Burton 4-H Center

Get your art supplies ready, because this year’s NOAA Marine Debris Program Art Contest is officially open! Students in grades K-8 can submit their artwork (electronically or by mail) now through December 10th that answers the questions: How does marine debris impact the oceans and Great Lakes? What are you doing to help prevent marine debris?... Contest winners will be featured in a 2023 calendar! Visit their website to check out last year's winners and download the contest entry form and flyer. Please feel free to reach out with any questions. https://marinedebris.noaa.gov/annual-noaa-marine-debris-pro

We wanted to share a cool project that Burton 4-H Center's living shoreline got to be a part of recently! All this information was provided to us by Alexandra Muscalus, a Ph.D. student from Georgia Tech who is working with Associate Professor, Dr. Kevin Haas. By measuring waves and currents on the Living Shoreline, they will determine just how much the Living Shoreline is reducing these erosive forces. The results will be used to evaluate the possibility of building living shorelines in the Savannah River and promote successful living shoreline installation around the world! Check out these photos and captions to see the tools they used to collect data on Horsepen Tidal Creek!

Fishing for a new year! . . . Ft. Chip, a wild dolphin! (Not a paid dolphin actor) Take a look at Chip’s dorsal fin if you are puzzled by its name! Chip is strand feedinga learned hunting method that only a handful of dolphins use. Strand feeding has been seen in the Low country and a few other parts of the world! No treats were given...remember don’t feed the wildlife! #bottlenosedolphin #strandfeedingdolphins #horsepentidalcreek #Happynewyear!

Monday’s man. . . . #sunrise #tybeeisland

Looking for another great contest to enter?? Please read below! "Georgia Project WET (Water Education Today) is preparing for another great River of Words contest for 2021! The competition allows K-12 youth the opportunity to submit water- and watershed-related poetry and artwork for evaluation. Students can be associated with a school or youth organization (such as 4-H). New this year: entries can be submitted online (rather than having to be mailed)! Complete details, r...ules, examples, and entry forms can be found on the River of Words website: https://projectwet.georgia.gov/ga-river-words. The deadline for submission is February 1, 2021." See more

SEA-sons greetings from the Burton 4-H Center on Tybee Island! We are wishing your family a happy, healthy, and safe holiday season and looking forward to seeing you in the new year! . . . -The Burton Staff & Critters

Our spooky noodle boy would like to wish everyone a happy, safe, and fun Halloweekend!!!

Happy #FriYAY from Nessie!!! . . .... #loggerheadseaturtle #carettacaretta

We can't wait to try some of these activities!

Need more Inspiration for the #burton4hupcyclechallenge ??? Check out this Sweet Science Wednesday!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njv4bNS9hnk&t=3s

Have you created your Upcycled Item yet??? #burton4hupcyclechallenge https://georgia4h.org//environmental-ed/upcycle-challenge/

Need more inspiration for your #BURTON4HUPCYCLECHALLENGE entry? Check out another recycled craft video by Mitchell County 4-H! The link to our upcycle challenge will be posted in the comments section below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXvjHJ1B_rk

Join us for Tuesdays on Tybee: Weather Watchers! #fromthemountainstothesea

Shark Dissection and Beach Ecology with Bacon County 4-H Club!! #HappyFriYAY!

If you need some inspiration for the #BURTON4HUPCYCLECHALLENGE check out Mitchell County 4-H 's recycled craft project! For more about the upcycle challenge check out our website link which will be posted in the comments section! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pk13CIKgoY

In efforts to support our Upcycle Challenge, check out our video to learn about waste solutions beyond the three main Rs of reducing, reusing, and recycling. What other R solutions can you come up with?! Share them in our comments! https://georgia4h.org//environmental-ed/upcycle-challenge/... music credit: www.bensound.com

https://georgia4h.org//environmental-ed/upcycle-challenge/

The Burton 4-H Center is excited to announce our first student Upcycle Challenge! We hope our Upcycle Challenge will encourage students (and adults!) to be inspired with their waste beyond the three Rs of reducing, reusing, and recycling and through the means of upcycling! Our Upcycle Challenge will be open to students in grades 2nd-12th and will run from Tuesday, October 13, 2020 thru Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at 5pm. Please see link and video for more details on... upcycling, guidelines, and submission details. https://georgia4h.org//environmental-ed/upcycle-challenge/ Happy upcycling! music credit: www.bensound.com

The Burton 4-H Center is excited to announce our first student "Upcycle Challenge"! We hope our Upcycle Challenge will encourage students (and adults!) to be inspired with their waste beyond the three Rs of reducing, reusing, and recycling and through the means of upcycling! Our Upcycle Challenge will be open to students in grades 2nd-12th and will run from Tuesday, October 13, 2020 thru Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at 5pm. Please see link and video for more details on... upcycling, guidelines, and submission details. Happy upcycling!

Zoom into Science: Learn all about Food Safety October 15th!

Shrimply the best!