USU Extension Salt Lake County 4-H
What is 4-H?
4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential, working and learning in partnership with caring adults. 4-H is the nation’s largest Positive Youth Development Program. 4-H focuses on learning by doing. Through our unique partnership with USU Extension we are able to provide opportunities for youth throughout Utah.
4-H offers a wide variety of programs, projects, contests and events from livestock to sewing, and leadership to robotics. Explore our site to learn more.
**To find community clubs that are available, please visit 'What Salt Lake County Offers' program areas below, or use the 'Club Leader Contact Sheet' under Salt Lake 4-H Resources. Community clubs offered by Salt Lake County Staff with meeting times and places are provided in the program areas. If you have additional questions regarding Salt Lake County clubs available, please email the 4-H Staff members below. **
Upcoming Events

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Are you interested in joining the
4-H community? Please enroll at
4h.zsuite.org
If you have any questions, please contact Kelly Tippetts
kelly.tippetts@usu.edu
or call 385-468-4822
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Date: Monday, February 10, 2025
Time: 4:30-6pm
Location: Wheeler Farm Outdoor Education Building
Details: Join us for the first meeting of Resilient Roots! We’ll explore what ecosystems are and identify key features of Salt Lake’s ecosystem. Through an interactive activity, we’ll discuss ways we can either harm or support these environments, followed by a hands-on project where we’ll create our own mini terrariums. We’re excited to get started and can’t wait to see who joins us on this journey!
Registration is open!
Not a 4-H Member? No worries! You can register at this link!
https://4h.zsuite.org/external-event-registration/34864
Questions? Email: savannah.torman@usu.edu

Dates and times:
Friday, February 7th: 6pm-10pm
Saturday, February 10amd-2pm
Location: 4-H Clubhouse.
Details: Are you feeling stressed out? Not sure how to cope with all the pressures teens are facing today! Come Chill Out with us! On Friday, we will play games, eat dinner and watch a movie. On Saturday, we will try out different ways to CHILL OUT and handle stress.
Not a member of 4-H? No worries! Follow the link to join us! https://4h.zsuite.org/external-event-registration/35693
Questions? Email:
pamela.vanwagoner@usu.edu

Impromptu Speaking County Contest
Dates: Thursday, February 20, 2025
Time: 6pm
Location: 4-H Clubhouse
Details: In this county contest, the contestant will select a topic for their speech by randomly drawing from a pool of questions, they have 1 minute to select and choose their 1 topic. Questions will be relative to today's youth and may include current events, 4-H, and/or social issues. They will then be allowed 3 minutes to organize their thoughts before beginning their presentation, and will be given an index card to do so. Each speech will be timed and must be between 3-5 minutes in duration. It is open to 3rd-12th grade youth. This is the event that qualifies you to compete in the state contest known as 4-H Classic.
Visit: https://extension.usu.edu/utah4h/files/4HClassic-ImpromptuSpeechJudgingSheet-Jun2022.pdf
Register Here: https://4h.zsuite.org/event-registrations/35677
Questions Email: pamela.vanwagoner@usu.edu

Leather Craft Camp
Date: Saturday. February 22, 2025
Time: 10am-12pm
Location: Wheeler Farm Outdoor Education Building
Details: In our first event of this multi part outdoor camp series we will be focusing on leather crafting! This will be a beginner's event where we learn about where leather comes from, the different things you can make with leather and then we will create and decorate some craft items out of leather as well. Open to all Salt Lake County youth (4-H or non 4-H) that are currently in 5th through 12th grade. Current 4-H youth will register via their Z-Suite profile.
Not a 4-H Member? No worries! you can register here: https://4h.zsuite.org/external-event-registration/35692
Questions? Email: sage.allen@usu.edu

Sublimation Printing
Date: Monday, February 24, 2025
Time: 6pm
Location: 4-H Clubhouse
Details: Come learn how to design your own t-shirt! We will then learn a little about Chemistry and Sublimation Printing as we print and transfer your design to your own t-shirt! Registration Closes February 19th!
$6 fee/person
Creative connections is designed for age Kindergarten and up with an adult.
Register Here: https://4h.zsuite.org/event-registrations/35685
Registration Closes on Feb. 19
Questions Email:
pamela.vanwagoner@usu.edu

Salt Lake 4-H Resources
Contact Us
385-468-4822
11161 S 2200 W Bastian Agricultural Center
South Jordan, UT
Monday - Friday
9:00 am -4:00 pm
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