The Sitka Spruce Tips 4-H club is hosting an open house on Oct. 1 and various events for Sitka youth during the month of October.

The 4-H registration and open house event is from 4-6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 1, at the Southeast Alaska Career Center (205 Baranof St.). There is an annual 4-H club registration fee of $26 (which is good for other events, too), and scholarships are available.

Two of the event highlights involve local food and are part of the Wild Edibles Series — Wild Edible Creations for ages 5-8, and Salmon Celebration for ages 10 and older.

The Wild Edible Creations program or art and cooking with wild edibles costs $10 (supply fee) and runs from 1:30-3 p.m. on Wednesdays, Oct. 14, 21 and 28, and from 4:30-6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30. This program involves a variety of locations and includes online and in-person sessions. Scholarships are available.

The Salmon Celebration program teaches kids how to filet and cook local salmon and make salmon art. It has a $15 supply fee, and takes place from 3:30-5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 12; 3:30-5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 13; and from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 17. Locations vary, and with be virtual and in-person.

Other events include Biking To Safety, Birding Club, Voting and Advocacy Workshop, Open HeART Club, and Mars Rover STEM Solar Challenge. Details on those events are available at the open house.

The Sitka Spruce Tips/Alaska Way of Life 4-H program is co-sponsored by the Sitka Conservation Society and the University of Alaska Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service. For more details, contact Kate Grumbles at kgrumbles@sitkawild.org or 1-651-964-9798.