; and Stran Trout of the Small Business Administration.
The Virginia 4-H Foundation has appointed a new Executive Director, Mrs. Martha McCollum. Before her appointment, Mrs. McCollum was attending graduate school at Virginia Tech. She previously worked in the Development office of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech.
Ecology (Video)
Itís Happening Today - Chesapeake Bay (PE)
Creature Features (adaptations) (35 min - PE)
World in Our Backyard (wildlife) (30 min - PE)
Bill Nye, the Science Guy (47 min @ - PE)
Wetlands/Rivers & Streams
Water Cycle/Oceanography
Food Web/Ocean Life
Wave Watching (scenic) (30 min -PESA)
The Intertidal Zone (shoreline) (17 min - ESA)
The Flowing Oasis (river) (50 min - ESA)
The African Jungle (wildlife) (50 min - ESA)
Tropical Belize (rainforest) (50 min - ESA)
Death Trap (carnivorous plants) (50 min - ESA)
Rainforest (South America) (50 min - ESA)
Great Barrier Reef (Australia) (50 min - ESA)
Big Cypress Swamp (Florida) (45 min - ESA)
Hawaii: Fire Goddess (volcano) (50 min - ESA)
Coral Sea Dreaming (coral reef) (55 min - ESA)
Streamkeeper (stream improvement)(27 min-SA)
Life on Earth (ecosystem) (13-35 min units - SA)
(Slide/Tape Sets)
Stream Becomes an Ocean (habitats)(15 min-PE)
Ecology of a Stream (12 min - ESA)
Barrier Islands (formation) (14 min - ESA)
Natural History of Lakes/Ponds (22 min - SA)
Shore and Estuaries (coastal) (13 min - SA)
The Seashore (structure/life) (34 min - SA)
Slides Sets with Narrative Script)
Ecology of a Swamp (20 slides - ESA)
Mudflat Inhabitants (marine) (20 slides - ESA)
Seashore Inhabitants (20 slides - ESA)
Coral Reef Community (20 slides - ESA)
Sea Life (Atlantic Ocean) (20 slides - ESA)
Pond Food Webs (15 min - ESA)
Pond Succession (change) (62 slides - SA)
Oceanography (study of) (20 slides - SA)
Environment and Natural Resources (Video)
Water Follies (conservation) (7 min - PE)
Waterhog Haven (conservation) (10 min - PE)
Recycling with Mr. Rogers (15 min - PE)
Water and Weather (cycles) (30 min - PE)
I Need the Earth (awareness) (20 min - PE)
Eye Witness: Weather (30 min - PE)
Eye Witness: Ponds & Rivers (30 min - PE)
The Vanishing Land (development) (30 min -PES)
Blue Planet (Earth from space) (30 min - PESA)
Toast (energy) (12 min - PESA)
What Do You Know About Water? (20 min - ES)
Water, A Precious Resource (23 min - ES)
World Population (growth) (7 min-ESA)
Recycling Waste to Wealth (30 min - ESA)
Pointless Pollution (non-point) (30 min -ESA)
Going Green (three R's) (23 min - ESA)
It's Found Underground (water) (31 min-ESA)
Organic Gardening (composting) (11 min - ESA)
A Recycling Trilogy: (ESA)
The Universe (30 min - ESA)
- Waste Stream (22 min),
- Swimming Upstream (14 min),
- Space Station Earth (23 min)
VAís Eastern Shore (environment) (30 min - ESA)
Homecoming (Shad restoration) (30 min - SA)
Chesapeake Horizons (save the Bay) (30 min - SA)
Chesapeake: Living off the Land (29 min - SA)
Chesapeake Bay: Living on the Edge (15 min - SA)
Conserving America: The Wetlands (50 min - SA)
Conserving America: The Rivers (50 min - SA)
Teaching Natural Resources, 3 Vols. (90 min-SA)
Septic System: Home-Owners Guide (11 min - SA)
Controlling Purple Loosestrife ( 28 min. - SA)
Water Quality (issues) (28 min - SA)
Protecting Our Water (BMPís) (28 min - SA)
Rain in the Blue Ridge (acid rain) (19 min - SA)
(Slide/Tape Sets)
