Wood County News

The Wood County Master Gardeners are hosting their annual Spring Seminar and Plant Sale Thursday, April 20 at 6 p.m., in Parkersburg at the Fort Boreman Room of the Judge Black Annex to the Wood County Court House.  This is at 317 Market Street, directly across from the Blennerhassett Hotel. 

Stay up to date on the latest West Virginia 4-H opportunities by checking out the WVU Extension State 4-H Events. All state events and contests required registration in https://4h.zsuite.org. Check your ZSuite account regularly! 

Join other 4-H members from around the state by participating in a virtual 4-H SPIN Club! Topics include Welcome to 4-H, We Love Our Pets, Career Readiness, Cooking, and Mental Health. Browse all of the 4-H SPIN Clubs at  WV 4-H SPIN Clubs. 

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Growing Beets and Carrots in the Home Garden

County Roundup is just around the corner! What is County Roundup? Roundup is a public speaking/visual presentation competition for 4-H members at the county level. You can demonstrate how to do something, give a speech, or do a PowerPoint presentation about your 4-H project area or a topic of interest to you! Blue ribbon winners have the opportunity to record their visual presentation to be sent to Morgantown for State Competition and a chance to bring home the GOLD!

First-year 4-H members and Cloverbuds may sign up to recite the pledge or creed to gain public speaking experience. There will also be a Cookie Bakeoff at the April 2 Roundup.

Download this guide for information on completed projects, community service, county 4-H awards, the 4-H calendar, and more! This Clover Guide is your guide to Wood County 4-H!

For OMC, Alpha I and Alpha II:
Register before this Sunday, March 17 at midnight to get $100 off your registration fee!

For STEM and AgriSTEM Camps:
Register ASAP! These will fill up very quickly, as each camp is limited to only 24 participants.

Did you know the Wood County 4-H Leaders' Association provides funding for scholarships to local, state, regional, national, and international 4-H events, competitions and camps? Help the Wood County 4-H Leaders'  Association continue to offer this support by sharing the following fund-raisers that directly benefit Wood County and West Virginia 4-H!