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Oct 6 Master Naturalist The Georgia Master Naturalist program is an adult environmental education course that explores habitats and ecosystems in Georgia and human impacts on those environments. A variety of topics, including: wildlife, stream ecology, geology, pollinators, wildflowers, forestry, and others will be covered during this 8-week program in a combination of lectures and field trips.
- Lagrange, GA - (70.0 Miles)
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Oct 13 Master Naturalist The Georgia Master Naturalist program is an adult environmental education course that explores habitats and ecosystems in Georgia and human impacts on those environments. A variety of topics, including: wildlife, stream ecology, geology, pollinators, wildflowers, forestry, and others will be covered during this 8-week program in a combination of lectures and field trips.
- Lagrange, GA - (70.0 Miles)
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Oct 20 Master Naturalist The Georgia Master Naturalist program is an adult environmental education course that explores habitats and ecosystems in Georgia and human impacts on those environments. A variety of topics, including: wildlife, stream ecology, geology, pollinators, wildflowers, forestry, and others will be covered during this 8-week program in a combination of lectures and field trips.
- Lagrange, GA - (70.0 Miles)
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Mosquito Season Ongoing
Residents should be sure to prevent mosquitoes from getting inside as temperatures cool and we open windows again.
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Joro Watch Initiative
According to a team of University of Georgia experts collecting data about the spiders through the newly formed Joro Watch initiative, it’s best to put down the stick (for now) and pick up a camera.
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NIH Funds TBI Research
Two faculty members in UGA’s Regenerative Bioscience Center, Steven Stice and Franklin West, have been awarded multiple grants from the National Institutes of Health totaling $1.1 million to study potential treatments for traumatic brain injury.
Extension Publications
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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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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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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.