Registration open for 4-H Wildlife Food Plot Project for Youth

Registration is underway for the 2018 4-H Wildlife Food Plot Project, which gives South Carolina youth a unique opportunity to learn about wildlife habitat management, reports the Clemson University Media Relations Department. This is a hands-on environmental education program and a competitive, independent-study project for youth ages 5-18. Participants are provided with record books and seed for an approximate 1/8-acre plot. County, region and state prizes will be awarded based on plot and record book performance. Youth who would like to participate, but do not have available land for them to use, can contact their local county Cooperative Extension Service office where agents may be able to help locate a landowner with a suitable site. The deadline to register is Aug. 10 and the cost is $18 for current 4-H members. There will be an additional $10 fee for anyone who wants to become a 4-H member during the 2018-2019 school year. For more information, contact the local county Cooperative Extension Service office. Sponsors for this year’s program are Quality Deer Management Association (QDMA) Foundation, QDMA Rack Pack and Wannamaker Wildlife.