Office Hours

The Cornell Cooperative Extension office hours are Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Check out the events below to see what's happening with the Warren County 4-H program. Please make sure to contact us if you see something you want to be a part of~most events need pre-registration. Registration can be done by e-mailing Michele Baker at mlb222@cornell.edu or by calling the office at 518-623-3291 or 668-4881.

4-H SPRING BREAK PROGRAMS



SPRING BREAK PROGRAMS:  
Date:  Wednesday, April 24th


FISHERIES MANAGEMENT:

Time:  9:00am—10:30am
Where:  Warren County Fish Hatchery

Join us as we tour the Warrensburg NYS DEC Fish Hatchery to learn about the common fish species of the Adirondacks and how the hatchery works to keep our waterways stocked.  ALL NEW GUIDES ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND! 

 This program is free and open to all 4-H'ers.

 **Transportation is available for those wishing to join us for the WHEP/Outdoor Cooking or Seed Starting Programs at the CCE Office afterwards.  

 *Please dress warmly as part of the tour will be outside!

To register, please contact the CCE office at 518-623-3291 or 668-4881 or e-mail:  mlb222@cornell.edu



CLOVER BUCKET BRIGADE:
Time:  11:00am—Noon
Where:  CCE Education Center


Join us for a fun afternoon getting our new community service project off the ground.  We will be creating bucket gardens for local senior citizens to enjoy fresh vegetables at their homes.  We will decorate the buckets and then we will help with the seed planting program and create our starts for the buckets.  On June 1, come back and help plant the bucket gardens that we will deliver the first week of June.  Join your 4-H friends for all or part of this fun community service project that will bring food to friends in our community.
To register, please contact the CCE office at 518-623-3291 or 668-4881 or e-mail mlb222@cornell.edu



WHEP PROGRAM:
Time:  12:30pm - 1:15pm
Where:  CCE Education Center




Wildlife Habitat Education Program (WHEP) is a FREE program for youth to learn basic wildlife identification from pelts and skulls and where they may live. 

 To register, please contact the CCE office at 518-623-3291 or 668-4881 or e-mail:  mlb222@cornell.edu 


OUTDOOR COOKING DEMO:
Time:  11:00am—Noon
Where:  CCE Education Center
Cost:  $3.00/person

Participants have to be at least 10 years of age, and will work in teams to create some pre-determined menu items.  *Please notify 4-H staff if the registrant has any food allergies.  

 This will be an introduction to the very first outdoor cooking competition this summer that will be held for 4-H'ers at the NYS Fair.  In this competition, 4-H teens will be able to use portable Camp Maid charcoal grills to create their own delicious dishes.  

 To register, please contact the CCE office at 518-623-3291 or 668-4881 or e-mail:  mlb222@cornell.edu 



PLANT STARTING PROGRAM:
Time:  1:15pm—2:30pm
Where:  CCE Education Center

Plant Starting Program – the plant starting program will have youth filling peat pots, placing seeds of many varieties of plants, learning about the need for watering and heat.  The greenhouse may be used as the plants start, but the seeds will be started in the back room of the office where we can control the heat more accurately. 

Bring your favorite work gloves and clothes you can get dirty. 

To register, please contact the CCE office at 518-623-3291 or 668-4881 or e-mail mlb222@cornell.edu