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!
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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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February Deadlines and Events
- February 2: WHEP training, 4:30-5:30 South Cove County Park
- February 2: Oconee Clovers Club Meeting CANCELLED (weather)
- 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 15: Oconee Clovers Club Hike location and time TBD
- February 16: Oconee Clovers Club Meeting CANCELLED (leader out of town)
- 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 (TEAM NEEDED)
- 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 (LEADER NEEDED)
- 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: Oconee Clovers Club Hike (foul weather date) location and time TBD
- February 28: State 4-H Horse Bowl and Horse Communications Contest
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March Deadlines and Events
- March 2: WHEP training, 4:30-5:30 South Cove County Park
- March 2: Oconee Clovers Club Meeting 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month 6pm at Oconee Extension Office – Topic: Biology (lab safety & Strawberry DNA Extraction, Floating Sharks, Plant Color Extraction)
- March 6: Wildlife Food Plot Wrap-up
- March 7: Shooting Sports – State Trap Championship; South Carolina DNR, Wateree, SC
- March 9: WHEP training, 4:30-5:30 South Cove County Park - Practice Identification
- March 9: Oconee Hopper Rabbit Club Monthly Meeting 2nd Monday of the month, 5:30pm at Oconee Extension Office
- March 10: State 4-H Legislative Day; Columbia, SC
- March 11: WHEP training, 4:30-5:30 South Cove County Park - Seniors Only
- March 13: State 4-H/FFA Dairy Evaluation Contest Registration Deadline; Online
- March 13: Spring Dairy Show “Let’s Talk Dairy” Public Speaking Registration Deadline; Online
- March 14: 4-H Pinckney Leadership Roundup, Florence, SC
- March 15: Oconee Clovers Club Hike location and time TBD
- March 16: WHEP training, 4:30-5:30 South Cove County Park
- March 16: Oconee Clovers Club Meeting 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month 6pm at Oconee Extension Office – Topic: Physics (Which Parachute?, Picking Up Rainbows, Tessellations & Snowflake Geometry, Egg in a Bottle)
- March 17: Bark Buddies Club Meeting 3rd Tuesday of the month, 6pm at the Walhalla Extension Office, Topic: TBD
- March 17: State 4-H Engineering Challenge; State Fairgrounds, Columbia, SC March 20: South Carolina 4-H Jr. Weekend Registration Deadline; Online
- March 20: State 4-H/FFA Livestock Evaluation Registration Deadline, Online
- March 21: Oconee Bellfest at Devil’s Fork State Park (not 4-H, but a cool Oconee special plant)
- March 23: WHEP training, 4:30-5:30 South Cove County Park
- March 23: Oconee Junior Chefs Club Meeting 4th Mondays at 5:30 pm at Oconee Extension Office – Topic: TBD
- March 24-29: Shooting Sports – Sporting Clay Gator Cup, Back Woods Quail Club; Georgetown, SC
- March 25-29: Ignite by 4-H Summit; Washington D.C.
- March 27: State 4-H/FFA Dairy Evaluation; Garrison Arena, Pendleton, SC
- March 27-29: Spring Dairy Show, Garrison Arena; Pendleton, SC
- March 28: State 4-H Team Cooking Challenge; Florence, SC
- March 28: Forest Fest; Clemson Experimental Forest, Clemson, SC
- March 28: Oconee Clovers Club Hike (foul weather date) location and time TBD
- March 28: 4-H Pinckney Leadership Roundup; Charleston, SC
- March 30: WHEP training, 4:30-5:30 South Cove County Park - Management Plan Practice
- March 30: 4-H Pinckney Leadership Conference (High School) Application Deadline; Online
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.