Information on leader training and certification, events, contests and forms can be found in this Florida Parishes 4-H Outdoor Skills Handbook.

Not intended to be used as a certified riding course, this 4-H ATV Safety Leader's Guide emphasizes safety issues while enhancing the abilities of participants to think critically and assess risk more successfully. This guide is provided from the National 4-H Council. For additional resources, visit www.4-H.org.

This PowerPoint presentation describes the 4-H Outdoor Skills program and its activities in the Florida Parishes.

The benefits youth derive from the 4-H Shooting Sports program are described in this brochure.

The goal of the 4-H Shooting Sports Program is youth development. Through participation in firearm safety training and shooting sports activities, young men and women are given the opportunity to learn responsibility, sportsmanship, self-discipline, and other qualities critical to the development of productive citizens. This handbook deals with 4-H Shooting Sports only.

(Distributed 10/01/08) Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) is Louisiana’s state tree, and it is one of our featured trees at LaHouse on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge. As one of our most distinguished native trees, it is one of the top five tree species planted in Louisiana landscapes.

A quarterly newsletter on recommended cultural practices including pasture, forage and other topics of interest to beef producers.

Here are some toll-free numbers set up to provide disaster assistance:

(Distributed 09/04/08) The LSU AgCenter has made available a 32-page Storm Recovery Guide for Homeowners to help Louisianians in the cleanup after Hurricane Gustav. This guide is free at any LSU AgCenter parish extension office or research station. If you cannot get to your local office or if the office is temporarily closed, you may order the publication over the Internet.

(Distributed 09/04/08) Hurricane Gustav put a lot of limbs and whole trees on the ground in various areas of the state, and many people already are working on cleanup efforts. An LSU AgCenter forest safety specialist says safety should be a major consideration during those efforts – particularly when it comes to use of a chainsaw.