{"id":610,"date":"2026-05-15T13:45:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:45:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nj-4-h-camp\/?p=610"},"modified":"2026-05-15T17:07:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T17:07:04","slug":"the-new-jersey-4-h-camp-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nj-4-h-camp\/the-new-jersey-4-h-camp-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"The New Jersey 4-H Camp Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-611\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nj-4-h-camp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1525\/2026\/05\/New-Jersey-4-H-Camp-Blog-2-300x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"804\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nj-4-h-camp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1525\/2026\/05\/New-Jersey-4-H-Camp-Blog-2-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nj-4-h-camp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1525\/2026\/05\/New-Jersey-4-H-Camp-Blog-2-1024x512.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nj-4-h-camp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1525\/2026\/05\/New-Jersey-4-H-Camp-Blog-2-768x384.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nj-4-h-camp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1525\/2026\/05\/New-Jersey-4-H-Camp-Blog-2-1536x768.png 1536w, https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/nj-4-h-camp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1525\/2026\/05\/New-Jersey-4-H-Camp-Blog-2-2048x1024.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 804px) 100vw, 804px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Welcome to the\u00a0<em>new<\/em> New Jersey 4-H Camp Blog!<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>This is the home for pictures and stories from the midst of our summer camp seasons, off-season updates and news, and all the rest to keep our Camp community up to speed with the happenings and going on in our shared summer home in the woods.<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>For summer camp information and registration, see our main <a href=\"https:\/\/nj4hcamp.rutgers.edu\">4-H Camp website.<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>And, if you&#8217;re looking for summer camp past, visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/gobacktothemountains.blogspot.com\">ol&#8217; Blog Archives<\/a> explore pictures and stories from summers 2013-2025.<\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Welcome to the\u00a0new New Jersey 4-H Camp Blog! 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