St. Clair County Extension Office

Meet the Staff  &  Directions Office Hours: 8:00-12:00; 12:30-4:30

Lee Ann Clark County Extension Coordinator 1815 Cogswell Avenue, #103 Pell City, AL 35125 Phone: (205) 338-9416 Fax: (205) 338-9417 Got a question? Ask An Expert!

• St. Clair County 4-H Program Website
• St. Clair Extension Newsletter
• Farm Client Newsletter
• Weekly News Paper Articles
• St. Clair County Extension Office 2008 Annual Report
• AL Cooperative Extension 2009 Annual Report Updated
• The AL Marriage Handbook: Keys to a Healthy Marriage
• Nutrition, Diet & Health Questions and Answers
• St. Clair Extension Success Stories
• ACES Timely Information
• St. Clair County Extension Calendar
• St. Clair County Maps
• Official Site of St. Clair County
• Official site of the State of Alabama
• US Census Information on St. Clair County
• Other WWW Links - University sites, Extension sites, Affiliated Associations, Government sites, Corporate sites, etc.

St. Clair County Master Gardeners Website The St. Clair County Master Gardeners are now on the web! Click here to visit their new site. A Master Gardeners class will be offered at the St. Clair County Extension office in September. Click here for more information and to download a Master Gardener Volunteer application.

Your Tax Refund is Waiting for You: Claim It Today! If you made less than $58,000 in 2009, you may qualify for tax credits. FREE tax preparation by certified tax preparers is available at locations throughout Alabama. Dial 2-1-1 (toll-free) to find one near you or call 1-866-869-4921. Find out about: Earned Income Tax Credit; Child Tax Credit; Education Credit; Dependent Care Credit; Home Buyer's Credit; Making Work Pay Credit; Self Employed Returns. Click here for more information.

Food Preservation Workshop Come and learn the most up-to-date recommendations for preserving fresh foods and great taste in your home. The methods demonstrated continue our tradition of teaching USDA-recommended practices for food safety as well as high quality finished products. The workshop will be held on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at the St. Clair County Extension office auditorium from 1 p.m.-3 p.m. AND 6 p.m.-8 p.m. The cost is FREE but you must pre-register to attend. Click here to download a registration form. Registration deadline is April 28, 2010. For more information, please contact Regional Extension Agent, Angela Treadaway.

Rain Gardening Workshop Come learn about gardening with a purpose in this introductory class on rain gardening. Rain gardens are ecologically designed gardens for drought, deluge and everything in between. They are perfect for Alabama weather. The workshop will be held on Friday, May 14th from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Jefferson State Community College in Pell City. Cost is $5 per person. Deadline to register is Wednesday, May 5, 2010. Click here to download a registration form. For more information, please contact Regional Extension Agent, Tony Glover.

ServSafe: Serving Food Safely Certification Course The St. Clair County Extension office will offer a Serv Safe Certification course on May 20th & 27th. Course hours are from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Jefferson State Community College in Pell City. Registration must be made at least one week prior to the scheduled date. Click here to download a registration form. Cost is $110 per person. For more information, please contact Regional Extension Agent Angela Treadaway.

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Extension Offers FREE Newsletter Subscribe today to receive the Extension Newsletter, a FREE bi-monthly newsletter published by the Alabama Cooperative Extension System's St. Clair County office. It contains timely, research-based information on issues directly related to St. Clair County families. Information about Extension program events and activities is also included. To be placed on our newsletter mailing list, please call the St. Clair County Extension office at (205) 338-9416 or email your name and address to County Extension Coordinator, Lee Ann Clark. The newsletter is also available electronically. Click here to see current and past issues.

Home Garden Website 
The Alabama Cooperative Extension System offers practical problem-solving for the home, lawn and garden through the Home Garden website. Extension professionals strive to improve the enjoyment and safety of home property, while ensuring the safety of Alabama's environment. Click here to visit the website. Happy Gardening!

eXtension: An Internet Resource You Can Trust
Find real answers in real time based on objective, peer-reviewed, scientific results from: www.eXtension.org With eXtension, you can get research-based answers from industry experts in America's largest and oldest university system, land-grant universities. Created by Congress, land-grant universities study subject relevant to everyday life. Then, they send professional educators, or agents, across their states to bring the results of their research into every community, providing practical education people can use. Try eXtension today! It's the gateway to answering life's little questions – from parenting to saving & investing, entrepreneurship and vegetable gardens. 

Outdoor Classroom Photo Gallery & Learning Opportunities
Coosa Valley and Eden Elementary schools continue to make additions to their Outdoor Classrooms. Click here to see a photo gallery of their progress. If you would like more information on how your school can start an Outdoor Classroom, please contact Tonya Tomlin, 4-H Agent Assistant at (205) 338-9416.

About St. Clair County

St. Clair County was created in November of 1818 by the Alabama Territorial Legislature. It was named for General Arthur St. Clair who came to America from Scotland as an ensign in the British Navy. The county seat was incorporated and given the name Ashville, to honor John Ash. In 1836, a portion of St. Clair County was divided to establish Cherokee and DeKalb counties. After the Civil War in 1866, a northeast section of the county was used to create Etowah County.

Current population is 78,054 with 90 percent white, 8 percent black, and 2 percent hispanic and other. The county has twenty-five educational outlets which include eleven elementary schools, seven middle schools, seven high schools, and one community college.

Beef cattle, hay, tomatoes, poultry and sod are major agricultural crops. Major industries include Avondale Mills and Chandler Mountain tomato fields.

The county has two courthouses, two interstate highways, two hydroelectric dams, and two large recreation lakes that draw tourists to the area. Other tourist attractions include the John Looney Pioneer House Museum, Horsepens 40 Historic Outdoor Nature Park, Homestead Hollow Country Fair & Arts Festival, White's Mountain Bluegrass Festival, and Alabama International Dragway.

The St. Clair County office houses Synithia Williams, Regional Extension Agent; Tonya Tomlin, 4-H Agent Assistant; Annie Tyree, Administrative Assistant and Lee Ann Clark, County Extension Coordinator.