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The Telfair County Cooperative Extension Office extends lifelong learning to Georgia citizens through unbiased, research-based education.
Some of our most popular services include:
- Soil and Water Testing
- 4-H Summer Camps
- Telfair County 4-H Summer Day Camps
- ServSafe Trainings
- Car Seat Safety Training
- Walk Georgia
- MOURNing After Community Program
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Upcoming Events
Jan 30 - Jan 31
Manager ServSafe Training
Americus, GA - (84.0 miles)
Georgia Cooperative Extension provides the nationally recognized and accredited ServSafe® training for foodservice managers from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). Upon successful completion of the ServSafe® examination, the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager certificate will be issued by the NRAEF.
Feb 11
Dougherty County Master Gardener Training 2025
Albany, GA - (82.0 miles)
The Master Gardener Extension Volunteer program is designed to train volunteers to assist UGA Cooperative Extension Agents in providing unbiased, researched-based horticulture education to the public. The prospective master gardener agrees to volunteer a minimum of 50 hours, within a year following the completion of training, in exchange for 42 hours of horticultural training by Extension professionals. Activities in a volunteer program may include, but are not limited to, native plants gardening and landscape designs, plant clinics, newsletters, news articles, community gardens, beautification projects, civic or garden club presentations, youth programs, homeowner visits and phone consultations from home or the Extension Office and information booths at fairs and festivals.
Feb 17
ServSafe Manager Two-Day Training
Lakeland, GA, GA - (66.0 miles)
Georgia Cooperative Extension provides the nationally recognized and accredited ServSafe® training for foodservice managers from the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF). Upon successful completion of the ServSafe® examination, the ServSafe® Food Protection Manager certificate will be issued by the NRAEF.
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Viral Protection
University of Georgia entomologists are seeking answers about how parasitic wasp biology has developed to use viruses to ensure offspring survival.
Radon Action Month
Prolonged exposure to high levels of radon is the second-leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S., surpassed only by smoking.
A Doctor's Journey
After volunteering at South Georgia Medical Center as a child, University of Georgia biological science graduate Colby Ruiz returned to Valdosta to join the vascular surgery team last summer.
For Spacious Skies
Compared to some of the long, more strenuous hikes at Yosemite National Park, the venture up the granite outcrop at Olmsted Point is short if a little steep, but an epic view awaits the 18 University of Georgia students who make the climb.