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What Is Youth
Environmental Stewardship
Extension has a long history of conducting innovative environmental
education programs, starting with Cornell University's Nature
Study Movement in the late 1800's. Today's broad-reaching
environmental issues, complex environmental questions, and
diverse solutions make Extension a key player in youth education
across the country.
Environmental education programs have gone by different
names over the years, each with a slightly different emphasis.
The umbrella title, "Youth Environmental Stewardship"
enables Extension Agents to develop programs that best suit
their local needs while capitalizing on the mission of the
4-H program to support youth engaged in community activities.
This fact sheet outlines eight different philosophies that
lead to variety of environmental education programs that
agents could pursue as part of their Youth Environmental
Stewardship program.
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