Humboldt County 4-H Program
Welcome to the Humboldt County 4-H Website!
The University of California 4-H Youth Development Program engages youth in reaching their fullest potential while advancing the field of youth development. UC Cooperative Extension is responsible for administering the Humboldt County 4-H program.
2022-2023 4-H Online Enrollment
Enroll in the Humboldt County 4-H Program through this link! For more information about 4-H check out the rest of the website or call us at (707) 445-7351.
To view updates from previous months please visit the Archived Weekly Updates page.
Weekly Updates 8/28/23 - 9/3/23
Check out the Humboldt County Facebook page to see the great work our clubs did at the Humboldt County Fair!
Ferndale 4-H Community Club Update - June
June's report is coming to you a little late but we want Carly to get credit for the report!
"June was a great month for Ferndale 4h! The month started off with the Annual Pet Parade down Main Street, where participants dressed up their animals. Fun was had by all! We also held our monthly meeting, which went well - we had a potluck, celebrated achievements, and the newly elected officer team was installed. At the end of the meeting, we celebrated Father's Day and had a dessert raffle for all of the fathers present."
~ Carly Mauney, Club Reporter
Santa Cruz County Fair 4-H and Open Youth Horseshow
Tuesday, Sept 12, 2023 - Starting at 8 am
Join California 4-H for a webinar about Emerald Stars in the 4-H Achievement Program. RSVP for the Emerald Star webinar to attend!
Humboldt County 4-H Facebook
Select Pin for Club Info!
Weekly Updates 8/21/23 - 8/27/23
It's the beginning of an exciting week and Fernbridge and 211 will be busy today with trailers. Be ready for a longer commute.
4-H Enrollment is open in Humboldt County! Our enrollment page has everything you need to know: https://ucanr.edu/HumCo4hEnrollment
The barns and buildings are full! Come check out all the Humboldt County 4-H'ers projects that they have been working hard on all year!
Humboldt County Fair 2023
Launch Image Gallery: Humboldt County Fair 2023
Only a few days left to check out all the exciting projects Humboldt County 4-H Youth have at the fair. The Junior Livestock Auction BBQ starts at 11:00 am on Sunday, the Auction starts at 1:00 pm.
Weekly Updates 8/14/23 - 8/20/23
Weekly Updates 8/7/23 - 8/13/23
Humboldt County Fair Junior Livestock Announcement
The Fair will be sponsoring a Sullivans Blower to be raffled off to a lucky club or chapter at the Pre-Fair clean up event on August 12 from 9 am - 12 pm!
To our 4-H Members and Volunteers: We are very sorry for any difficulties you have had because of our recent website outages. Our State 4-H Team has worked hard to make 4-H resources more available to you with a new website, our CA 4-H Resource Center. We will be continue updating this site with more resources and information. Thank you for your support and patience!
Weekly Updates 7/31/23 - 8/6/23
4-H Higher Education Scholarships
Applications due September 11, 2023
Are you a high school graduate?
Are you enrolled in 4-H?
Are you going to a college, university, or equivalent? Apply now for the 4-H Higher Education Scholarship. Start early and beat the rush. More info can be found on the scholarship application form.
Ferndale 4-H July Club Update
"July was a fun month. To start it off, our club helped the Spirit of Ferndale and the Native Sons set up and take down the American Flags that line Main St. on the Fourth of July. We also helped the Native Sons carry the United States Flag, and the California State Flag during the Fortuna Rodeo Parade. Members have been busy getting their animals ready for the Humboldt County Fair. We are very excited!"
- Carly Mauney, Club Reporter
Humboldt County Fair Schedule
The 2023 Youth Livestock Schedule is on the Humboldt County Fair website!
Freshwater Year in Review
Great job Ricardo! Check out what Freshwater 4-H was up to throughout the year in this Freshwater 2022-2023 Presentation.
Weekly Updates 5/29/23 - 6/4/23
Humboldt County Youth at State Field Day
We are so proud of these three representing Humboldt County at State Presentation Day! As well as the eight other youth that presented virtually, the future is bright!
