Gallatin County 4-H

09/05/2026

09/04/2026

The MSU Extension - Gallatin County Office will be closed on Monday, September 7th in observance of Labor Day. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, September 8th.

09/02/2026

4-H Summer Camp Co-Director(s) Needed🏕️🥾🍀
Gallatin 4-H is looking for TWO enthusiastic adults volunteer to join Molly, our 4-H Extension Agent, as Summer Camp Co-Directors!

This is SO much more than just helping at camp. Our teen Camp Counselors spend 9 months planning, preparing, learning, and growing as leaders before they welcome campers. As Co-Director, you'll help guide them through that journey.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:
LEAD MONTHLY MEETINGS - Help facilitate monthly counselor meetings and keep the planning process moving forward.
MENTOR TEEN LEADERS - Help counselors build confidence, communication, teamwork, organization, and leadership skills.
PLAN CAMP - Work alongside Molly and the counselors to plan the annual 4-H Summer Camp from the big picture down to the smallest details.
TEACH & TRAIN - Help teach leadership, child management, experiential learning, activity planning, and basic camp skills.
ORGANIZE & PREP - Help organize schedules, supplies, materials, orders, donations, and all the behind-the-scenes details that make camp happen.
BE THERE FOR CAMP (July 3- August 4, 2027) - Support teen counselors as they lead campers, solve problems, teach activities, and put their leadership skills into action.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
No previous camp-director experience required - just a willingness to invest in young people!
Someone who is:

✓ Passionate about helping young people grow
✓ Organized & dependable
✓ Positive & encouraging
✓ Comfortable mentoring teens
✓ Willing to teach & learn
✓ Creative & willing to jump in
✓ Excited about 4-H, leadership & experiential learning
✓ Ready to have FUN!

Contact Molly Yurdana, [email protected] if interested

09/01/2026

🍀4-H PROJECT LEADERS WANTED!🚨
Gallatin County 4-H is gearing up for the 2026–2027 4-H Year, and we’re looking for community members who are ready to share their skills, passions, and time with the next generation!

Based on current youth interest, we are especially looking for adult volunteers to lead:
🧵 Sewing
📸 Photography
🐰 Pocket Pets
🔧 Small Engines
🔥 Welding
🪚 Woodworking
🎯 Western Heritage Shooting Sports

You don’t have to be an expert or have years of teaching experience, you just need a willingness to share what you know, learn alongside youth, and help them grow.

And we’re also looking for additional helping hands in several existing projects and clubs, including Knitting/Crochet, Shooting Sports, Baking, Camp Counselors, and Leathercraft. You don’t have to do it alone! Consider co-leading alongside an experienced 4-H volunteer. Having additional leaders allows us to welcome more youth, offer more opportunities, and keep our projects growing.

Interested in getting involved? Email the Gallatin County 4-H Office at [email protected] to learn more!

08/31/2026

We blinked and it is already September! September marks the end of the 2025-2026 4-H Year. THANK YOU 4-H families for another great year, your hard work, involvement and support! The Gallatin County 4-H September Newsletter contains some exciting announcements, the success of our 4-H Summer Camp, advertises our annual Awards Celebration and is jampacked full of upcoming events as we gear up for the 2026-2027 4-H Year. Be sure to read through the Newsletter here: https://www.montana.edu/extension/gallatin/4hnewsletters.html

08/19/2026

Mark Your Calendars!🍀📅

Do you have kiddos ages 5-18? Looking for some hands-on learning opportunities to grow their skills, knowledge and confidence? Then 4-H is for YOU! Gallatin County 4-H enrollment for the 2026-2027 year will OPEN October 1st. In the meantime, explore our website enrollment information. 2026-2027 Club & Project selection guides are coming soon! https://www.montana.edu/extension/gallatin/4hnew.html

08/17/2026

The other recipient of the MABA/MGEA Agri-Business 4-H Scholarship is Samuel O’Hara! He is a fifth-generation Montanan who has always loved the outdoors and growing immersed in the Montana way of life. He says that living here has allowed him to enjoy a dream childhood, running across open land, hunting, riding horses, and watching sunsets. He enjoys hunting, fly fishing, skiing, training bird dogs, being active in his church, and helping his neighbors and community.

This year marks Samuel’s 13th year in Gallatin County 4‑H. In 2025, he chose to attend Western College of Auctioneering, where he discovered his true calling. He will attend the University of Montana Western to study Farm and Ranch Management and Business, to pursue a career in livestock auctioneering and work with livestock. 🍀🐂

08/15/2026

🍀🥔 Manhattan Potato Festival Parade! Gallatin County 4-H brought our 4-H spirit to the parade route with our float, celebrating our incredible youth, volunteers, and the community that makes our program so special. It was a fun day of waving, cheering, and showing off our 4-H pride! 💚 We are looking ahead to a new 4-H year, with enrollment opening October 1! 🎉

08/15/2026

🥔🍀Come see us at the Manhattan Potato Festival! Stop by the Gallatin County 4-H promotional booth to grab some information, snag some fun 4-H merchandise, and learn more about our new enrollment year opening October 1st! We also have our 4-H co****le boards for you to enjoy and test your skills. Whether you’re already part of 4-H or just curious about what it’s all about, come say hi, play a game, and see how you can get involved this year!💚

08/14/2026

🏆🍀 We are excited to share our 2026 Gallatin County 4-H/FFA post-fair publication with you all! The Big Sky Country State Fair was a HUGE success. Congratulations to all our hard working youth exhibitors, and thank you to all our Sponsors, Buyers, and our amazing volunteers that make this program possible!

The TAB was published in the Bozeman Chronicle on August 8th and in the Belgrade News on August 13th. If you missed out on a hard copy, our office has approx. 25 printed copies available for pick up.

Or, you can view/download the digital copy of the TAB our website here:https://www.montana.edu/extension/gallatin/2026BSCSF4-HFFATAB.pdf