 4-H
Activity and Events
Wildlife Habitat Education Program
Handbooks and Resources
Arkansas WHEP Handbooks
Cloverbud handbook (PDF). Cloverbuds who participate in the
Wildlife Identification station receive recognition for their
effort. Only counties with competing Junior and Senior teams can
enter Cloverbuds. Their responses are not graded.
Junior handbook (entire manual, PDF). The Juniors compete in
four events – Wildlife Identification, Wildlife Foods and Concepts,
Aerial Photo Interpretation, and Wildlife Habitat Practices.
Junior handbook divided into sections (PDF)
1.
Introduction
2.
General Rules and Regulations
3.
Wildlife ID Activity
4.
Wildlife Species Study Materials
5.
Wildlife Foods and Concepts Activity
6.
Food Habits Study Materials
7.
Concepts and Terms Study Materials
8.
Aerial Photos Activity and Study Materials
9.
Wildlife Practices Activity
10.
Wildlife Practices Study Materials
11.
Appendix A: Region Descriptions
12.
Appendix B: Glossary
13.
Appendix C: Scoring
Senior handbook (entire manual, PDF). Seniors compete in
Wildlife Identification, Wildlife Foods and Concepts, Aerial Photo
Interpretation, Wildlife Habitat Practices, Written Wildlife
Management Plan, and Oral Defense of Written Plan.
Senior handbook divided into sections (PDF)
1.
Introduction
2.
General Rules and Regulations
3.
Wildlife ID Activity
4.
Wildlife Species Study Materials
5.
Wildlife Knowledge Activity
6.
Region Descriptions Subactivity and Study Materials (No. 1)
7.
Concepts and Terms Subactivity and Study Materials (No. 2)
8.
Wildlife Habitat Needs Subactivity (No. 3)
9.
Aerial Photos Subactivity (No. 4)
10.
Food Habits Subactivity and Study Materials
(No. 5)
11.
Knowledge of Wildlife Practices Subactivity (No. 6)
12.
On-site Evaluation Activity
13.
Habitat Practices/On-site Evaluation Study Materials
14.
Management Plan Activity
15.
Oral Defense Activity
16.
Appendix A: Scoring
17.
Appendix B: Glossary
4-H Project Books
A number of project books are available for purchase through your
local 4-H office. Check with your
county extension
office about ordering these books, or place an
order online.
- 4-H Wildlife Leaders Guide: 4H 9077
- 4-H Wildlife Manual/Level A (Grades 3-4): 4H 903
- 4-H Wildlife Manual/Level B (Grades 5-6): 4H 904
- 4-H Wildlife Manual/Level C (Grades 7-9): 4H 905
- 4-H Wildlife Manual/Level D (Grades 10-12): 4H 906
Additional Resources
Leader Activity Guide (PDF) provides lesson plans for training
your Juniors and Seniors about WHEP concepts for competing in
contest activities.
4-H WHEP Flier (PDF). describes Arkansas 4-H WHEP to share with
your club members.
Educational Trunks are boxes of resource materials
available on loan to county 4-H agents and their leaders. Check out
one or more of the following boxes:(1) furs, (2) skulls, (3)
wildlife ID (includes plastic tracks, scat and IdentiFlyer), (4)
wild foods, (5) books and CDs. Materials need to be picked up from
the extension state office and returned within two weeks during
January – April when contest materials are in highest demand. County
agents call (501) 671-2329 to reserve these trunks.
Wings Over Arkansas - Start a checklist of birds on the
WHEP list and receive a decorative pin and certificate identifying
your level of birding experience from the Arkansas Game and Fish
Commission. For details, click here to go to the
Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Web site.
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