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Oconee County 4-H

Your Local 4-H Agent

Lillian (Lil) Ledford

301 W South Broad Street
Walhalla, SC 29691
Work Cell: 864-795-2347

Email Lillian

Join 4-H

4-H provides hands-on, learn-by-doing, opportunities for everyone.

Oconee County 4-H Clubs

Clubs

Annual Events & State Projects

Kits and Program Reservations

  • 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.
  • 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**
  • Water Quality Survey
  • 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**

Upcoming Events

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)

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.

Member Interest Form

Oconee County 4-H
Oconee County 4-H | 301C West South Broad Street, Walhalla, SC 29691