Bibb County - Alabama Extension

08/25/2026

🌲 Professional Logging Manager Workshop 🌲

Forestry professionals, landowners, and natural resource managers are invited to join Alabama Extension for a Professional Logging Manager (PLM) Workshop on Thursday, September 10, 2026, at Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park.

📅 Date: September 10, 2026
⏰ Time: 8:00 AM - 2:30 PM
📍 Location: Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park, 12632 Jim Bennett Pkwy
💲 Cost: $50 (Lunch included)

Participants will learn about:
✅ Forestry Best Management Practices
✅ Threatened and Endangered Species
✅ Forest Health: Insects, Diseases, and Invasive Species
✅ Forests with Exceptional Conservation Value
✅ Forest Management for Wildlife

📚 PLM and CFE Units Available

🔗 Register today: https://www.aces.edu/go/bibbplm

For more information, contact Michelle Giddens at (205) 928-2640 or [email protected], or Richard Cristan at 334-750-6471 or [email protected].

08/25/2026

Alabama Ag Credit is awarding five $10,000 grants to beginning farmers through the JumpStart Grant. Last day to apply is this Friday, August 28.

Visit this link for more information and the application: alabamaagcredit.submittable.com/submit

08/24/2026

Pollinator Plant of the Month - Purple Coneflower

Purple coneflower is a showy native wildflower that attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Its value doesn’t stop when the flowers fade. The seed heads provide food for goldfinches and other songbirds, while the standing stems can offer nesting habitat for native bees.

Learn more about this pollinator plant here: https://www.aces.edu/go/6750

08/21/2026

Holly, Bibb County 4-H Agent, and Sara, Bibb County Extension Admin, put their eagle eyes to the test and participated in the 2026 Great Southeast Pollinator Census at the Bibb County Extension Office! They took a close look at the different pollinators in our Zinnia garden and collected data that will contribute to local pollinator research!

You can participate in the fun too! Getting involved is easy—and it only takes 15 minutes:

• Print your counting sheet.
• Find a pollinator-friendly plant.
• Watch for 15 minutes.
• Record the insects that land.
• Upload your count.

People of all ages can participate, so grab your family, coworkers, classmates or friends and head outside!

Learn more about the count here: https://www.aces.edu/go/GreatSoutheastPollinatorCensus

You can directly download your count sheet here: https://www.aces.edu/go/6685

08/20/2026

08/19/2026

It’s that time!!! We are starting to kickoff our clubs for the new club year!!
1st one up is the Bibb Co. Homeschool club.
- Join us for an exciting time learning everything from STEM to AG to Environmental science!!!
✌🏻🍀💧🐣
We will be doing all kinds of fun activities and learning so much!!
📅Dates: 2nd Monday of every month!
⏰Time :10am-11am
⛪️Location: Church of Christ at Centreville
🌟1st meeting:September 14th at 10am! We can’t wait to see you there!!

08/19/2026

BREAKING NEWS: This online class comes with a LIVE human instructor! While we offer a self-paced CFL course, we're also throwing in a live Zoom session on August 27 at 1:00 PM.

You'll get:
✅ Important food safety information
✅ Cottage food law guidance
✅ Answers to your questions
✅ A live instructor who occasionally tells jokes
(quality not guaranteed 😂)
Grab your favorite snack and join us online! Register: www.aces.edu/go/cottagelaw

08/18/2026

🌱 Need a Private Pesticide Applicator Permit? 🌱

Join the Alabama Cooperative Extension System for Private Pesticide Applicator Training and Testing in Centreville!

📅 September 22, 2026
🕘 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
📍 BMC Wellness Center
285 Hospital Drive, Centreville, AL 35042

Participants will receive training followed by testing to obtain a Private Pesticide Applicator Permit.
✅ Class Cost: $20
✅ Permit Valid for 3 Years
✅ Permit Fee: $25 (payable to ADAI upon passing the exam)

⚠️ Registration is required!

🔗 Register online:
https://www.aces.edu/.../private-pesticide-applicator.../

📞 Questions? Contact David Lawrence at (334) 740-1667 or [email protected].

08/17/2026

In the Alabama, people tend to have opinions about collards: how long to cook them, what to season them with, and, most importantly, who in the family makes them the best. But before collards make it to the dinner table, they have to make it through the garden.

Collards are a cool-season favorite that grow well in Alabama and can be planted for both spring and fall harvests.
Find growing details here: https://www.aces.edu/go/2967

Once harvested, there’s more than one way to cook them. Go traditional and simmer them low and slow, or try sautéing, roasting, or adding them to soups. Just remember to wash the leaves thoroughly before cooking and remove the thick stems.

Check out this recipe for a non-traditional twist on collards. https://www.aces.edu/go/6668

Whether your family recipe calls for smoked meat, a splash of vinegar, hot sauce, or a family secret ingredient, a good pot of collards starts with knowing how to grow and harvest them.

How do you cook your collards? Share your must-have ingredient in the comments.