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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April Deadlines and Events
- April 3: State 4-H/FFA Livestock Evaluation; Garrison Arena, Pendleton, SC
- April 3: State 4-H Horse Judging and Hippology Contest Registration Deadline
- April 3: State 4-H Small Garden Project Registration Deadline; Online
- 4/4: $4 for 4-H Day; Encourage folks to 💵🍀DONATE $4 TO OCONEE 4-H🍀💵
- Annual Fund (supports current programs)
- Endowment (builds and sustains future 4-H)
- April 6: WHEP training, 4:30-5:30 South Cove County Park - TBD as needed
- April 6: 4-H Pinckney Leadership Camp (Middle School) Application Deadline, Online April 10: Portfolios Due; State Office (local submission deadlines may vary)
- April 6: 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)
- April 8: Clemson Give Day (Click here to give directly to Oconee 4-H)
- April 11: Shooting Sports – Super Sporting and Sporting Clays; Hermitage Sporting Grounds, Camden, SC
- April 10: Small Garden Project Registration EXTENDED Deadline
- April 10: South Carolina 4-H Jr. Weekend Registration Deadline; Online
- April 10-15: 2026 National 4-H Conference, Arlington VA
- April 13: WHEP training, 4:30-5:30 South Cove County Park - Practice Identification
- April 13: 9: Oconee Hopper Rabbit Club Monthly Meeting 2nd Monday of the month, 5:30pm at Oconee Extension Office
- April 15: WHEP training, 4:30-5:30 South Cove County Park - Seniors Only
- April 17-19: Shooting Sports – SCTP Southeast Regional, Forest City Gun Club; Savannah, GA
- April 17-18: State 4-H Horse Judging and Hippology Contest; Clemson, SC
- April 18: WHEP training, 4:30-5:30 South Cove County Park - Field Day!!! – Off-Site Management Plan Practice
- April 19-25: National Volunteers Week; counties across the state
- April 20: Oconee Clovers Club Meeting 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month 6pm at Oconee Extension Office – Topic: Chemistry (Sensational Suds, Plastic Milk, Fluffy Slime)
- April 21: Bark Buddies Club Meeting 3rd Tuesday of the month, 6pm at the Walhalla Extension Office, Topic: Planning Obedience Training for 2026
- April 21: Horse, Swine, Dairy, Beef and Goat Record Book State Office Deadline
- April 21: In-person 4-H Program Team Meeting; Agents out of office
- April 24: State 4-H/FFA WHEP (Wildlife Habitat Education Program) Contest; Edisto Research and Education Center, Blackville, SC
- April 24: State 4-H Horse Show – Intent to Show Deadline
- April 24-26: 4-H Weekend of Service; counties across the state
- April 25: Oconee County Clovers HIKE: Weekend of Service – Litter Collection, picnic, and hike!
- April 27: Oconee Junior Chefs Club Meeting 4th Mondays at 5:30 pm at Oconee Extension Office – Topic: TBD
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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
- May1-3: 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
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.