4-H Natural Resources

   
 

The 4-H Natural Resource project area is designed to teach youth about conservation and management practices for our nation's natural resources.

 

The information below, as well as the links to the right, will provide fact sheets and other study material in the areas of aquatic ecology, fishing, forestry, rangelands, species management, wildflowers, and wildlife.

 

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Oklahoma 4-H

4-H Wildlife Stewards

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  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Fishing
  • Forestry
  • Rangelands
  • Wildflowers
  • Wildlife
  • Fair Material
– AQUATIC ECOLOGY –
INVERTEBRATES
Aquatic Invertebrates Field Guide  
(29) - Stream and Lake Critter Identification PDF
LAKES
PONDS
STREAMS
– FISHING –
SPORT FISHING - ANGLING SKILLS
General Introduction
Angling Skills Resource Guide - Table of Contents PDF
Introduction to Angling Skills PDF

General Casting
Casting Basics and Equipment PDF
Can Casting PDF
Spin Casting PDF
Spinning PDF
Bait Casting PDF

Ice Fishing
Introduction to Ice Fishing PDF

Cooking Fish
Fish Cookery PDF
Fish Selection Information (Cookery) PDF
A Checklist for Fish Cookery Lesson PDF

Fly Fishing
Fly Casting PDF
Monofilament Leaders for Fly Fishing PDF
Shooting Taper System PDF
Introduction to Saltwater Fly Fishing PDF

General Angling Skills Fact Sheets
Knots for Anglers PDF
Barbless Hooks: De-barbing, Sharpening, Using Them PDF
Raising Earthworms PDF
Raising Crickets PDF
Name Tag Knowledge and Needs PDF
Fish Match Mixer PDF
Game Skill Building Activities PDF
Making Fish Prints PDF
Planning the Fishing Trip PDF
Angler Skill-A-Thon PDF
Keeping a Fishing Field Journal PDF

SPORT FISHING - AQUATIC ECOLOGY
Introduction to Aquatic Ecology
Aquatic Ecology Resource Guides: Table of Contents PDF
Why Include Aquatic Ecology Activities in a 4-H Sportfishing Program PDF
Tips for Teaching Aquatic Ecology and Biology PDF

All About Fish: Basic Biology and Ecology
Fact Sheet: Fish Colors PDF
Fact Sheet: Seasons of a Trout PDF
Making Fish Prints PDF

All about Fish: Classification and Identification
Fashion a Fish PDF
Getting to Know Your Local Fish PDF

Fish and the Places They Live: Water and the Water Cycle
Water We Eating PDF
Kitchen Table Water Cycle PDF

Fish and the Places They Live: Watersheds
Build a Watershed: Just Add Water PDF
Dissect a River PDF

Fish and the Places They Live: Water Habitats
Water, Water, Everywhere PDF
Habitat: Temperature, Oxygen and Turbidity PDF
Homemade Sampling Gear: Making a Secchi Disk PDF
Homemade Sampling Gear: Building and Using a Weighted Thermometer PDF

Fish and the Places They Live: Communities
Aquatic Adventures PDF
Go Fish PDF
What Fishes Need PDF
Aquatic Charades PDF
Homemade Sampling Gear: Plankton Tow PDF
Homemade Sampling Gear: Critter Collectors PDF

Supplemental Fact Sheets
Aquatic Leaf Eaters PDF
Critter Collectors PDF
Clams and Mussels PDF
Dobsonfly PDF
Phytoplankton PDF
Snails PDF
Why Fish Need Trees PDF
Electrofishing PDF
Fish Parts PDF

SPORT FISHING - PEOPLE AND FISH
General Introduction
People and Fish: Table of Contents PDF
Introduction to People and Fish PDF

Angling Ethics Activities
Introduction to Angling Ethics PDF
Take Home Your Limit of Litter PDF

Fisheries Management Activities
Keeping a Fishing Field Journal PDF
The Commons Dilemma PDF
Fishing for Regs PDF

Folkways Activities
Museum in a Tackle Box PDF
If Tackle Could Talk, Oh What (BIG FISH) Tales it Would Tell! PDF
Making Fish Prints PDF
Fishing for Stories PDF
Regional Fish Foodways PDF

