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Healthy Georgia Connections Newsletter
Bryan County Cooperative Extension
UGA Extension Bryan County offers educational programs in the areas of leadership and citizenship for youth and horticulture and agriculture.
UGA Extension operates through a unique partnership with Bryan County, the University of Georgia, the State of Georgia and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Backed up by specialists and a network of resources, Extension Agents have been on the job in Georgia since 1914.
Mission
Our mission is to extend lifelong learning to Georgia citizens through unbiased, research-based education in agriculture, the environment, communities, youth and families.
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Oyster Bed Rejuvenation Project Wins Keep Georgia Beautiful Award Our project, “A Living Shoreline at the Burton 4-H Center” was a service learning project created to prevent the deterioration of the creek beds surrounding the Burton 4-H Center on Tybee Island. Georgia 4-H’ers helped sustain a stable creek bed by recruiting an army of bivalves to help ensure the...
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Bryan County 4-H’ers Help with the Oyster Bed Rejuvenation Project Georgia 4-H is recruiting an army of bivalves to help ensure the future of the organization’s coastal environmental education center. The organization is working with University of Georgia Marine Extension to encourage new oyster beds along the marshy shoreline at Burton 4-H Center on Tybee Island, Georgia. In early April,...
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Homemade Sourdough Bread (without keeping a “starter” going) Holiday cooking is almost done, but Winter is just getting started. What better recipe to have on hand than homemade sourdough bread? This is a recipe that you don’t have to keep a starter going in your refrigerator looking like a science project for months. It’s not difficult, but it...
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4-H State Forestry Field Day
Participants test their science-based knowledge, critical thinking skills and skills with specialized forestry tools.
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Fruit Pest Research
Spotted wing drosophila is a keystone pest of U.S. fruit crops.
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ShowCAES
Admissions officers will guide high school and college students through the majors and careers available through CAES.
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Native Plants for Georgia Part I: Trees, Shrubs and Woody Vines (B 987) This publication focuses on native trees, shrubs and woody vines for Georgia. It is not our intent to describe all native species — just those available in the nursery trade and those that the authors feel have potential for nursery production and landscape use. Rare or endangered species are not described. Information on each plant is provided according to the following categories: Common Name(s)/Botanical Name/Family, Characteristics, Landscape Uses, Size, Zones and Habitat.
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Vegetable Garden Calendar (C 943) The recommendations in this circular are based on long-term average dates of the last killing frost in the spring and first killing frost in the fall. Every year does not conform to the "average," so you should use your own judgment about advancing or delaying the time for each job, depending on weather conditions.
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Your Household Water Quality: Odors in Your Water (C 1016) Homeowners sometimes experience unpleasant odors in their household water. In many cases, the exact cause of the odor is difficult to determine by water testing; however, this publication provides a few general recommendations for treating some common causes of household water odors.
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Sep 21 - Sep 26 Virtual Invitational Sheep and Goat Skill-A-Thon Put your sheep and goat knowledge to the test! The Virtual Invitational Sheep & Goat Skill-A-Thon is open to everyone of all ages (adults too!)! The Skill-A-Thon will consist of four components: multiple choice questions, picture ID stations, judging, and a situation response. This is a FREE contest! The registration deadline is midnight on September 17th. The Skill-A-Thon will be open from September 21-26th and can be taken at anytime. We just have one question for you...are EWE ready?!
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Sep 24 - Sep 28 (Virtual) 4-H Volunteer Conference of Southern States Volunteer Training
- Eatonton, GA - (126.0 Miles)
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Sep 24 - Sep 28 (Virtual) SRTLC - 4-H Southern Region Teen Leadership Conference The Southern Region Teen Leadership Conference (SRTLC) is a first-of-its-kind, multi-state 4-H conference created to bring together 4-H teens and adults to empower & inspire them to make a positive change across the southern region through youth-adult partnerships. https://georgia4h.org/programs/focus-areas/citizenship/military-programs/schedule-of-events/southern-region-teen-leadership-conference/
- Crosville, GA - (322.0 Miles)
