Perquimans County 4-H

06/04/2026

Our last day of Explore the Outdoors camp was spent learning about wildlife, marine life and conservation, electrical safety with a live wire demonstration, soil and water, recycling, and forestry! We ended the day with a celebratory icecream! It was a great end to a very busy week. We packed a lot in and drove many miles but we had so much fun doing it! What a great start for our summer adventures!

06/03/2026

Day 3 of Explore the Outdoors Camp was spent out in the wild! We explored the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge and saw 3 alligators, several momma ducks and ducklings and much more wildlife! We wrapped up the day by visiting the Bear-ology museum where we learned about black bear conservation and wildlife around the world!

06/02/2026

Today was windy but so much fun! For day two of Explore the Outdoors Camp we traveled to Corolla to learn about the wild horses of the Outer Banks! We took a tour and were lucky enough to see seven horses including a foal! This week is off to such a great start!

06/01/2026

Today we had so much kicking off our summer adventures with the first day of Explore the Outdoors camp! We went on a dolphin tour and saw lots of dolphins in the wild! We are excited for the rest of this week’s adventures!

05/20/2026

Today we wrapped up our 4-H Butterfly project with Ms. Brown's and Ms. Garrett's classroom at Hertford Grammer School. We have had so much fun over the past few weeks doing lifecycle activities, butterfly art projects and more! We ended the project by releasing the butterflies! We look forward to many more partnerships and projects with this fun group!

05/18/2026

Don't forget to join us tomorrow evening to learn about the 4-H public speaking competition! If you plan to participate in this program the deadline to register is this Friday May 22nd. The district contest will be held in Edgecombe County on Friday June 26th.
If you have any questions regarding this program and cannot make it to the meeting tomorrow evening please feel free to call the 4-H Agent Ruth Perkins at: 980.241.4628 or email at: [email protected]

Join Perquimans County 4-H to learn all about the 4-H presentation and public speaking program! Public speaking is an incredibly important life skill and it is never too early or too late to start developing it. At this meeting we will discuss how to get involved in this program, presentation options for youth, event dates and more! The presentation program is for youth ages 5-18 but we encourage families to attend this information session together so that we can answer any question you might have! We look forward to seeing you on May 19th 5:30pm-6:30pm at the Perquimans County Cooperative Extension office: 601-A S Edenton Road St, Hertford NC, 27944

N.C. Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity provider.In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, N.C. Cooperative Extension will honor requests for reasonable accommodations made by individuals with disabilities. Please direct accommodation requests to: Ruth Perkins at [email protected]. Requests can be served more effectively if notice is provided at least 10 days before the event

05/18/2026

Please join us in saying a huge congratulations to our 4-H’ers who competed in the Northeast District 4-H Horse Show on Saturday May 16th. All of our 4-H’ers will be moving on to compete at the state show! Eva Taylor was Champion in the Senior Hunter Division and Paige Bundy was Reserve Champion. Evelina Grant was Reserve Champion in the Junior Hunter Division and Paisley Meads was Champion in the Short Stirrup Hunter Division. Congratulations to all of these 4-H'ers on their achievements!

05/07/2026

Join Perquimans County 4-H to learn all about the 4-H presentation and public speaking program! Public speaking is an incredibly important lifeskill and it is never too early or too late to start developing it. At this meeting we will discuss how to get involved in this program, presentation options for youth, event dates and more! The presentation program is for youth ages 5-18 but we encourage families to attend this information session together so that we can answer any question you might have! We look forward to seeing you on May 19th 5:30pm-6:30pm at the Perquimans County Cooperative Extension office: 601-A S Edenton Road St, Hertford NC, 27944
Please RSVP to the 4-H Agent Ruth Perkins at: [email protected] or 980.241-4628

N.C. Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity provider.
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, N.C. Cooperative Extension will honor requests for reasonable accommodations made by individuals with disabilities. Please direct accommodation requests to: Ruth Perkins at [email protected]. Requests can be served more effectively if notice is provided at least 10 days before the event.

04/23/2026

Over the past two weeks the Perquimans County FCS and 4-H Agents have been leading Cook with a Book. This program was provided to all Elementary classrooms and reached over 900 youth. During Cook with a Book kids listened to a book about gardens, learned knife safety skills, and put those skills to use cooking their own delicious and healthy snack. This program was planned, coordinated, and led by our FCS Agent Sarah Sowders. Sarah created a wonderful program that was educational and fun for all!

04/07/2026