2008 Outreach Committee Calendar of Events for Adults
Georgia Mountain Research & Education Center seminars

January 2008

1/25, 10:00 am - The American Chestnut, Dr. Joe James, American Chestnut Foundation. Information on the development of a fungusresistant American Chestnut Tree.

February 2008

2/28, 7:00 pm - Landscaping With Native Plants

2/29, 10:00 am - Landscaping With Native Plants, Mickey Cummings, Union County Extension Coordinator, & Jennifer Cordier, Preservation Committee. Everything you want to know about native plants in your landscape, as well as the Preservation Committee's Wildflower Certification Project.

March 2008

3/28, 10:00 am - Nuisance Wildlife, Dr. Mike Mengak, Associate Professor, UGA Warnell School of Forestry. How to keep those squirrels and deer out of your garden.

May 2008

5/23, 10:00 am - Water Wise Gardening, Dr. Gary Wade, Professor, UGA Horticulture-Cooperative Extension Service. Practical ways to make the most of one of our most precious resources.

June 2008 6/27, 10:00 am - What Ethnobotany?, Dr. David Cozzo, Project Director, Cherokee Preservation Foundation, Western Carolina University. The relationship of a group of people to their native plants.

6/28, 10:00 am - A Garden Tour of Unlikely Plants, Jennifer Cordier and the Preservation Committee. Come for a guided tour of the Ethnobotanic Garden and the Woodland Medicinal Trail.

July 2008

7/12, 10:00 am - Magical Herbs; Potions, Elixirs, Dream Pillows and More!, Hands-On Workshop, limited to 24, $20 fee. Karin Rutishauser & Jennifer Cordier, GMRE Center Preservation Committee.

7/24, 7:00 pm - 10 Ways to Lose a Garden, Bob Westerfield, UGA Cooperative Extension Service-Horticulture, Griffin, GA. Learn ten things to avoid in your garden.

August 2008

8/2, 10:00 am - Healthy Cooking With Fresh Herbs, Hands-On Workshop, Limited to 15 participants, $20 fee. Jennifer Cordier & Karin Rutishauser, GMRE Center Preservation Committee

8/22, 10:00 am - Muscadines, Berries and Grains, Diane Hartle, Associate Professor, UGA Pharmaceutical & Biomed Science. Nutritional benefits of muscadine & other berries and grains.

September 2008

9/26, 10:00 am - Evergreens in the Landscape, Dr. Anthony LeBude, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, NC State University. Trees and shrubs that stay green all winter can be a wonderful addition to your landscape.

October 2008

10/11, 10 am - Plant Propagation Techniques, Jim Smith, M.S. in Forestry, Syracuse University, GA Botanical Society.

Hands-On Workshop, Limited to 20, $20 fee. Practical propagation at home.

10/16, 7 pm - Plants of the Bible, at North GA Technical College. Dr. Doug Bailey, UGA Academic Department Head, Horticulture. Come learn about hyssop, laurel and olive branches. Limited to the first 250 participants in attendance.

November 2008

11/21, 10:00 am - Bulbs for the Seasons, Keith Mickler, UGA Cooperative Extension Service, Floyd County. Have color through three seasons with bulbs in your garden.

These seminars are sponsored by the Community Council of the Georgia Mountain Research & Education Center. Unless otherwise noted, seminars are held at the GMRE Center on Hwy 19/129, three miles south of Blairsville, Georgia. Pre-registration is no longer required at regular seminars. All seminars are limited to the first 100 participants in attendance, unless noted otherwise. Registration for Hands-on workshops is held only by a check made payable to speaker. For more information, please visit our website at www.gmrec@uga.edu.