Attention Animal Projects
Are you selling a goat, lamb, or pig at the Humboldt County Fair? All Market Animals must be tagged by June 25th. Project Leaders must pick up tags for all youth enrolled in their project. There will also be two tagging days hosted by the Junior Livestock Auction Committee where animals can be tagged. This Thursday at Redwood Acres Fairground from 3-7. As well as this Sunday at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds from 3-6. If you are a Project Leader and need tags please call or email the County Office!
Want to be a counselor for 4-H Camp? This Saturday, June 3rd, is the first Counselor training from 10-2 at the County Office. Any youth 14 or older can be a Counselor. Hope to see you there!
Hydesville Community Club Update - May
"This month has been fun! All of our animal groups are working hard getting their market animals ready for fair. We had a Mother’s Day bbq and worked with our meat goats. We also went to the Kiwanis breakfast meeting and were rewarded $1,900 for all of our hard work selling tickets and working at the spaghetti feed."
- Paisley Jackson, Club Reporter
First Tagging Day
The first tagging day for Humboldt County Fair is Thursday, June 1st from 3-7 at the Redwood Acres Fairgrounds. The other tagging day will be June 4th from 3-6 at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds. All market animals must be tagged by June 25th. Hope to see you there!
Redwood Acres Friends of the Fair is hosting a Redwood Acres Clean Up Day! If you have a few hours pop by on Sunday, June 4, there are several projects to get done before opening day. Check out the Facebook Cleanup Event Page.
Weekly Updates 5/22/23 - 5/28/23
Weekly Updates 5/15/23 - 5/21/23
You can help young people develop independence, resilience and confidence through hands-on learning opportunities offered by the California 4-H program. Your #GivingDay gift on May 18-19 supports UC ANR programs, like 4-H—empowering youth with leadership skills for a lifetime. Donate on the ANR Giving Day website.
Online Enrollment Program Yearly Closing
We want to remind everyone that next month the 4-H online enrollment system will be inaccessible while yearly rollover and transition tasks take place. It will be closed starting June 23, 2023 with an anticipated opening on the new platform ZSuite on August 15, 2023.
- Read USGS topographic maps
- Identify map symbols & geographic features
- Find elevation differences
- Measure distances of different locations
Find out more on the Forestry Contest web page.
UC ANR Giving Day
Noon to Noon May 18-19, 2023
Weekly Updates 5/8/23 - 5/14/23
Humboldt County 4-H still need camp counselors! If you're 14 years or older, please contact your Community Club Leader or the County 4-H Office if you're interested.
Do you want to address global issues that impact human life and natural systems? Check out the STEM "Shark Tank" competition at CA 4-H State Field Day. More info on the STEM "Shark Tank" page of the State Field Day website.
Experience the longest 4-H day of the year on May 27th. Bring your family, 4-H friends, and furry friends to State Field Day! More info on the 4-H State Field Day website.
Redwood Acres Fairgrounds Premium Book
Please read everything that is applicable to your exhibitors, there are a few new rules & a declaration that will be need to be printed, signed and uploaded. See our Facebook post to access the 2023 Premium Book.
Interview Contest at State Field Day
May 27, 2023 - 9:30am-12:00pm
Brush off your resume and cover letter for the State Interview Contest! Registration is first come first served. Don't delay in registering! Both virtual and in-person available. Find more into on the State Field Day Interview contest webpage.
You envision a world in which youth and adults learn, grow, and work together as catalysts for positive change. So do we.
Register today for the 4-H State Field Day Robotics Contest. Test your VEX IQ skills and more. Visit the Robotics Contest website for more info.
Coding Contest at State Field Day
May 27, 2023 - 11:00am-12:00pm
Share your screen or use a laptop live to present your code in 3-10 minutes. COMMAND: Register for the State Field Day Coding Challenge! Need a bit more info? Visit the Coding Challenge web page.
It's a MATCH! Starting at noon on May 18 your gifts to California 4-H will be matched dollar for dollar!! Thanks to the CA 4-H Foundation, any gift will be matched on a first-give, first-get basis until matching funds are depleted. 4-H has a match pool of $25,000 so get your gifts in early to double the impact! Thanks for donating on the ANR Giving Day website.
Weekly Updates 5/1/23 - 5/7/23
Bridgeville 4-H Community Club Update - April
"My awesome sister, Myla, accepts the Spaghetti Feed Check for Bridgeville 4-H from the Fortuna Kiwanis for all our hard work at the Spaghetti Feed."
