Your Local 4-H Agent
Lillian (Lil) Ledford
301 W South Broad Street
Walhalla, SC 29691
Work Cell: 864-795-2347

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4-H provides hands-on, learn-by-doing, opportunities for everyone.
Oconee County 4-H Clubs
Clubs
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Bark Buddies Dog Club
Bark Buddies Dog Club: Tina Reif treif@clemson.edu
- Club meets 6pm the 3rd Tuesday of the month at the Oconee County Extension office, 301 West South Broad St. Walhalla, SC 29691
- Register youth and attending adults for each meeting: Bark Buddies Registration
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Oconee Jr. Chefs
Oconee Jr. Chefs: VOLUNTEER LEADER NEEDED
- Club meets 5pm the 4th Monday of the month at the Oconee County Extension office, 301 West South Broad St. Walhalla, SC 29691
- Register youth and attending adults for each meeting: Oconee Jr. Chefs Registration
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Oconee Hoppers
Oconee Hoppers: Tina Reif treif@clemson.edu
- Club meets 5:30pm the 2 nd Monday of September-November and February-June at the Oconee County Extension office, 301 West South Broad St. Walhalla, SC 29691
- Register youth and attending adults: Oconee Hoppers Eventbrite
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Oconee County Clovers
Oconee County Clovers: Sara Foster clydesdalesocks@gmail.com
- General Interest Club, topics chosen by members
- Meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM.
- For location and to register youth and attending adults use: Oconee County Clovers Eventbrite
- The Clovers have started a once-a-month hike series. Please click here for dates and to register.
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Tri-County Horse Club
Horse Club in Conjunction with Pickens County 4-H
- Exploring all things Equine in the Golden Corner, in conjunction with Pickens County 4-H (visit their website for more clubs and opportunities)
- Meets on the 3rd Monday of each month at 6pm
- For location and to register youth use: Tri-County Horse Club Eventbrite
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Shooting Sports
Any Shooters interested in Shooting sports please contact Rick Willey,
- Email: rwlly@clemson.edu
- Phone: (864)-656-3090
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Archery Club
- Leader: Ashlie Parham, ash.parham8@gmail.com
- Club to start in September of 2026, contact Lil or Ashlie with questions or to offer assistance!
Annual Events & State Projects
Kits and Program Reservations
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Request a Program
Your 4-H agent is available for free programs in the educational setting of your choice (schedule dependent).
- I’d love to help you with adding 4-H to your existing clubs, or with starting an all-new in-school 4-H club!
- Becoming a certified South Carolina Green Steps School is easy and rewarding. We already have several in the county for whom I serve as a mentor! I/they would be happy to help you with this process.
- Consider taking the Extension School and Community Garden course for resources & expertise, access to discount plants delivered throughout the school year, and recertification points.
- Your current agent, Lil Ledford, is a certified Virginia K-6 teacher (working on SC licensure) and worked for 12 years as an educator with the regionally recognized University of Virginia’s Blandy Education Team. I would LOVE to use my expertise to work with you and your students!
- Email ledfor7@clemson.edu or text (864-795-2347) to open a conversation.
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Embryology (hatching chicks)
- Request a chick-hatching kit in your educational setting, and to optionally reserve agent time for a project program.
- Kit use is free, fertilized eggs are $12/dozen from Clemson’s Morgan Poultry Farm.
- Eggs take three weeks (21 days) to hatch
- **Submitting the form does not guarantee a reservation, your agent will confer with you to confirm/change your reservation**
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Water Quality Survey
- Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Survey Kits are available for use by:
- certified South Carolina Adopt-A-Stream volunteers
- Educators conducting stream ecology
- Water Chemistry Setup(s) coming soon!
- Use this form to request a kit of materials, and for optionally reserving agent time for a program around this project.
- Kits are free to use; lost or misused items must be replaced.
- **Submitting the form does not guarantee a reservation, your agent will confer with you to confirm/change your reservation**
- Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Survey Kits are available for use by:
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Wildlife Tracks and Scats
- Available materials include:
- silicone molds for creating plaster track casts,
- field guides for common tracks and scats,
- resin track casts that can be used to create prints.