SPORT FISHING - TACKLE CRAFTING
General Introduction and Information
Tackle Crafting: Table of Contents PDF
Tackle Crafting Introduction PDF
Knots for Anglers PDF
Monofilament Leaders for Fly Fishing PDF
Casting (Pouring) Jigs PDF
Painting Leadhead Jigs with Powder-Based Epoxy Paints PDF
Hook Hanging and Lure Repair PDF
Making In-Line Spinners PDF
Spinnerbaits and Buzzbaits PDF

Fly Tying Introduction and Information
An Introduction to Fly Tying PDF
An Introduction to Fly Tying Materials PDF
Accelerated Fly Tying Instructions for Instructors PDF
An Introduction to Fly Tying Tools PDF

Tackle Crafting Fact Sheets
Synthetic Tying Materials PDF
Eyes on Flies PDF
Barbless Hooks: Debarbing, Sharpening and Using Them PDF
Paint Drying Rack for Jigs and Poppers PDF
Making a Magnetic Fly Drying Strip PDF
Making a Hookout PDF
Raising Crickets PDF
Raising Earthworms PDF
Some Fly Tying References PDF
Building an Ice Fishing Sled PDF

Fly Tying
Tying a Wet Ant PDF
Tying Panfish Flies PDF
Tying Quill Winged and Flank Feather Winged Wet Flies PDF
Tying Hackle Wet Flies PDF
Tying Bucktails PDF
Tying Reverse Bucktails PDF
Tying Hackle Dry Flies PDF
Tying Classic Dry Flies PDF
Tying Hairwing Dry Flies PDF
Dry Flies Featuring Spun Hair PDF
Tying Mayfly Nymphs PDF
Caddisfly, Cranefly, Beetle and Fly Nymphs PDF
Stonefly, Fishfly, Dobsonfly, Damselfly and Dragonfly Nymphs PDF
Tying Streamer Flies PDF
Tying Hair Bugs PDF
Making Hard-Bodied Poppers PDF
Saltwater Patterns PDF

FACT SHEETS
(113) - Making a Lead Jig PDF
(114) - Making a Rubber Water Spider PDF
(317) - Fly Casting PDF
(318) - Spin Casting PDF
(319) - Bait Casting PDF
(721) - Self-Determined 4-H Wildlife and Fisheries Project Ideas PDF
– FORESTRY –
FACT SHEETS
NREM 207 - Oklahoma Forests and Forestry PDF
NREM 208 - Tree Identification PDF
NREM 209 - Compass and Pacing PDF
NREM 210 - Forest Evaluation PDF
NREM 211 - Forest Inventory PDF
NREM 212 - Management Practices PDF
(236) - Collecting and Exhibiting Leaves PDF
(237) - Leaf Presses and Collecting Tips PDF
(239) - Forestry Self-Determined Projects PDF

   
4-H FORESTRY PROGRAM MANUAL
Unit A - Trees PDF
Unit B - Forests PDF

 
YOUTH CAMPS
Oklahoma Youth Forestry and Wildlife Camp LINK

 
FORESTRY JUDGING
Youth Forestry Judging Program LINK
OK Forestry Judging Manual PDF

 
– RANGELANDS –
RANGE JUDGING
National Range Judging Contest LINK

– WILDFLOWERS –
FACT SHEETS
(718) - Wildflower Card PDF WORD

– WILDLIFE –
BIRDS
Fact Sheets
NREM 620 - Introduction to Birding PDF
NREM 621 - Using Binoculars PDF
NREM 622 - Bird Identification PDF
(722) - Bird and Nest Observation PDF
(723) - Bird Feeding Station Report PDF
(724) - Birdhouse Observation PDF

MAMMALS
Fact Sheets
(473) - Animal Tracks PDF

WHEP
Youth Contests
State WHEP LINK
National WHEP LINK

GENERAL WILDLIFE
Fact Sheets
(721) - Self-Determined 4-H Wildlife and Fisheries Project Ideas PDF

WILDLIFE FOODS
Fact Sheets
(719) - Wildlife Food and Cover Card WORD PDF

– FAIR MATERIAL –
MATERIALS AND GUIDELINES
(61) - Herbarium Card WORD PDF
(720) - Wildlife Project Exhibit Preparation Guidelines PDF