Water; We Can't Live Without It (20 min - PES)
Forests Are More Than Trees (20 min - PES)
Soil, We Can't Live Without It (20 min - PES)
Let's Clear The Air (20 min - PES)
Chesapeake Bay & You (15 min-ESA)
The Will (conservation) (15 min - ESA)
Protecting Our Water (pollution) (12 min - SA)
Man And The Ocean (resources) (11 min - ESA)
(Slides Sets With Narrative Script)
Using Marine Resources (20 slides - ESA)
Groundwater Processes (20 slides - SA)
Conservation Trees (urban forests) (80 slides - SA)
Animals and Plants (Video)
Aquatic Animals (freshwater) (30 min - PE)
Oceans Alive (marine life) (30 min - PE)
Eye Witness Series (30 min each - PE)
- Reptiles, Amphibians, Birds, Fish, Sharks Mammals, Moths and Butterflies, Insects
Bill Nye, the Science Guy (47 min @ - PE)
Spiders (30 min - PE)
- Fish/Marine Mammals
- Mammals/Birds
- Plants/Forests
- Reptile/Insects
- Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs/Spiders/Insects (47 min - PE)
Audubon Society Video Guide to Birds of NA: (60 to 90 min - ESA)
Rocky Mountain Beaver Pond (50 min - ESA)
- Pt. 1 - water fowl, birds of prey, grouse
- Pt. 2 - wading and shore birds
- Pt. 3 - swifts, humming birds, owls, woodpeckers
- Pt. 4 - swallows, jays, woodland birds
- Pt. 5 - song birds, warblers
The Scarlet Salmon (50 min - ESA)
Mammals of the Deep (ocean) (58 min - ESA)
Beyond Jurassic Park (dinosaurs) (55 min-ESA)
VAís Eastern Shore (wildlife) 30 min - SA)
Non-Game Fish (conservation) (30 min ñ SA)
Pearly Mussels (conservation) (30 min ñ SA)
VA Dept. of Game & Fish (12 min - SA)
Diseases of Warm Water Fish (30 min - SA)
Greenback Cut-throat Trout (30 min - SA)
Whirling Disease in Fish (30 min - SA)
The Successful Marine Aquarium (30 min - SA)
The Reef Aquarium (35 min - SA)
The Successful Terrarium (30 min - SA)
The Successful Cichlid Aquarium (22 min - SA)
The Successful Garden Pond (17 min - SA)
(Slide/Tape Sets)
Plants of the Salt Marsh (12 min - ESA)
Animals of the Salt Marsh (15 min - ESA)
Fresh and Saltwater Fishes of Virginia (15 m. - ESA)
Reptiles and Amphibians of Virginia (15 min - ESA)
(Slide Sets With Narrative Script)
Virginia Wildlife Identification (PESA)
Birds (40 slides), Mammals (40 slides)
Reptiles (40 slides), Amphibians (27 slides), Insects (71 slides), Invertebrates (24 slides),
Fish (40 slides)
(Audio Tapes)
Sounds of the Humpback Whale (30 min - PESA)
Frog and Toad Calls of Eastern NA (60 min - ESA)
Callings: Paul Winter (instrumental) (40 min - ESA)
Tail of the Bird: Susan Strauss (stories) (45min-ESA)
Guide to Song Birds (2 tapes/ 250 species-ESA)
A Guide to Night Sounds-CD (animal sounds) (ESA)
Miscellaneous (Video)
Exploring a Profession in Forest Products (8m.- SA)
Marine Careers (vocations) (18 min - SA)
Global Environmental Change Conf. (82 min-SA)
Radon: Not In My Home (testing) (15 min - SA)
Update on Global Warming (20 min - SA)
Careers in Water Quality (16 min - SA)
Endangered Species & Wetland Public Policy (A)
Gathering for the Earth (global ed.) (3 hr. - A)
Cryptosporidium (17 min - A)
Water Quality Test Kits
pH, hardness, iron, dissolved oxygen with instructions and activity guide (ESA)
Groundwater Flow Model
with instructional video and support materials
Curriculum Packages
* Think Earth (grades 3 - 5) - Investigates wastewater, solid waste and consumer issues. Leader/member guide, posters, transparencies, video (27 min).
