UGA Extension Forsyth County

10/09/2026

Honey Bee Removal Certificate Training - November 3, 2026, 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
Forsyth County Extension is hosting the 8-hour classroom Honey Bee Control and Removal certificate training, one of the requirements toward earning the Georgia Department of Agriculture license to remove honey bees from structures. $50 registration fee includes lunch. Register https://tinyurl.com/HBR11-2026

10/08/2026

Lunch & Learn: Building Gardens to Provide Pollinators and Other Animals with Medicine. Emory University professor Dr. Jaap de Roode, an expert in animal self-medication, will discuss how pollinators and other animals treat themselves for diseases.
Tuesday, October 13, 12-2 p.m., Forsyth County Extension Office, 5110 Piney Grove Road, Cu***ng. Register at https://forms.gle/5aNbanBMdheLmpG87

10/07/2026

Learn how to communicate better with your partner! Sign up for Elevate Couples Georgia! It's VIRTUAL and FREE!

09/28/2026

Neighborhood ponds are a nice amenity, but these complex ecosystems can be difficult to manage. Learn some considerations for managing the neighborhood pond at

We have a lot of ponds and lakes in Forsyth County, most of them associated with one of the 49 dams we have here. Like pools and tennis courts, neighborhood ponds and dams need routine maintenance.

09/23/2026

Learn while you burn (calories)! Join Forsyth County Master Naturalist Extension Volunteers on Thursday, September 24 at 9:30 a.m. to learn native tree identification during a pleasant 1-1.5 mile amble at Caney Creek Preserve. Register for this walk or several of the fall tree identification walks at https://forms.gle/1DwEs35MaocoTKx26

09/22/2026

Were you disappointed with your landscape this year? Fall is a good time to plant perennials, which means it's a good time to make changes to improve the appeal or function of your landscape. Check out Reasons to Renovate Your Landscape at https://site.extension.uga.edu/forsyth/reasons-to-renovate-your-landscape/

09/18/2026

FREE couples and family therapy services at UGA's Love and Money Center until the end of 2026. Share this link if you know of a friend or family who is struggling and could use this: https://www.fcs.uga.edu/loveandmoneycenter/therapy-services

Georgia families are stretched thin right now, and quality couple and family therapy is often out of reach. We want to help!

Starting September 15th, couple and family therapy appointments at the Love and Money Center (including Prepare/Enrich) are FREE through the end of 2026.

In person in Athens or by telehealth anywhere in Georgia. If cost has been the thing standing between you and support, that barrier is gone.

Request your first appointment today: https://www.fcs.uga.edu/loveandmoneycenter/therapy-services

Please share this post — let's make sure everyone who would be interested in couple or family therapy while it's free can find it!

*Individual therapy services available on a sliding-scale fee basis.

09/18/2026

Invasive plants cost the U.S. around $26 billion annually in habitat and ecosystem degradation, farming and forestry losses, and health impacts. But we can fight back! Join Forsyth County Extension on Saturday, September 19, from 9-11 a.m. to learn how to manage invasive plants and help clear invasive Japanese stilt grass from the Story Walk areas at Haw Creek Park. Action Heroes - Register here: https://forms.gle/eym5GuFQxggLmvKHA

09/17/2026

Come show your love for our Forsyth County parks! Join our Master Naturalist and Master Gardener volunteers on Friday, September 18 from 9-11 a.m. to learn about invasive plants and help in the final push of 2026 to remove invasive Japanese stiltgrass from the Story Walk areas of Haw Creek Park. Register: https://forms.gle/97jzb3RdUiUBeQea8