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Around this time of year, many are shopping and planning for weekend outdoor barbeques and picnics at a local park, near the lake, at a neighborhood swimming pool, or at the beach. Enjoying the evening ambience of Cumming City Center’s musical amphitheater, fishing or sailing on Lake Lanier with family and friends, or grilling while…
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Earlier this month, I had the opportunity to go out and do NestWatch monitoring with the Forsyth County Master Naturalist Extension Volunteers (MNEV). After months of spending all of my daylight hours in buildings and the car, I thoroughly enjoyed spending a couple of hours walking the Bluebird Trail at Chattahoochee Pointe Park, breathing fresh…
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Radon is the second main cause of lung cancer. About 800 Georgians die each year from lung cancer caused by radon. This gas has no smell, color, or taste. It silently slips into homes through cracks in the foundation. A study in May showed that almost one out of every five homes tested in Forsyth…
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The firefly is probably the first insect I learned to identify. On long-ago summer nights, my cousins and I would chase and capture lightning bugs, as we called them, in cupped hands and watch them glow. We didn’t care that fireflies are ecologically beneficial – the larvae eat garden and lawn pests like slugs and…
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Small agents in nature can have powerful consequences Through large, visible events such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and tsunamis, nature reminds us of its power. Nature can also affect us through small and invisible agents, like insects and parasites. Insect bites and parasite infestations can have irreversible, lifelong impacts. For many of these, prevention is the…
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Forsyth County 4-H Staff Earn National and Statewide Recognition for Excellence in Youth Development
Forsyth County’s 4-H program is celebrating a banner year, with four of its dedicated team members receiving prestigious honors from the Georgia Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals (GAE4-HYDP) and the National Association of Extension 4-H Youth Development Professionals (NAE4-HYDP). These awards reflect the team’s commitment to excellence in youth development, innovative programming, and…
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Dr. Roshan Ramlal, PhD MPH, FACS Agent, UGA Extension Forsyth County The joy of childhood often involves simple pleasures: birthday parties, classroom treats, sports, and summer camps. However, for a growing number of families, these seemingly carefree moments are fraught with anxiety due to the ever-present threat of peanut allergies, which are on the rise.…
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Georgia 4-H offers shooting sports education through the nationally recognized 4-H Project S.A.F.E. (Shooting Awareness, Fun, and Education) program to promote responsible firearm and archery use while reinforcing positive youth development. According to the University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, the primary goal of S.A.F.E. is not marksmanship, but teaching life skills such as responsibility, discipline,…
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For more than a century, 4-H has helped young people across Georgia build confidence, character, and competence through hands-on learning opportunities. In Forsyth County, youth continue to thrive through judging teams that offer real-world applications of science, agriculture, and critical life skills. Whether they are evaluating eggs and broilers or identifying native wildlife and analyzing…
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As spring advances, I’ve heard and seen the return of many migratory birds. Bats are active as insects emerge from overwintering in the soil, leaflitter, rotting logs, hollow plant stems, and other hidey-holes. Frogs and toads are calling. The warmer temperatures also lure snakes from their tunnels, causing dismay for many people. Fear is a…
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