Pipeline Safety- Call before you dig

Join us to learn about how to stay safe while digging in your yard, garden, and farm. 811 Process Workshop On Friday November 20 from 2 pm - 4 pm, NC811 will lead a workshop at our Forsyth County Extension Office (7232 Forsyth Center Dr, Tobaccoville, NC, 27050) auditorium on pipeline safety. This course applies to anyone doing any kind of digging, including homeowners, businesses, and contractors, and will cover how to mitigate any risk while excavating. 811 is a public safety service that helps prevent damage to underground infrastructure and keep people safe while they dig in their yards, gardens, and farms. More information can be found from this link (The 811 Process). For in-person attendance, registration is limited to the first 52 people who sign up. If you want to attend this event remotely, you can use this attached zoom webinar link. If you are a Forsyth County Extension Master Gardener Volunteer (EMGV) wanting to sign up for this event, please sign up using the EMGV intranet. If you have any questions, please contact John Bagwell ([email protected]), Katherine Tombs ([email protected]), or Celine Richard ([email protected]). N.C. Cooperative Extension is an equal opportunity institution and prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color or national origin, including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics; sex, including sexual orientation, gender identity, and pregnancy or related conditions; age; disability; genetic information; religion; veteran’s status or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity. N.C. Cooperative Extension will honor requests for reasonable accommodations made by individuals with disabilities. Please direct accommodation requests to: Forsyth County Cooperative Extension Director Leslie Rose ((336) 703-2850, [email protected]). Requests can be served more effectively if notice is provided at least 10 days before the event.