- We hope to add a model scats, pelts, and more activities in the near future!
- Use this form to request a kit of materials, and to optionally reserve agent time for a project program.
- Kits are free; consumables by 4-H may incur a charge. Lost or misused items must be replaced.
- **Submitting the form does not guarantee a reservation, your agent will confer with you to confirm/change your reservation**
- Available materials include:
UPCOMING IN 4-H
Remember – ALL in attendance must register via Eventbrite (not just participants) for EACH session of each event. Eventbrite links also contain essential information (location, ages, cost, ect)
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May Deadlines and Events
- May 1: Glen Krohn Volunteer Award – Nominations Due (PDF), Online
- May 1: Spirit of 4-H Award – Nominations Due, Online
- May 1: State 4-H Laying Flock (Poultry Project Record Book) Registration Deadline
- May 1: State 4-H Rabbit Project Registration Deadline
- May 1: Upstate Tomato Project Registration Deadline
- May 1: State 4-H Honey Bee Project Apiary Installation Deadline
- May 1: State 4-H Small Garden Project Planting Deadline
- May 1-3: Junior Weekend FFA Leadership Center, Cherry Grove, SC
- May 4: Oconee Clovers Club Meeting 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month 6pm at Oconee Extension Office – Topic: Baking Dog Treats for the Farm Crawl!
- May 9: State 4-H Honey Bee Project Kick-off in-person
- May 9: Shooting Sports – State Sporting Clays Championship and HOA, Palmetto Shooting Complex; Edgefield, SC
- May 11: Oconee Hopper Rabbit Club Monthly Meeting 2nd Monday of the month, 5:30pm at Oconee Extension Office
- May 16: Oconee County Farm Crawl – Oconee 4-H is taking over the Event Barn!!!
- May 18: Oconee Clovers Club Meeting 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month 6pm at Oconee Extension Office – Topic: Serving our Furry Friends with the Oconee Animal Shelter
- May 25: Oconee Junior Chefs Club Meeting 4th Mondays at 5:30 pm at Oconee Extension Office – Topic: TBD
- May 25: Memorial Day Holiday; Clemson University Closed (NO CLUB MEETINGS)
- May 29: State 4-H Horse Show and Creative Contest Registration Deadline; Online
- May 30/31: OCC Hike: MUSHROOMS in R. C. Edwards Meadow
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June Deadlines and Events
- June 1: Oconee Clovers Club Meeting 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month 6pm at 4-H Barn – Topic: LAST MEETING PARTY!
- June 1: State 4-H Ambassador Reports Due; Online
- June 2: State 4-H Ambassador Applications Open; Online
- June 3, Interviews for National Conference & Presidential Tray; Online
- June 5: State 4-H Teen Council Application Deadline; Online
- June 7-13: 4-H Pinckney Leadership Conference - Session 1; Clemson, SC
- June 8: 9: Oconee Hopper Rabbit Club Monthly Meeting 2nd Monday of the month, 5:30pm at 4-H Barn - End of year PARTY!
- June 9-13: State 4-H Horse Show; Garrison Arena; Pendleton, SC
- June 13-14: On Target Oconee Archery Camp
- June 11-18: Shooting Sports - SCTP Nationals; Marengo, OH
- June 12: State 4-H Congress Registration Deadline
- June 15: State 4-H Honey Bee Project Check-In; Online
- June 21-26: National Shooting Sports Championship; Grand Island, NE
- June 22: Oconee Junior Chefs Club Meeting 4th Mondays at 5:30 pm at Oconee Extension Office – Topic: TBD
- June 22-24: Cooking Camp: In celebration of the 250thUSA birthday, we'll explore cuisine through the history of South Carolina.
- June 28-July 3: 4-H Pinckney Leadership Camp; SC FFA Leadership Center, Cherry Grove, SC
Community Needs Assessment
Oconee County 4-H is conducting a survey to help us grow our positive youth development programs.There are no right or wrong answers, so please answer all questions honestly. Thank you for your help.