Wildside Challenges
The Wildside Seasonal Challenges by New Hampshire 4-H are a fantastic way to engage with the wilderness, improve fitness, expand environmental literacy, and develop wilderness skills to get in touch with your Wildside! These challenges are designed to help youth gain a deeper understanding of New Hampshire’s natural environment through various activities and tasks. Completing these challenges also help youth formulate topics to share at their local 4H Presents Day and at county fairs.
How to participate in any Wildside Challenge
- Register for the Wildside Challenge at https://4h.zsuite.org/
- Receive instructions and any materials needed (by email and/or mail)
- Mail your completed Logbook (if challenge uses a logbook) to the Belknap County Extension Office, 64 Court St., Laconia, NH 03246
- Earn your Wildside patch!
* Note: Your ZSuite profile will show current challenges. Please connect with your county 4-H program team if a challenge is not available in your county.
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2021 4-H Wildside Photography Patch
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Wildside Challenge Patches
Of course the real prize is the fun you'll have getting outdoors, but each challenge has a patch you can earn. The patches are perfect on jean jackets or backpacks.
Challenges
Campsite Cooking Challenge
To further mastering your cooking skills, this challenge has you using two cooking methods. You will use a camp stove to cook one dish and then cook over a campfire for the other. Use your skills from the winter campfire cooking challenge to help you!
Register today in ZSuite to get your logbook or download it by clicking the Outdoor Cooking Challenge Logbook button on the right. Once you have completed the Challenge, fill out your logbook and send it back by email to Alison.Coleman@unh.edu or by mailing it to Alison Coleman, Belknap County Extension Office, 64 Court St., Laconia, NH 03246 for a patch!
Program Questions? Contact Mike Harris, michael.harris@unh.edu
Register
Contact
Mike Harris
Belknap County 4-H Program Manager
Accommodations, including language access services, available upon request before an event at https://unh.how/request.
Creepy Crawley Challenge
This challenge will help you identify some of the smallest animals in the woods. These tiny creatures are vital to the health of our ecosystem. Using the provided resources in the log book, find and learn about them.
Register today in ZSuite to get your logbook or download a copy by clicking on the Ice Thickness Logbook button on the right. Once you have completed the Challenge, fill out your logbook and send it back by email to Alison.Coleman@unh.edu or by mailing it to Alison Coleman, Belknap County Extension Office, 64 Court St., Laconia, NH 03246 for a patch!
Program Questions? Contact Mike Harris, michael.harris@unh.edu
Register
Contact
Mike Harris
Belknap County 4-H Program Manager
Accommodations, including language access services, available upon request before an event at https://unh.how/request.
Walk, Run, Hike 6.8 Miles Challenge
Now that the weather is warmer, it's a good time to get friends and family together and go for a hike, walk or a run. Getting out into the sunshine and fresh air after a long winter can do wonders to lift spirits!
This challenge also ties into raising awareness for End 68 Hours of Hunger and our Day of Service event at Gunstock. You can find more information about that event here: 4-H Day of Service - Walk 6.8 Miles End 68 Hours of Hunger | Extension
Register today in ZSuite to get your logbook or download it by clicking on the Walk, Run or Hike challenge button on the right. Once you have completed the Challenge, fill out your logbook and send it back either by email to Alison.Coleman@unh.edu or by mailing it to the Belknap County Extension Office, 64 Court St., Laconia, NH 03246 for a patch!
Program Questions? Contact Mike Harris, michael.harris@unh.edu
Register
Walk, Run or Hike Logbook
Mike Harris
Belknap County 4-H Program Manager
Accommodations, including language access services, available upon request before an event at https://unh.how/request.
Visit our Partners - Wildly Responsible
Wildly Responsible is a New Hampshire initiative that inspires all of us to enjoy the outdoors with care, gratitude, and respect. It’s a gentle reminder—and a shared promise—to look after one another and the wilderness we love, so its beauty endures for generations.
We are proud to partner with Wildly Responsible to bring more awareness to the beauty of New Hampshire's outdoor spaces.
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