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: Kathryn Flynn kwflynn@clemson.edu
- 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
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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!
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Poultry Club
- Leader: Crystal Cleveland, crystaljcleveland@gmail.com
- Club to start in 2026, contact Lil or Crystal with interest!
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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December Deadlines and Events
- December 1: Wildlife Food Plot Project Check-in; Online
- December 1: Oconee Clovers Club Meeting 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month 6pm at Oconee Extension Office – Outdoor Skills (Firepit & S’mores!)
- December 2: Giving Tuesday; consider donating to South Carolina 4-H (Check to see if your employer does donation matching!)
- December 7: Oconee Hoppers Salem Christmas Parade – line up starting at 3:30 at the Eagle’s Nest Art Center, parade starts at 4. Dress for the weather & wear 4-H gear, carry a rabbit! (other clubs welcome to march!) Register in Eventbrite so we know to expect you.
- December 13: Oconee Hopper Rabbit Club Service Project 10:30-5:30pm - Bell Ringing at Belk (with shifts!) Register in Eventbrite and email Tina to secure your shift!
- December 8-14: Computer Science Education Week – South Carolina 4-H “Give AI a Try”; Online
- December 12: State 4-H Presentations Contest Registration Deadline; Online (includes the regional qualifier)
- December 15: 4-H Pinckney Leadership Conference & Camp Applications Open
- December 15: Oconee County Clovers Christmas Party (All 4-H members & family invited, bring a snack to share), 6pm
- December 16: State 4-H Healthy Living Project - Mysteries of Fruits and Vegetables End of Project Zoom
- December 17-26: Oconee Agent on Winter Holiday
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January Deadlines and Events
- January 1: New Year’s Holiday, Clemson University
- January 5: Oconee Clovers Club Meeting 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month 6pm at Oconee Extension Office – Topic: TBD
- January 12: WHEP training, 4:30-5:30 South Cove County Park - New students or for anyone who wants a refresher - Paperwork, What is WHEP?, go over how classes will run, Management Plan Overview
- January 12: Oconee Hopper Rabbit Club Officer Training 2nd Monday of the month, 5:30pm at Oconee Extension Office
- January 14: WHEP training, 4:30-5:30 South Cove County Park (Seniors only)
- January 19: Martin Luther King, Jr., Holiday, Clemson University
- January 19: Oconee Clovers Club Meeting 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month 6pm at Oconee Extension Office
- January 23: State 4-H Wildlife Food Plot Record Books due
- January 26: WHEP training, 4:30-5:30 South Cove County Park - New students or for anyone who wants a refresher – Management Plan Overview
- January 26: Oconee Junior Chefs Club Meeting 4th Mondays at 5:30 pm at Oconee Extension Office – Topic: TBD
- January 29: Adults - want to volunteer at the competition on April 24 (and/or be able to help your youth)? Attend this WHEP Educator training on January 29!
- January 30: State 4-H Engineering Challenge Registration Deadline
- January 30: State 4-H Physical Activity Project Registration Deadline; Online
- January 31; 4-H Pinckney Leadership Roundup; Columbia, S.C.
- January 31: Shooting Sports – Sporting Clays; Hermitage Sporting Grounds, Camden, SC
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February Deadlines and Events
- February 2: WHEP training, 4:30-5:30 South Cove County Park
- February 2: Oconee Clovers Club Meeting 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month 6pm at Oconee Extension Office – Topic: TBD
- February 6: 4-H Cooking Like a Chef Summit Registration Deadline
- February 7: State 4-H Presentations Contest; TBD
- February 7: Shooting Sports – Trap Qualifier; Multiple locations
- February 9: WHEP training, 4:30-5:30 South Cove County Park
- February 9: Oconee Hopper Rabbit Club Monthly Meeting 2nd Monday of the month, 5:30pm at Oconee Extension Office
- February 11: WHEP training, 4:30-5:30 South Cove County Park - Seniors Only
- February 13: State 4-H Horse Bowl and Communications Contest Registration Deadline
- February 16: Oconee Clovers Club Meeting 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month 6pm at Oconee Extension Office – Topic: TBD
- February 17: Bark Buddies Club Meeting 3rd Tuesday of the month, 6pm at the Walhalla Extension Office, Topic: TBD
- February 21: Cooking Like a Chef Summit; Center for Advanced Technical Studies, Chapin, SC
- February 23: WHEP training, 4:30-5:30 South Cove County Park
- February 23: Oconee Junior Chefs Club Meeting 4th Mondays at 5:30 pm at Oconee Extension Office – Topic: TBD
- February 27: State 4-H Honey Bee Project Registration Deadline; You need access to a hive, you don’t have to own it. Your agent can help you find a beekeeper to mentor you!
- February 27: State 4-H Pullet Chain (Poultry Project Record Book) Registration Deadline; Online
- February 28: State 4-H Horse Bowl and Horse Communications Contest
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.