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Eau Claire County 4-H
Clover Leaves
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Join the Eau Claire County Garden Project
Get your hands in the dirt and watch your skills grow! Learn about plants, garden alongside friends in a community space, and harvest fresh food you helped grow. The Garden Project meets biweekly (every other Friday)!
Who: 4-H youth (Grades 3+)
When: May 1, 15, 29 (4:30–6 PM) | June 12, 26 & July 10, 24 (9–10:30 AM)
Where: Extension Eau Claire County Office
***Our meeting on July 24th will take place at the County Fair
Cost: $5
Registration deadline: Friday, April 17 at 11:59 PM
Get ready to grow, learn, and dig in this summer!
Questions? Contact Gracie Gray at glgray2@wisc.edu.
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April Cloverbud Activity: Earth Explorers
Join us for Earth Explorers, a free, fun, hands-on Earth Day program! On April 7th, from 6 PM to 7 PM, at the Extension Eau Claire County Office. Cloverbuds can learn about Earth Day, recycling, composting, and caring for our planet. Children will create art using recycled materials and take home something they made! We ask that a parent or guardian stay with their Cloverbud for the entire program, and siblings are welcome to join.
No registration required. Contact Gracie Gray at glgray2@wisc.edu with questions.
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Outpost Camp for grades 7-9Camp Registration is open! Camp registration will close when it is full or April 12, whichever is first. Eau D-ark 4-H camp is a partnership between Eau Claire, Dunn, and Clark Counties. Base camp will be from June 7-10 at Kamp Kenwood. Outpost campers cook over the campfire, play lots of games, canoe outside of the swimming area, explore nature, and hear from guest speakers. Favorite activities include frisbee, cards, capture the flag, beach day, night hike, canoeing, arts & crafts, and much more! Outpost camp takes place at a Lake Wissota group campsite. Campers and volunteers sleep in tents.
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Base Camp for grades 3-6
Camp Registration is open! Camp registration will closes March 31. Eau D-ark 4-H camp is a partnership between Eau Claire, Dunn, and Clark Counties. Base camp will be from June 7-10 at Kamp Kenwood. Camp activities include canoeing, kayaking, arts & crafts, tie dying, baking, games, scavenger hunts, Night hike, beach day, nature exploration, and much more! Base camp has 4 cabins with their own bathrooms. Research shows that attending camp has positive impacts that continue into adulthood. And, camp is fun! Meet new friends! Try new things!
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Camp Volunteers Needed
We need adults to volunteer for camp! Adult supervision helps keep campers safe and camp run smoothly. Please sign up to help.
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Performing Arts Festival a Success!
Congratulations to the following: Pleasant Hill Go Getters for receiving the Drama Festival's Award of Excellence Honorable Mention for their original play, "Summer Camp Drama"; Eau Claire Clovers for the Drama Festival's Award of Excellence for their original play, "Mystery in the Barnyard"; and Alissa Andreo for receiving the Music Festival's "best vocalist" award. Emma Hart-Brinson and Athena Harding received "best Eau Claire County Drama Performers." Elizabeth Liss received a judge's favorite award for writing the Pleasant Hill Go-Getters' play. A huge thank you to all of the adults and youth that helped put together all of the performances. The judges commented that all of the acts were high quality. Thank you for supporting your youth in gaining confidence, practicing teamwork, and building resilience.
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Project Exploration Day a Success!
Lots of fun was had at Project Exploration Day! Kiddos made pipe cleaner flowers, decorated cupcakes, made light up cards by building a circuit, built kaleidoscopes, made paper dragon puppets, designed fairy gardens, planned gardens, and "drew" with yarn. Thank you to the youth and adults who led sessions. This program was a way to build leadership skills for older youth and provide opportunities to explore "sparks" for younger youth. Everyone strengthened relationships. Relationships across clubs and across age groups builds a sense of belonging. Thank you to all who participated!
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Older Youth CouncilOlder Youth Council is open to any youth enrolled in the 4-H program who is in 7th grade and up. They do a variety of service and fun. It's a great way to increase your leadership skills.
Contact leader, Jodi Thesing-Ritter at thesinjm@uwec.edu or Rachel Hart-Brinson at rachel.hartbrinson@wisc.edu for more information.
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OYC Meeting, April 6Lymett Farms: 6:00-8:00pm
6667 36th St, Colfax, WI
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Summer Academy
Mark your calendars for June 14-18 on UW-Madison Campus for career and spark exploration for 8-11th graders. Registration opens in March. Register early to get the tracks you want! Cost is only $150 thanks to a generous donor.
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Next Meeting - May 12Leaders Association Meetings are held at the Eau Claire County Extension Office the 2nd Tuesday of September, November, January, March, May, and June. 6:00pm will be a time to hear policy updates, ask the 4-H educator questions, and brainstorm club ideas. Meetings will start at 6:30pm. PLEASE make every effort to send a representative to these meetings. Attending is how we make connections and learn from each other to bring the best program we can to the young people in our clubs. It connects your local club program to the wider county program and makes you aware of the wider opportunities in 4-H so that you can promote those to your club members.
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James Volbrecht Scholarship
$300 scholarship awarded to Eau Claire County 4-H or FFA member infolved in the Eau Claire County Fair who plans to pursue postsecondary education. Due 11:59PM on Friday, July 17
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Breakfast on the Farm Scholarship
2026 Scholarship for those involved in 4-H, FFA, or the ag industry.
Apply by May 1, 2026
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Non-Discrimination Statement:
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of Extension provides equal opportunities in employment and programming in compliance with state and federal law.
La University of Wisconsin–Madison División de Extensión proporciona igualdad de oportunidades en el empleo y en sus programas, según lo que exige la ley federal y estatal.
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