Objectives
Part of the National GIS-GPS
Annually, the families of 7 million 4Her’s
vacation in the US. Collectively they spend
more than a billion dollars. The rural economic
development objective of the 4-H GIS-GPS
Community Mapping Project is to attract these
families to small towns, rural attractions, and
community spaces that 4-H youth submit as
their favorite places.
• The community revenues will stimulate
employment and redevelopment of
attractions and community
infra-structure.
• The youth development objective is
to draw thousands of rural teens into
community service projects that will
involve youth in community planning
and engage them in follow-up action
programs. Impacts will be measured
through youth taking on leadership
and decision-making roles in their
communities.
• Learning partnerships enhance the lives
of youth and their communities.
North Dakota 4-H
Community Mapping project
4-H Youth
Favorite
Youth Favorite Places (YFP) is a National 4-H
Project which began in July 2003. It is hoped
that this project will be implemented by 4-H
members in every county in North Dakota.
Places
For more information about ND 4-H Youth Favorite Places
contact:
Linda Hauge
4-H Youth Development Specialist
Center for 4-H Youth Development
PO Box 5016
Fargo, ND 58105-5016
Phone: 701-231-7964
Fax: 701-231-8568
Email: Linda.Hauge@ndsu.edu
North Dakota—Montana Border
Youth across America share
and promote their own favorite
NDSU Extension Service, North Dakota State University of places using GPS-GIS and
Agriculture and Applied Science, and U.S.
Department of Agriculture cooperating. Duane Hauck, Internet technology.
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 Vision Statement
Recreational sites and activities preferred
by youth and their families will draw
tourism spending to small towns and
rural areas saving jobs, creating new ones
and retaining youth populations in rural
communities.
4-H Youth Favorite Places
How do you look for favorite places? Think
about your family taking a trip. What kinds
of places would you like to see during your
family adventure? A favorite place is some
place special, a place you can only find in
your community. It is a place, not an event
(perhaps the county fairgrounds, but not
the county fair.) 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.
Help us discover youth favorite places in
your community such as: wildlife areas,
fishing spots, bird watching, biking/hiking
trails, rock climbing, camp sites, caves,
creeks, farmers markets, ball parks, skate
boarding places, museums, scenic
overlooks, monuments/memorials,
festivals, historical buildings, rock
formations, old trees, parks, picnic areas,
old cemeteries, scenic drives. Think about
the places in your community that you
enjoy going to and share those with others
through the
4-H Youth Favorite Places web site.
www.youthfavoriteplaces.org
Benefits to North Dakota Steps to Participate
• Rural economic development • Interested youth discuss their favorite
• Community promotion places with their local 4-H club leader or
NDSU Extension staff utilizing 4-H Youth
• ND youth become engaged in local service
Favorite Places Criteria.
learning projects to enhance their
communities • Gather Data using the Data
Elements Collection sheet)
• Youth and adults work together to
strengthen the communities • Before submitting your data, check
• Local tourism booster latitude and longitude coordinates for
accuracy using one of the following web
What Youth Learn sites:
• http://terraserver-usa.com/address.aspx
• Learn about key natural resources, cultural
and recreational sites in your community. • http://mapserver.maptech.com
• www.terrafly.fiu.edu
• Share and promote your favorite local
natural resources, cultural and recreational • With your 4-H Club Leader or NDSU
sites. Extension agent, register your club and
enter your data into the Youth Favorite
• Visit the favorite places of other youth
when on interstate exchanges, field trips, Places Database
and vacation. www.youthfavoriteplaces.org
• 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 North Dakota 4-H
• Database use and entry Part of the National GIS-GPS
• Map reading Community Mapping project
• Background research
• Technical writing
• Collaboration with other organizations
and agencies
• Team work