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The 4-H REAACT Initiative

About REAACT

The 4-H Reaching Environmental Awareness and Action in Communities Together (REAACT) initiative provides young 4-H environmental stewards and their adult partners with a great mix of fun that gets them outdoors and exploring the wonders of Michigan's natural and built environments.

REAACT is designed to help young people develop personal connections – through direct experience, explorations and service projects – to their local environments, no matter whether those environments are urban, suburban or rural. The young people will increase their environmental skills and technology literacy by investigating issues, planning projects, contacting experts and becoming good environmental citizens.

Teams from five counties were involved during the initial three years of REAACT. They are:

Midland County
Midland Arnold Center
Monroe County
Airport Community Schools
Oakland County
Hazel Park
Newman Court (Pontiac)
Saginaw County
Bridgeport-Spaulding Middle School
Ricker Middle School
Webber Middle School
South Middle School
Wayne County
Cass Technical High School
Post Middle School

Monroe and Oakland Counties will expand their REAACT efforts into Year Four.

Online Resources

REAACT Fact Sheet
This fact sheet describes REAACT, its partnerships and project goals. It is available as an Adobe portable document format (pdf) file. You will need a copy of the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the fact sheet.
REAACT Graphic
REAACT Teams may use this color graphic for projects and presentations. (JPG file format)
4-H Environmental and Outdoor Education Page
This page provides information about and has links to many facets of the Michigan 4-H environmental and outdoor education program.
4-H Enviro-Stew Fun and Games
Visit this online game site and play " Michigan’s Least Wanted Species," "Matching Michigan" and "The Bug Collector." Then go to the next level by trying out the Do, Reflect Apply activities for the "Michigan's Least Wanted Species," "Mapping Michigan" and "Bug Collector" online games.

Grants, Contests, Training & Other Opportunities

For 4-H Environmental and Outdoor Education-related grants, contests, training and other opportunities check the 4-H EOE Grants, Contests, Training & Other Opportunities Web site frequently.

For more upcoming training and events in Michigan 4-H, check the 4-H Volunteer Workshops web site, the MSU Extension Calendar and the 4-H Exploration Days web site.

Sponsors

Funding for REAACT is provided by grants to the Michigan 4-H Foundation :

Michiagn 4-H Foundation

from:


DTE Energy	Dow Chemical Company Foundation

County Staff Information

REAACT Evaluation:
- Evaluation instrument to be administered at the end of the REAACT programming year or as youth exit REAACT (EvalREAACT_Survey_12-1-06_rev.doc, MS Word format)
- Instructions on how to administer the REAACT evaluation instrument (REAACTEvaluationInstructions.doc, MS Word format)

Contact Information

For more information on how to get involved as a youth or volunteer, contact your county MSU Extension office or:

Andrea Grix
REAACT Educational Program Coordinator
14901 4H Drive
Tustin, MI 49688
USA
Phone: (231) 829-3421
E-mail: agrix@kettunencenter.org

Norm Lownds
REAACT Technology Program Coordinator
A240B Plant and Soil Sciences
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1325
USA
Phone: 517-355-5191, ext. 1349
E-mail: lownds@msu.edu

Karen Pace
4-H Diversity and Inclusive Programming Coordinator
Michigan State University
160 Agriculture Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1039
USA
Phone: 517-432-7628
E-mail: pace1@msu.edu

Judy Ratkos
4-H Environmental and Outdoor Education Program Coordinator
Michigan State University
160 Agriculture Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1039
USA
Phone: 517-432-7613
E-mail: ratkos@msu.edu