Mobile County 4-H

Students ages 10-13: It's time to register for the 4M Camp at the Jon Archer Agriculture Center on July 13, 14, & 15. ONLY 25 SPOTS AVAILABLE!
You must register in 4honline: https://4honline.com/ #/ua_18yhi/ins_b/ipf_3r4l9/admin/prg_1/manager/mgr_9kwl/hrn_1j/events/evt_1e9

The cost for all 3 days is $25 and can be paid here:
https://secure.touchnet.net/C20021_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=5497&SINGLESTORE=true
Event County: Mobile
Amount: $25
4H Event Name: 4M Camp
4H Event Date: July 13-15
Purpose of Payment: Your Child's Name
Alabama Extension Staff Member Name: Kim Hatchett
Alabama Extension Staff Member Email: [email protected]
Your Phone Number

The fee will cover meals and snacks for each day, program materials, and camp swag. Don't miss out on learning about the 4M's: MATH-MONEY-MEALS-MANNERS!🍀

Come on out to the Environmental Studies Center today 9-3 for the Buzzin About Nature Festival!🍀🐝

Attention 4-Hers who have paid to go to summer camp: We will have a mandatory camp meeting next Thursday, May 21 at 5:30 PM at the Jon Archer Ag Center,
1070 Schillinger Rd. N.
Please plan to attend for important camp updates, travel schedule, and what to pack.🍀

Come join Mobile County-Alabama Extension and Mobile County 4-H at the Environmental Studies Center on Saturday for the Buzzin’ About Nature Festival!🍀🐝
Environmental Studies Center Mobile County-Alabama Extension

📚🎡 Read your way to the fair this summer! 🎡📚

Read 10 books over summer break (May 13-August 6) and earn a FREE child’s admission ticket to the 2026 Greater Gulf State Fair!

PLUS — one lucky reader will win the Golden Ticket 👀
🎟️ 4 Admission Tickets
🎢 4 Unlimited Ride Wristbands

Visit www.greatergulfstatefair.com/read-and-win to print out your form! ☀️📖

I had the privilege of helping with the Mobile County Water Festival at Meadowlake Elementary this morning.💦🍀Thank you to Lisa Whatley and the Mobile County Conservation District for allowing me to participate in such a meaningful event.

Fourth grade students learned about the importance of protecting our local watersheds through several hands-on activities. Using the Enviroscape model, students created rainfall over a watershed and observed how pollution can impact our water systems. They also built water filters to demonstrate how harmful substances can be removed from water.

I was especially excited to assist with the edible aquifer station, where students built a model aquifer, inserted a well pipe, and created a pump to demonstrate how we access and use groundwater beneath the surface.

It was a great day of learning and a wonderful opportunity to help students better understand the importance of clean water and environmental stewardship.💦🍀 mobilecountypublicschools Mobile County-Alabama Extension Mobile County Conservation District

Today, Mobile County 4-H visited Grand Bay Middle School to engage students in hands-on learning about the importance of protecting and testing the waters within our local watershed! 🌎💧

During the activity, students conducted an experiment and formed hypotheses about which jar contained fresh, drinkable water. As part of the investigation, students practiced important scientific observation skills, including wafting to safely identify odors from the water samples rather than smelling them directly. They carefully observed color, clarity, and smell to help determine which sample they believed was the safest.

While some samples appeared clean and clear, students quickly discovered that appearance alone does not determine whether water is safe. Water may still contain harmful chemicals, pollutants, or bacteria that cannot be seen with the naked eye.

Through this lesson, students learned why regular water testing is essential for protecting the health of our communities, wildlife, and environment. Monitoring the quality of water in our local lakes, rivers, streams, creeks, and bays helps identify contamination and ensures safer water for drinking, recreation, and agriculture.

Programs like Alabama Water Watch encourage students to think critically, explore science through real-world applications, and become future environmental stewards. We are proud of the students for their participation, curiosity, and thoughtful observations throughout the experiment! 🧪🦠💦🍀 Mobile County-Alabama Extension

Time to go Fishing!🎣🎣🎣This competition is open to all youth ages 9-13 and ages 14-18. No prior 4-H experience needed.🍀
https://www.facebook.com/share/14fS1XGKsUc/?mibextid=wwXIfr

2026 4-H Biggest Catch - Alabama Cooperative Extension System Alabama 4-H invites everyone ages 9 to 18 to test their fishing skills through 4-H BIGGEST Catch, a virtual fishing contest!

Attention 4-H Show Calves Club ONLY: Join GroupMe—

https://groupme.com/join_group/114674000/cBfmcbzJ

I need everyone to join ASAP. Parents should join as well as all 4-Hers who have a phone. This will be a much more productive way to communicate than using 4honline. Join today! There is an event post for the weigh-in meeting on May 16th. Please read and RSVP. This is a mandatory meeting if you are planning to show at the fair this fall.🍀

First Come, First Served! Registration and Payment links below.
Register in 4honline.
Pay Here:
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🐥Poultry Club Trip🐣

For this month’s meeting, we took a trip to a local feed store to learn more about how important it is to take inventory of our poultry flock, feed, materials, etc. we also learned the importance of managing our finances when it comes to managing our poultry flock, whether it’s for income purposes, showmanship, or a personal hobby! And to top it off, the club members got to shop for new materials, feed, and baby chicks!!

A BIG shoutout and BIG thank you to St. Elmo Feed & Seed for having us and giving our club valuable resources to better take care of our flocks.