* Aquatic Maestro (grades 4 - 7) - Fish keeping guides that emphasize water quality management. Each component has a leader guide, 20 member guides and three videos (60 - 90 minutes, total).
I. Keeping Fish Alive, II. Special Aquarium Setups, III. Aquatic Plants
* Water Conservation (grades 4 - 7) - Investigates various water resource issues with projects, activities and discussions. Each component has a leader guide, 20 member guides and a video (15 min). Titles include: Saving Water, Groundwater, Surface Water and Waste Water.
* The Story of Drinking Water (grades 4 - 7)
* Water Magic - Splash (grades K - 3)
Presents activities and issues about our most precious natural resource. Leader guide, 25 member comic/activity booklets, recommended videos.
* Teaching About Garbage (grades K - 9) Excellent leader/member curriculum guides that cover a variety of waste management topics, recommended videos or slides.
* Astronomy - Twelve luminescent star-finder guides, Your Guide to the Sky and other astronomy publications. Also NASA's Our Mission to Planet Earth (grades K - 3), Exploring the Moon (grades 4 - 12) and Looking at Earth from Space (grades 7 - 12). Two classroom grade sextants for longitude/latitude determination. Recommended videos.
* Nature Scope (grades K - 8) - Eighteen multidisciplinary educational projects with terrific activities. Each publication presents a separate topic: insects, mammals, weather, birds, deserts, trees, astronomy, wetlands, geology, endangered species, reptiles and amphibians, oceans, nature crafts, rain forests, and pollution. Recommended videos.
*Fish Banks (grades 7 - 12) A computer assisted fisheries management game that allows students to see how fishery decisions affect fishery stocks.
Aquatic and Marine Science
Barry W. Fox, Extension Specialist, 4-H Marine/Aquatic Education, Virginia State University
MARINE SCIENCE - Junior, ages 9 - 12*
The Junior 4-H Marine Education Projects are currently being rewritten and will be available spring, 2000. Release date, project titles and content will be sent by Extension E-mail
MARINE SCIENCE - Intermediate, ages 12 - 14
Learn about the causes, affects and solutions of water pollution; the principles of taxonomy; and important concepts of aquatic ecology. Activities, word puzzles.
136 - WHAT IS WATER POLLUTION?
Unit V 390-055
Leader's Guide 390-056137 - TAXONOMY: THE SCIENCE OF CLASSIFICATION
Unit VI 390-057
Leader's Guide 390-058138 - AQUATIC ANIMAL ADAPTATIONS
Unit VII 390-059
Leader's Guide 390-060
MARINE SCIENCE - Adult Leader/Agent
142 - PLANNING GUIDE FOR FIELD STUDY PROGRAMS
390-026
A detailed planning guide for field trips with step-by-step procedures and planning forms. Also includes 18 aquatic/marine field study activities for all ages and leader guides. Guide and companion video (VHS - 25 min) are available through Extension 4-H Offices. Single copy requests to Virginia residents only.
143 - TREE TREKKING:
390-027
Nature Trail Activities for Teaching Forest Stewardship. A companion publication to 390-026 (Planning Guide for Field Study Programs). Contains twelve nature trail activities for groups of all ages. Available through Extension 4-H Offices. Single copy requests for Virginia residents only.
Training in the following national environmental education curricula is available as indicated below.
Project WILD
Project Aquatic WILD
Project Learning Tree
Project WET
Available through training workshops only. Contact me, your local Extension 4-H Office, Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, The Virginia Forestry Association, or the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
The following cartoon booklets and companion teacher's guides are available for purchase from the Soil Conservation Society of America, 7515 N.E. Ankeny Rd., Iowa, 50021-9764 or your local Soil and Water Conservation District.
-The Story of Land
-Water in Your Hands
-Creating a Livable Land
-Food and the Land
-Plants: Improving our Environment
-Wildlife on the Land
The Water Wizard Van is available for use by schools and civic groups. This is a traveling, hands-on educational program about Virginiaís water resources. For more information, contact the 4-H Educational Center in your service area. The Water Wizard WEB site is: www.ext.vt.edu/reso
urces/4h/wizard.
(John Dooley)
