Boundless Science: What is 4-H CAPE?
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Streaming Science
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Community Action Projects for the Environment, or CAPE, is a 4-H group dedicated to creating real changes to our environment through policy making. CAPE embodies the three 4-H project pillars – science, healthy living, citizenship, and leadership.
Sarah Wolking, a volunteer 4-H leader in Alachua County, Florida, explains what it means to be a student in 4-H and how today’s youth is enacting tangible change for the future of our environment through talking to change leaders in their community.
This episode of Boundless Science is hosted by Cayla Romano, a University of Florida master’s student studying agricultural education and communication with a specialization in communication.
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