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Wildlife and Habitat 4H Club

Sponsored by: UW Extension 4H and the JHWMA
Club Leader: Amy Lerch

This club was created to increase understanding of links between wildlife, habitat, weeds, and the agencies that manage them. There are many federal, state, and local groups that are part of the Jackson Hole Weed Management Association (JHWMA). Each of them are doing their part to ensure the members of this club not only learn with hands on activities, but have a great time in the process.

President: Kyle Brimeyer
Vice President: Will Wagner
Treasurer: Rachel Tucker
Photographer: Jesse Foster
Reporter: Mataya Foster

Club members were invited in January to ride along at the South Park Feedground with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department.

"The 4H wildlife club went to the feedgrounds to learn about elk. We saw 1300 head of elk at the feedgrounds. Elk are fascinating animals and great ones to study. Coyotes play an important part with elk,that is if an elk dies a coyote eats it which is a good thing because then it won"t spread a disease that can kill other elk. Female elk don't have antlers and males do. Males bugle and cows mew. Some elks antlers are slanted. Elks antlers fall off in the spring. Elk are fun animals to learn about.That is what the 4H club learned at the feedgrounds."
Written by: Mataya Foster

In February, We met at the Teton Science School's - Conservation Research Center and went on a snowshoe hike.

"I liked going snowshoeing and seeing all the trees and streams. We saw some animal scat. Moose scat looks like chocolate Easter eggs. We saw lots of animal tracks and even saw a fox. We saw coyote and deer tracks and maybe some moose tracks. I learned baby swans are brown and adult swans are white."
Written by: Mataya Foster