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.
Spring & Summer Wildflower Challenge
All living things exist in balance with each other. Everything needs energy (food) to survive. Every ecosystem first takes energy from the sun and then cycles it with various different organisms to create a food web. There are three stages to this energy cycling process, and every organism has a role to play. This Challenge will get you up close with all three.
Your challenge is to explore the wilderness to identify and document native wildflower species.
Program Questions? Contact Mike Harris, michael.harris@unh.edu
June 15, 2025 - September 15, 2025
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.
Spring Wildside Challenge
Spring is a very important time of year for trail maintenance. Without upkeep, trails can quickly become hazardous, eroded, and overgrown. This can disrupt the quality of the experience for visitors and cause harm to the environment. There are some general types of trail maintenance that promote a healthy relationship between trail users and the environment so both can thrive together.
This is a BINGO-type of scavenger hunt. To complete the challenge, go on as many hikes as it takes to find 4 in a row or grouping of 4 of trail Maintenace efforts. Since is 4, not 5, We are calling it “DIRT” instead of “BINGO.”
Program Questions? Contact Mike Harris, michael.harris@unh.edu
April 22, 2025 - June 19, 2025
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.
Mission Maple Challenge
The Mission Maple Challenge is one that will have you complete a series of secret missions all centered around maple-related tasks.
Register today to get your passport book. Once you have completed the Challenge, fill out your passport book and send it back to the Belknap County Extension Office, 64 Court St., Laconia, NH 03246 for a patch!
Program Questions? Contact Mike Harris, michael.harris@unh.edu
Winter Recreation Challenge
Winter Recreation Challenge
The Winter Recreation Challenge is here! This challenge encourages you to get out and stay active during the winter months.
For this challenge you should participate in 2 hikes and one additional winter recreational activity. Additional activities are ice skating, horseback riding, snow shoeing, ice fishing, cross country skiing, tubing or sledding, build a snow sculpture, or downhill skiing or snowboarding.
Please provide photos of each hike and the additional activity to document you completed the challenge.
Register to get your logbook. Do the Challenge, fill out your logbook and send it back to the Belknap County Extension Office, 64 Court St., Laconia, NH 03246 for a patch!
