Forest County has a new 4-H educator who has plans to revitalize the 4-H program in Forest County.
Justin Heasley began his job at the Penn State Extension in Tionesta on Sept. 1, about a year after longtime 4-H educator Jennifer Grooms moved on to another job.
Heasley said 4-H isn’t just about farming but also focuses on leadership skills, civic engagement and developing a good work ethic.
Several 4-H clubs that had been active in Forest County were sewing and shooting, Heasley said. He said he is glad to be “back home” in a community he really likes.
“There is a project for anything and if there is not, we can make one,” Heasley said of 4-H.
Later, Heasley worked as an intern at the Clarion County 4-H office.
He said this experience “grew his love of 4-H” and showed him the many ways it benefits the community.
After working in the Penn State Extension office in Dauphin County for several months, Heasley said he decided to come back home to northwest Pennsylvania.
Heasley, who got his bachelor’s degree in agricultural science from Penn State, is currently working on a master’s degree in agricultural education.
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