{"id":1218,"date":"2025-05-29T08:13:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T12:13:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/?p=1218"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:34:36","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T20:34:36","slug":"may-2025-anr-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/2025\/05\/may-2025-anr-update\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2025 ANR Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2023\/04\/image.png\" alt=\"UGA logo and image of leaves with citrus greening\" class=\"wp-image-879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2023\/04\/image.png 1024w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2023\/04\/image-300x68.png 300w, https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/camdenanr\/files\/2023\/04\/image-768x173.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uga-caes-caes-toc\"><h2>Table of Contents<\/h2><ul class=\"\"><li><a href=\"#Clean-Feeders\" data-smooth-scroll=\"true\">A Fond Farwell from Jessica Warren, ANR Agent, Camden County<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Clean-Feeders\"><strong>A Fond Farwell from Jessica Warren, ANR Agent, Camden County<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>After almost 12 years serving as your extension agent, it is time for me to bid you adieu. As much as I have enjoyed my time in this position, a better offer has come along in the form of the opportunity to have as much time as possible with my impending firstborn \u2013 and to make the transition to parenthood less stressful and rushed for myself and my husband. It is a somewhat bittersweet, but exciting time. Though I am leaving my position, I am not leaving the community. I will still be serving on a handful of boards and committees and look forward to seeing you all out and about, however I will no longer be entertaining questions in the aisles of Lowe\u2019s or at dinner with my family. Word of advice: you should refrain from doing that with the new agent as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My time with extension has been entertaining and educational. I could write a book of the crazy stories I\u2019ve heard over the years, and I\u2019ve taken great joy in seeing people open their minds and become passionate about various topics that I\u2019ve taught about over the years that affect our coastal ecosystems. I\u2019ll still be involved with the Georgia Green Landscape Stewards Program, so I\u2019ll still be finding ways to teach about the value of native plants, the impacts of invasive plants, and the importance of coexisting with pollinators and wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I apologize that I have been negligent in writing articles lately. The last year or so has brought some challenges that required me to cut back on my workload a bit. My last working day is Friday May 30<sup>th<\/sup>. If you have extension questions in the space between my departure and hiring of someone new, the Camden County Extension Office is there to help and will get you in touch with another agent to assist you. You can email <a href=\"mailto:uge3039@uga.edu\">uge3039@uga.edu<\/a> or call 912-576-3219. I wish you all the best and appreciate all the kindness and support that has been shown to me over the years. I will always look back on this chapter fondly (even after the pregnancy hormones have faded). Be good humans \u2013 to each other and other creatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (working cooperatively with Fort Valley State University, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and the counties of Georgia) offers its educational programs, assistance, and materials to all people without regard to age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status, and is an Equal Opportunity Institution.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Fond Farwell from Jessica Warren, ANR Agent, Camden County After almost 12 years serving as your extension agent, it is time for me to bid you adieu. 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