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I Spy - Dig In

Pulaski County 4-H recommends an I Spy - Dig In, for you and your kiddos. This activity and others are played virtually every Monday evening, during 4-H Monday Mingle Meetings, a program for youth ages 9-19. 

For more information on this and other Pulaski County 4-H programs, contact Chris Lichty, Pulaski County 4-H Extension Agent, pulaskicounty4-h@vt.edu.

‘Mysterious Seeds’ in the mail

Good Morning,

Many of you have seen the news about people receiving ‘mysterious seeds’ in the mail. As I am getting more calls and questions about this I wanted to pass along guidance from VDACS on what to do if you receive any unsolicited seeds that you did not order:

If you are a Virginia Resident and are reporting Mystery Seed Packages, please see below for further information.

If you still have the seed packets and shipping/packaging materials, please do the following:

• Do NOT open the seed packets;
• Do NOT plant the seed packets; 
• Do NOT throw the seeds in the trash, flush them down the drain, or expose them to the environment in any way; and
• Put all packaging materials and seeds into a Ziploc bag.
• Ship all seed and packaging materials to the following address:

            Chickeilla Carter
            USDA-APHIS-PPQ
            5657 South Laburnum Avenue
            Richmond, VA 23231

Report unsolicited seeds here: https://unsolicited-seed-packet-reporting-opis-vdacs.hub.arcgis.com/ or you can email ReportAPest@vdacs.virginia.gov 

For more information you can read VDACS press release here: https://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/press-releases-200724-seeds.shtml 

Thanks and please let me know if you have any questions

Morgan Paulette
Extension Agent, ANR
VCE – Pulaski County
143 Third St. NW, Suite 3
Pulaski, VA 24301
paulette@vt.edu
(540) 980-7761

Riddle receives First Place for her 4-H Shooting Education Presentation

Lindsey Riddle, one of our very own Pulaski County 4-H’ers, received 1^st Place in her Presentation – Shooting Education, in the 2020 Virginia 4-H State Congress Competition on Wednesday, July 30.  Lindsey, who is a member of the Pulaski County 4-H Shooting Education Club ~ Sharp Shooters, has been shooting competitively for the past six years, first with BB, then Archery, having now settled in with Air Rifle.  Competitively, Lindsey ranks in the top 20 in the State of Virginia in her age class and has her sights set on making the State 4-H Air Rifle Team to attend Nationals with future goals of competing in college then the Olympics.  Lindsey keeps “Making Her Best Better” through Pulaski County 4-H and practices at minimum two hours per day.  Lindsey is also very active as the President of the Pulaski County 4-H Shooting Education Club and 4-H Teens In Action!.  She evens find times to participate in 4-H Camp as a 4-H Teen Counselor in addition to all the other 4-H leadership events she enjoys.  Congrats Lindsey.