4-H is more than Cows and Corn!
When most people think about 4-H, they remember the long standing history 4-H has had with educating youth in Animal and Plant Sciences. Most people don’t realize that 4-H has evolved into a diverse youth development program that offers a wide variety of subjects. In addition to the fun projects currently offered in Island County 4-H, Washington State 4-H supports over 120 areas of interest. Check them out below!
Animal science - Livestock Animals | Animal Science - Companion and Performance Animals | Animal Science - (no animal required) | Arts & Crafts | Civic Engagement - Citizenship | Communication and Performance Arts - Communication | Consumer and Family Science - Consumer Science | Environmental Education and Earth Science - Environmental Education and Earth Science | Food, Nutrition, and Health | Leadership and Youth Development | Plant Science - Gardening | Shooting Sports - Shooting Sports | STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) - Robotics |
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Beef - Breeding | Alpaca - Breeding | Cardboard Animals | Needle Arts | Global Citizenship And My World | Communication | Consumer Science | Climate Science & Weather | Baking | Junior Leadership | Aquaponics & Hydroponics | Archery | Cloverbud Robotics |
Beef - Market | Alpaca - Pack | Exploring Farm Animals | Creative Writing | Citizenship | Public Speaking | Financial Literacy | Environmental Stewardship & Exploration | Cooking | Leadership | Gardening | Hunting | Robotics |
Dairy Cattle | Amphibians | Exploring the World of Small Animals | Digital Art | Diversity and Inclusion | Latino Cultural Arts | Adventures in Family Living | Fishing & Sportfishing | Food Preservation | Career Readiness | Indoor & Container Gardening | Muzzle Loading | Aerospace |
Goat - Breeding | Birds | Horseless Horse | Expressive & Visual Arts | Know Your Government | Performance Arts | Family Science | Forestry | Food Safety | Entrepreneurship | Master Gardener Led Programs | Pistol | Computers and Technology |
Goat - Dairy | Cats | Veterinary Science | Filmmaking & Video Arts | Know Your Local Government | Theatre Arts | Kids on the Grow! | Water Conservation | Food Science | Exploring 4-H | Plant Science | Riflery | Electricity |
Goat - Market | Cavy / Pocket Pets | Dairy Judging | Metalworking | International Programs | Wind Energy | Nutrition | Mentorship | Entomology | Shotgun | Geospatial Science | ||
Sheep - Breeding | Dog- Agility | Dog Judging | Photography | Community and Volunteer Service | Challenge | Emotional Health & Wellbeing | Western Heritage | Small Engines | ||||
Sheep - Market | Dog - Care and Training | Goat Judging | Tribal Art | Exercise | ||||||||
Swine - Breeding | Dog - Obedience | Horse Judging | Woodworking | Health | ||||||||
Swine - Market | Dog - Service Dog | Livestock Judging | Crochet | Safety | ||||||||
Goat - Novelty | Skill-a-thon | Knitting | 4-H Healthy Habits | |||||||||
Goat - Pygmy | Quiz Bowl | Needle Work | Choose Health: Food, Fun, and Fitness | |||||||||
Goat - Utility | Quilting | EFNEP Youth Projects | ||||||||||
Horse | Sewing | Health Rocks! | ||||||||||
Large Exotics | SNAP-Ed | |||||||||||
Llama - Breeding | YA4-H (Youth Advocates for Health) | |||||||||||
Llama - Pack | ||||||||||||
Pets | ||||||||||||
Pigeon - Racing | ||||||||||||
Poultry - Companion | ||||||||||||
Rabbit - Care | ||||||||||||
Reptiles / Snakes | ||||||||||||
Small Exotics |
Washington State University Extension
Island County 4-H
406 North Main Street, Coupeville, Washington, 98239.
360.639.6064 | island.4h@wsu.edu