- Kayla Kirk, Club Reporter
Miranda 4-H Community Club Update - April
"This month the American legion 494 honored The Miranda 4h club for all of the Community service we have done. The American Legion sponsored a skating party for our club to show their appreciation. It was filled with skating, chatting and good food catered by J catering, with meat donated by French ranch farms! Our club got to take part in a Easter fundraiser. Members had the opportunity to run a booth at the Southern Humboldt Egg Hunt Event. All of our projects are in full swing. Many members have started raising their animals and gearing up for fair season. We are looking forward to what next month has to bring."
- Sawyer McMahan, Club Reporter
Attention All Market Animal Exhibitors!
New market animal entry DEADLINE is June 25th. This will include a Bill of Sale, current YQCA, Code of Excellence, and two photos of the animal (one side profile view and a headshot with HCF tag) uploaded to ShoWorks.
The Lamb, Goat, and Swine declaration form must be postmarked on May 15th and provides tagging procedure information.
Ferndale 4-H Community Club Update - April
"April was yet another great month for Ferndale 4-H. At our monthly meeting we held the meeting in a different location, but our meeting ran smoothly. The officers did their awesome reports as normal. Each officer also got up and told everyone about their position they have held this past year since it is that time of year for everyone think about running for an officer position for next year. Sign up sheets were put out for anyone to sign up to run for a position. Each candidate will give a speech at our next meeting. After the meeting we had fun Easter minute to win it games we all played. The meeting was fun and the officer team hopes everyone enjoyed the meeting that they have planned."
- Alexandra Griffith, Club Reporter
Hydesville 4-H Community Club Update - April
"This was a busy month for our members. Many of us are getting our market animals for Redwood Acres Fair or Humboldt County Fair. We have all been very busy training and getting our animals ready. "
- Paisley Jackson, Club Reporter
Freshwater Community Club Update - April
"April was a busy month for Freshwater 4-H. We started the month going to Falk Headwaters Forest Reserve with the Fieldtrip/ Outdoor Adventures group. We had our community meeting, in the program we had the members leading and moving a beach ball pretending be a pig and after was the leaders and parents turn to try leading the ball. We had a relay race with spoons and eggs for recreation. All the board members spoke about what are their rules and what their position is expected to do. After the community meeting, we had the swine meeting. Our community service was the 3 corners clean up, members pick up trash and recycling. Some members participated in the Regional 4-H Presentation Day. With the Fiber Arts project group, we learn about basketry and started making a basket. Swine project had a fieldtrip to the Swap farm in Fortuna and learned about their set up. We enter the Rhody parade and some of the members brought in the float their animals, it was a lot of fun. We ended the month with the Spring Paper Clover/Bake sale at Arcata Tractor Supply."
- Leonardo Freitas, Club Reporter
State Presentation Day
Registration Closes May 12th
Virtual Contests - May 10-12 on Zoom
In-person State Field Day Contests - May 27th
It is time to register your presentation for State Presentation Day! All presentations require prequalification except for the new formats. Get registered for State Presentation Day today.
Weekly Updates 4/24/23 - 4/30/23
Extra! Extra! 4-H State Field Day has two NEW contests this year. Register for the Forestry and Insect Identification contests on the State Field Day website!
The season for 4-H Paper Clover is in full swing! Head to your nearest Tractor Supply Co. store NOW through May 7th and get your 4-H Paper Clover at checkout to show your support. 4-H overnight camping is BACK in Humboldt! Buying a paper clover will help keep it going strong!
May 27, 2023
2023 Butte County Horse Show
Sunday, June 11, 2023
Camelot Equestrian Center 1985 Clark Road, Butte Valley, CA 95965
Register now for the 2023 Butte County 4-H Horse Show! Open to all active 4-H members in the state of California. Show updates and entry forms will be posted on the 2023 Butte County 4-H Horse Show Facebook Event page.
Stanislaus County Fair- Junior Horse Show
June 3, 2023 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
2023 Stanislaus County Fair Junior Horse Show that is OPEN TO ALL California Junior horse exhibitors including 4-H, FFA, and Independent youth.
Diamond Bar Arena 6055 Central Ave, Ceres, CA 95307. Contact ksieber@stancofiar.com or livestock@stancofair.com with questions.