Water at UGA

Provided by the UGA/CAES Water Resources Team

Water Education for the young and young at heart

Jan 8, 2018 | Written by Gary Hawkins

Many of my educational programs has a focus on water education. This can be from the Water Cycle with 4th graders to general water issues to various organizational and civic clubs. Overall, the education of and about water is the same but does change. I expect you have heard that…
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UGA Extension Agents travel to Virginia to learn about well water program

Dec 15, 2017 | Written by Gary Hawkins

On December 12-13, seven UGA Faculty visited with the program manager of the Virginia Tech Well Water Program to discuss their program and how we can bring and develop such a program for UGA Extension. While in Blacksburg, we learned how their program is conducted and how they get citizens…
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National Urban Extension Leaders (NUEL) Southern Region Professional Improvement Meeting

Dec 9, 2017 | Written by Gary Hawkins

UGA Extension Agents attend and present at the National Urban Extension Leaders (NUEL) Southern Region Professional Improvement Meeting in Chattanooga, TN on August 3 and 4, 2017
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Mitchell County’s 4-H2O Day Camp

Aug 11, 2017 | Written by Gary Hawkins

4-H fun learning about water, solar, crops and animals.
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Georgia’s Draft Regional Water Plans available for review and comment

Apr 5, 2017 | Written by Gary Hawkins

The Draft Regional Water Plans for Georgia have been finalized and are available for public comment. The Draft Plans can be found on the Draft Regional Water Plan website. On the site you will be able to click on the Regional Water Council you are interested in reviewing and the…
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Water Festival and Pokemon Go

Mar 1, 2017 | Written by Gary Hawkins

In September 2016, the organizers of the Athens-Clark County Water Festival incorporated the game Pokemon Go into their annual water education festival. The Saturday was full of different water related activities from kids being able to act like a raindrop flowing through a stormwater channel, water cannons, water games, and…
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Water Conservation is the key

Sep 12, 2016 | Written by Gary Hawkins

With 53 Georgia counties in a Level 1 drought condition currently, the main focus should be water conservation. Some of the things that can be done to conserve water are listed below: Indoors: One fact sheet from UGA is Every Drop Counts: Conserve Water at Home 1. Run water only…
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Level 1 Drought declared

Sep 12, 2016 | Written by Gary Hawkins

EPD declares Level 1 Drought for 53 counties in Georgia.
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Kids and Water Education at 4-H2O camp in Camilla

Aug 3, 2016 | Written by Gary Hawkins

4-H leaders in Southwest Georgia are sneaky. They get kids to come to 4-H2O camp for a couple of days and while they are at camp they educate them about the importance of water in the southwest portion of Georgia. To read more about how these 4-H leaders teach students about water resources read the full story.
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Mitchell County 4H2O camp

May 10, 2016 | Written by Gary Hawkins

Mitchell County 4H2O camp information. For information call Jennifer Grogan or the Mitchell County Extension Office at 229-336-2066.
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This Blog is provided by the UGA CAES Water Resource Management Specialist, Dr. Gary L. Hawkins, and the UGA CAES Water Committee. The Committee is comprised of County Extension Agents representing the three different programs areas (Agriculture and Natural Resources, 4-H and Family and Consumer Sciences) within UGA Extension. The Committee members are: Terri Black, Helen Carter, Chesley Davis, Jennifer Grogan, Katie Hammond, Jay Hathorn, Brenda Jackson, Sonya Jones, Charles Lancaster, Kevin Livingston, Dana Lynch, Wanda McLockin, Jennifer Miller, Steven Patrick, Jake Price, Chris Tyson, Laura Walton, Jessica Warren, Trish West, Suzanne Williams, Tripp Williams and Wade Parker. The blog is designed to provide information on water issues in Georgia spanning an area from the Coast to the Mountains.

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