About Favorite Places
Youth Favorite Places (YFP) is a National 4-H Project began in July 2003 that we hope will be implemented in every 4-H club, camp and program. This year, we want to have "mapped" every favorite place in every 4-H community across the country. Information about the project and how you can participate is provided below. If you still have questions, send an email to: gglead at lists dot umn dot edu [Note: this is a "human readable" email address that we hope you can translate; when written like this, it is less likely to be targeted for Spam] and a member of the National 4-H GIS-GPS Leadership Team will get back to you.
What is a Youth Favorite Place?
A place you like to BE to:
| Watch | Read | Sing | Hang out | Play |
| Dance | Compete | Learn | Run | Think |
| Listen | Walk | Talk | Sit | Dream |
A favorite place is someplace special, a place you can only find here in your community. It is a place, not an event (perhaps the Fairgrounds, but not State Fair).
It may be a favorite for children age 5-7, or youth age 15 - 17, or for everyone age 5 through 17. It is a public place: a place anyone can go to (though there may be age or
size restrictions, limits on the time it is open, limits on what you can do there, or a fee charged to enter). It is a place of natural resources, cultural or
recreational interest.
What are the Goals of the YFP Project?
- Learn about key natural resources, cultural and recreational sites in your community.
- Share and promote your favorite local natural resources, cultural and recreational sites.
- Visit the favorite places of other youth when on interstate exchanges, field trips, and vacation.
- Participate in building a national database as a 4-H community service project.
- Learn new skills, or how to apply their existing skills, such as:
- Use GPS receiver
- Use Digital Camera, photo editing
- Database use and entry
- Map reading
- Background research
- Technical writing
- Collaboration with other organizations or agencies
- Team work
Brochures and Activity Plans
There is no need for each of us to create our own resources! Linked from this page are sample brochures,
activities, fliers, tips, photos, and ideas to support you and your program. We ask only two things if you
use any of these resources:
- Give credit to the source. A simple "Adapted from Oregon Cooperative Extension Service" or "Photo from
the North Dakota 4-H Program" included in the brochure, exhibit or newsletter.
- Send a quick email to the person providing the resource, if their email is listed. It looks good at our
performance review if we can cite other states and programs who are using our materials. And it enhances our motivation
to create and share even more resources!
Check YFP Resources for brochures, procedures manual, activity plans and lots of other good stuff!
Ready to Get Started Mapping?
Take a look at what is in our Youth Favorite Places database to find a place near you.
View the Youth Favorite Places Interactive Map
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