Summer 2018
Inside this issue: 4-H Club
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Spotlight of the Month
National 4-H Forestry Invitational Kentucky was one of 15 states that competed in the
Reports/ Events 4-H Camp Cabin Photos
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Healthy Choices
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39th annual National 4-H Forestry Invitational from July 29 through August 2. The Kentucky team placed
Newsletter
seventh overall! Team members were Anne Adams from Glendale, Dylan Parrish from Boston, Gloria Bolin and
Enrollment Card
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Cloverbud Camp & 4-H Week
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Calendar
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Natalie Bolin from Bloomfield. The team was coached by Danielle Hagler, Nelson County Extension agent for 4-H and Youth Development and Madelyn Bolin, Nelson County 4-Her and former National team member. Chaperoning the event were our intern, Nicole Howard and volunteer and former national team member, Ben Bolin. While at the Invitational, 4-H members competed for overall team and individual awards in several categories. Events included tree identification, tree measurement, compass and pacing, insect and disease identification, topographic map use, forest evaluation, the forestry bowl and a
County Extension Agents for 4-H Youth Development
written forestry exam. Anne Adams and Natalie Bolin both received perfect scores for Forest Insect and Forest Disease Identification. Nationwide, nearly 100,000 youth are part of 4-H Forestry Programs. We are incredibly
Danielle Hagler danielle.hagler@uky.edu
proud of our team and are grateful to all who helped the team study or provided sponsorship for their trip: including, but not limited to: The KY 4-H Foundation, Nelson County
Luke Fries luke.fries@uky.edu 317 South Third Street Bardstown, KY 40004 502-348-9204
NRCS, Robbie Smith (Nelson County CES ANR Agent), Laurie Thomas (UK Forestry Dept.), Sean Godbold (KY Division of Forestry), Blake Newton (UK Entomology), Dr. Ellen Crocker (UK Forest Health) and former team members!