Become a 4-H Wild Guide!

Become a 4-H Wild Guide!

What is 4-H Wildside?

4-H Wildside is a year-round outdoor recreation program for youth & families that targets:

· Physical fitness improvement

· Environmental literacy expansion

· Wilderness skill development

4-H Wildside engages hundreds of families a year, state-wide. The program is designed to reach families according to their capacity and level of independence. Each season has a Challenge that prompts youth to accomplish a specific set of criteria related to the program’s targets above. Youth are awarded a patch of completion when they accomplish the Challenge. Youth who complete four challenges a year are awarded a 4-H Wildside shirt. If you want to learn more about the challenges, check them out here: https://extension.unh.edu/new-hampshire-4-h/wildside-challenges-2025

What is a 4-H Wild Guide?

4-H is searching for Wild Guides to host outdoor recreational experiences for youth and families that align with the Wildside Challenge criteria. Wild Guides expand possibilities for youth to have growth in the three target areas of: physical fitness, environmental literacy, and wilderness skills.

What Wild Guides Receive:

· American Red Cross First Aid and CPR certification

· Outing leadership training

· Leadership skill development

· Risk Management training in a wilderness setting

· Limited edition 4-H Wild Guide branded rain jacket

· Trail snacks and refreshments during training

Over $200 value

Requirements for a 4-H Wild Guide:

· Attend one of the two Zoom virtual sessions (the one that fits your schedule)

· Attend the Mt. Major hike training on 1/24

· Commitment to host two guided experiences a year

· Be a fully screened 4-H Volunteer (by Jan 6, 2026, or earlier)

· Ability to communicate with the program staff throughout the year

· $40 registration fee

Wild Guide Training Schedule:

Tuesday, Jan 6, 6 - 7:30pm Virtual training session over Zoom

OR

Tuesday, Jan 13, 6 -7:30pm Virtual training session over Zoom

THEN

Saturday 1/24, Hike Mt. Major, Alton NH. 9am – 12pm

(Have your Red Cross Cert completed by this hike)

1. Register in ZSuite for a Virtual training session over Zoom AND Mt Major Hike by December 1 to be eligible for your Wild Guide jacket. This training is capped at 8 participants (first come first served). However, we will have a waitlist.

Register by December 22 for the Wild Guide patch with no jacket.

2. After you register for the Virtual Zoom of your choice, you will get email about registering for the virtual American Red Cross First Aid / CPR certification (If you are currently certified – email Alison.Coleman@unh.edu a copy of your current certifications)

3. Register for the hike on 1/24.