Office of Environmental Sciences

Extension & Outreach

The University of Georgia Cooperative Extension is a two way mechanism for transferring research results to local communities and making local needs known to scientists for research. There are more than 300 Extension agents covering all 159 Georgia counties and connecting communities with The University of Georgia.

Through hands-on education, adults and youth learn to use cutting edge-technology to make wise environmental decisions that affect their personal livelihood, family life and community. Recent initiatives include: the location of a watershed agent in the upper Ocmulgee, Oconee, and Altamaha River Basin, conversion of biomass to fuel for electricity and transportation needs, proper management of nutrients on poultry and livestock operations and a wellness approach to diet and lifestyle.

Cooperative Extension Programs

• Agricultural Services and Diagnostic Laboratories
• Georgia Master Gardener
• Georgia 4H Environmental Education
• Onsite Waste Water Management (Septic Systems)

Other Links

• Agricultural Pollution Prevention
  • Environmental Assessments for farms
  • Animal Waste Management
  • Land Application
  • Sustainable Agriculture
  • Environmental Horticulture
  • Crop Production
• Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development (CAED)
• Center for Bioconversion and Research
• C. M. Stripling Irrigation Research Park
• Distance Diagnostics
• Engineering Outreach
• Georgia Center for Urban Agriculture
• Georgia Climatology Office
• Georgia Environmental Monitoring Network
• National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory
• Pollution Prevention Partnership
• Southeast Watershed Research Laboratory, USDA
• Southern Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education
• The Bugwood Network
  • Integrated Pest Management
  • Invasive Exotic Species
  • Forest Pests
• The Watershed Group
• UGA Biorefinery and Carbon Cycling Center
• Urban Pest Management