![Welcome to Pope County 4-H](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Welcome%20to%20pope%20county%204-H%20%281%29_0.png?itok=SYe-T62d)
Welcome to Pope County 4-H! We are so glad to have you in the 4-H program and we want you to have a great year.
![4-H record book cover](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/4-H%20Records_0.jpg?itok=Qe-e0R-g)
The purpose of 4-H record keeping is to teach important life skills such as record keeping, planning, organizing, goal setting, utilizing resources wisely, self-discipline, critical thinking, problem-solving, decision making, and communication.
![7 youth stand in front of the U.S. Capitol](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/4-H%20national%20conf%202023%20capitol.jpg?h=3d51719a&itok=3vve37I3)
University of Minnesota Extension's 4-H Youth Development program helps youth find the power of human connections.
![Teen sits at a table in the U.S. Capitol with two flags, a bookcase, and a door behind her.](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/Emma%20Stanford.jpg?h=42646406&itok=_FnGO07P)
University of Minnesota Extension's 4-H Youth Development program helps youth find the power of human connections.
![A gazebo in a garden](/sites/extension.umn.edu/files/styles/crop_featured_image_crop/public/butterfly%20garden%20-%20scott%20county.png?h=1191248d&itok=WRRnHsIF)
4-H Outdoor Wilderness Leadership and Service (OWLS) Program participants create and implement service-learning conservation projects that benefit their local area.