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4-H Wildlife Project

Colorado’s wildlife is one of our state’s biggest attractions. Through your work in this project, you will learn about wildlife behavior, habitat requirements, how wildlife species fit into nature’s scheme, how they are managed, and how they relate to humans.

Step 3: Select Your Project

Note: 4-H members are encouraged to select the Wildlife units in which they are most interested and are able to complete the related activities

Unit 1 Exploring Wildlife

This unit is for member’s ages 8-18 years old. Members will accomplish the following learning experiences:

  • Select and complete field activities
  • Record your exploration and observations

Unit 2 Small Game

This unit is for member’s ages 8-18 years old. Members will accomplish the following learning experiences:

  • Select and complete field activities
  • Record your explorations and observations

Unit 3 Waterfowl

This unit is for member’s ages 8-18 years old. Members will accomplish the following learning experiences:

  • Select and complete field activities
  • Record your explorations and observations

Unit 4 Big Game

This unit is for member’s ages 8-18 years old. Members will accomplish the following learning experiences:

  • Select and complete field activities
  • Record your explorations and observations

Unit 5 Furbearers

This unit is for member’s ages 8-18 years old. Members will accomplish the following learning experiences:

  • Select and complete field activities
  • Record your explorations and observations

Unit 6 Song Birds and Birds of Prey

This unit is for member’s ages 8-18 years old. Members will accomplish the following learning experiences:

  • Select and complete field activities
  • Record your explorations and observations
Step 4:

The items listed below are your project requirements. Select each in turn to access a Word Document. Once you have your document, please save it to your hard drive or other media before entering information.

  1. Colorado 4-H Wildlife Project Tip Sheet
  2. 4-H Project E-Record for Family/Consumer Science and General Projects
  3. Wildlife Supplement
  4. 4-H Wildlife Project Examples for Specific Project Information page in the e-Record

Colorado State Fair and Local County Fair Exhibit Requirements

General Exhibit Requirements:

All exhibits will consist of the following:

  1. Completed e-Record presented in a sturdy binder/notebook.
  2. Prepare a wildlife experience and put it in the e-Record on the page title Specific Project Information. Include the date, location, wildlife activity, what you did, how it relates to wildlife and describe what happened. Click here for a template to use.
  3. A display board related to the unit of enrollment. (No wooden display cases.) The standardized display board size 4' x 3' is to be used for 4-H projects.

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Updated Thursday, October 23, 2008.