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Sherry Weaver teaches the world's largest gardening lesson on July 28, 2023 at the Monongalia County Ballpark. (Brian Bornes/WVU Extension)

West Virginia University Extension Safety and Health received its first endowment to establish scholarship assistance for individuals seeking to obtain advanced certifications in safety and health. Nancy Valentine Harper of Rivesville, West Virginia, pledged a portion of her estate to support scholarships and a training room at WVU Extension’s Safety and Health at One Waterfront Place.  

West Virginia University Extension 4-H teams have a long history of earning top honors in the national land judging and homesite evaluation competitions. In May, a team of Monroe County youths continued that legacy by winning the national champion title at the National Land Judging and Homesite Evaluation Contest in Oklahoma.  

West Virginia University Jackson’s Mill has offered outdoor recreation opportunities to youth for years, but their access to the river that runs along the campus has been limited. However, through a recent partnership, they were able to add two new river access ramps, increasing these opportunities significantly.

Thanks to the help of many generous donors, longtime West Virginia University Extension 4-H club leader Stacy Fint’s legacy will live on through new cultural heritage experiences for young West Virginians attending state 4-H camps.

Adams is a graduate of the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources with a dual bachelor’s degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering and a master’s degree in aerospace engineering, but her interest in rocketry started long before that at a 4-H club when she was only nine years old.  

The Grow This: West Virginia Garden Challenge is looking for a talented gardener to help West Virginia University Extension make history.