• 4-H Guiding Principles: Principle One

    Published on February 1, 2017

    Michigan 4-H sticks to basic guiding principles that define how it approaches its work with youth. The first principle is that youth develop positive relationships with adults and peers.

  • 4-H Guiding Principles: Principle Five

    Published on February 1, 2017

    Michigan 4-H sticks to basic guiding principles that define how it approaches its work with youth. The fifth principle is that youth develop skills that help them succeed.

  • 4-H Guiding Principles: Principle Two

    Published on February 1, 2017

    Michigan 4-H sticks to basic guiding principles that define how it approaches its work with youth. The second principle is that youth are physically and emotionally safe.

  • Protecting Animals and People: A Joint Project to Improve Zoonotic Disease Awareness and Prevention Among Michigan Youth Involved in Agriculture

    Published on December 9, 2021

    MSU Extension and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services webinar highlighting resources for events and facilities that have animal and people interaction, supporting good biosecurity and hygiene practices.

  • 4 H Livestock Virtual Show

    Published on November 24, 2020

    Many county fairs were not able to meet in person in 2020, so the St. Joseph County (Michigan) 4-H program hosted a virtual livestock show where kids could upload a short video of themselves showing their animals. This video includes a selection of those videos including several different livestock species.

  • Joshua Dixon: Oakland County 4-H

    Meet Michigan 4-H’er Joshua Dixon, of Oakland County. Learn more about the programs he’s taken part in through 4-H, including 4-H Capitol Experience, 4-H Exploration Days and civic engagement. He also shares how 4-H has taught him political and leadership skills.

  • Setting Up A Virtual Club Meeting

    Published on April 29, 2021

    Best practices around setting up a club meeting for virtual settings.

  • Homes at Home Session 11: Misunderstood Mudpuppies

    Published on April 25, 2020

    In this episode, Michigan Sea Grant educators Mary Bohling and Elliot Nelson explain how important mudpuppies are in our environment.

  • Why I Volunteer

    Published on June 1, 2023

    See why Michiganders volunteer with Michigan 4-H.

  • 4-H Ocean Explorers: Life Cycle of a Sea Turtle

    Published on April 30, 2020

    Discover more about sea turtles, their life cycles, habitat and needs. Presenter is a 4-H volunteer who works at a major US aquarium as a marine science educator.

  • Life of the Straits: Les Cheneaux

    Published on July 30, 2020

    Have you ever wanted to visit the mystical land of Narnia? Well you’re in luck, because in this edition of Life of the Straits we explore the Les Cheneaux area home to a number of amazing features including an area locals call Narnia.

  • Homes at Home Session 10: Great Lakes Invaders

    Published on April 22, 2020

    Michigan Sea Grant educator Meaghan Gass teaches us about different species that have “invaded” the Great Lakes! Learn about sea lamprey, quagga and zebra mussels and more, and how YOU can help to keep more invaders from getting into our lakes.

  • Addy Battel: Huron County 4-H

    Published on January 8, 2020

    Meet Michigan 4-H’er Addy Battel, who lives in Tuscola County and participates in 4-H in Huron County. Learn more about the programs she’s taken part in through 4-H, how 4-H has impacted her life and how 4-H has empowered her life.

  • International Conversation with Zichen from China

    Learn more about Chinese culture from Zichen, international exchange alumni to Michigan. She will share about her culture and differences you would notice if you were to visit her country. Enjoy her update on COVID-19 situation as well.

  • Wild Spartans: Science in Zookeeping & Conservation with Caitlin Mack

    Published on November 10, 2020

    In this 4-H Wild Spartans episode, we head to the sub-Sahara to learn about African painted (wild) dogs. Meet MSU graduate researcher, Caitlin Mack, learn about her work on the social behavior and conservation of these rare carnivores, and the education and career path she followed as she discusses “Science in Zookeeping and Conservation.”

  • 4-H Online 2.0 Creating A New Family Profile

    Published on September 14, 2020

    In this video you will see how to create a new family account in 4-H online 2.0, how to enroll in 4-H, and how to add members to your family

  • Homes at Home Session 13: Cruise the Great Lakes

    Published on May 3, 2020

    Michigan Sea Grant educators will answer some of the many questions we received during our series - some were stumpers: do fish sleep? And others we just didn’t get time to answer before. Watch and learn lots of different fun facts about the Great Lakes!

  • Starting a Leaf Collection

    Start a leaf collection! Join Michigan State University Extension 4-H  Program Coordinator Seth Martin to learn how to select and preserve leaves to start a leaf collection. 

  • Homes at Home Session 2: Be a Great Lakes Hero

    Published on March 25, 2020

    Michigan Sea Grant Extension Educator Meaghan Gass teaches us about the Great Lakes and how we can help protect the Great Lakes by learning to STOP marine debris! Our challenge for the day is to create a T-Shirt bag.

  • Engaging 4-H Youth in Animal SCIENCE Education

    Published on February 21, 2024

    Watch for information about the curriculum and resources available to volunteers to engage 4-H youth in their communities in animal science education.