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Welcome to the Coconino County Master Gardeners' Association Blog. The mission of the Coconino Master Gardener Program is to support the University of Arizona by providing researched-based information on environmentally responsible gardening and landscaping to the public. The program creates a corps of well-informed volunteers, and delivers quality horticultural education programs adapted to our regional high elevation environment. The mission of the association is to provide support for those volunteers and Master Gardener graduates, continuing education, and opportunities to participate in community programs that increase the visibilty and participation in the Master Gardener Program.
On this site you will find gardening news, links, a calendar for local events, volunteer opportunities, book reviews, agenda/minutes for our association monthly meetings, and association documents and contacts.
The Coconino County Master Gardener Association was founded in 2009 by a small group of master gardeners with the help of Hattie Braun the Director of the MG Program. After several small meetings it was opened to all master gardeners on May 21st, 2009. Meetings are held monthly on the 2rd Thursday of each month from 6:30pm - 8:30pm. We meet at the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, located at 1601 N. San Francisco, Flagstaff, 86001. The agenda usually includes continuing education and a short business meeting. Watch this blog for the agenda and minutes for all meetings.

Reporting Master Gardener Hours

All master gardener trainees and certified master gardeners need to report their hours.
Beginning in 2010 certified master gardeners need to have 6 Education hours and 12 Volunteer hours in order to maintain certification.The on line reporting system allows you to report Education or Volunteer hours.
If you have any questions or concerns about the new reporting system, please contact Crys Wells or Hattie Braun. Their contacts are listed at the bottom of the blog under Contacts.
Link to reporting

Ideas for hours------
--Attend monthly meetings
--Work on an association committee
--Work at the Sunday/Wed. markets this year
--Be a speaker for the speakers bureau
--Work at the home show
--Work at a MG site (Olivia White Hospice, the Arboretum, Riordan Mansion, or school gardens (many others)). Check out the Assoc. Doc. & Forms under Volunteer Sites.
--Work in the Extension office
--Write an article for the newspaper column -Gardening Etcetera
--Volunteer for the Garden Conference
Be creative! There are many ways to fulfill your hours. Just remember for volunteering it needs to be a non-profit endeavor or an approved for profit site.

Change in Contact Information

Have you moved or changed your e-mail address, but would still like to be contacted about high elevation gardening information from the Extension? The Coconino County Extension Master Gardener Program has a site that will let you change your information on-line.
Web site for change in contact information

Monday, March 15, 2010

Coconino MG Association Meeting Agenda 3/18/10

Master Gardener Meeting Agenda
3/18/10 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Northland Hospice 452 N. Switzer Canyon Drive
(Parking in front of building or just north of building)

6:30pm-6:40pm Welcome – Agenda
Jim Mast
Brief review of agenda. Introduction of speakers

6:40pm-7:25pm Continuing Education
Selection and Care of Houseplants
Speakers: Jeanne Baker Foliage Unlimited
Sabrina Kager-Robinson

7:25pm-7:40pm Social/refreshments
Ann Egan

7:40pm Business Meeting
7:40pm-8:10pm Vote on Temporary Bi-laws to be made permanent Crys Wells
Call for nomination of officers. (Members only)
Vote to include those nominated last month. (Members only)
President Jim Mast
Vice President Steve Shields
Treasurer Ed Skiba
Secretary Loni Shapiro
Report from Temporary Executive committee meeting – Jim Mast
Vote on temporary bi-laws to be made permanent
Skip meeting in September/December (Annual Recognition Picnic – Holiday Party)
Meeting schedule will remain 3rd Thursday of each month at 6:30pm
Retain connection with U. of A.
Open bank account under a non-profit for any fund raising activity
Publicity
Continue with previous activities (Sunday Markets),work towards annual participation in Home Show(Steve), blog, U. of A site, newspaper as appropriate, speakers bureau
Fundraising
What have other counties done?
Plant and Garden Sale?
Calendar? For 2011
Membership
Looking for ways to increase
Do we want to charge a membership fee?
Hattie (Extension office) to see if they want to participate.

8:10pm-8:30pm 5 minutes for each committee chair
CE & Social Support- Dana Prom Smith
List upcoming speakers. Need help and more participants on this committee
Community Programs-Steve Shields
Looking for a chair for this committee. Jobs include Sunday market, speakers bureau and yearly Home Show.
Coordination MG Projects/Linda Guarino-Loni Shapiro
Document completed and now on blog site. This committee needs more members as they will approve initial projects and bring them to the full group.
Volunteers /Crys Wells
On line reporting of hours and address changes. These forms can be accessed from the blog.
Hours form: http://spreadsheets.google.com/embeddedform?formkey=dERqSEQxSS1yQ2dWZWdCWmF2M2sxVHc6MA
Address change form:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGN6SEV4NlVwNVB1T3U2TFZIbS13T2c6MA

Next meeting: April 15, 2010
Speaker: Sheila Murray, Research Botanist,
Arboretum at Flagstaff
Research at the Arboretum
Basic Botany for Plant ID, Seed & Cutting Gathering (rules and ideas).

Speakers for future meetings:
May Herbs Sue Collins
June Topic TBA Julie Lancaster
July Microclimates and Gardening Lee Born
August Bugs Freddie Steele
October Hopi Agriculture Susan Lamb Bean

Beginning in 2010 we have a sign-up for MG hours for all meetings. The lecture will count for CE for new master gardener trainees and those needing recertification. Attendance at the meeting will count for volunteer hours. You are all invited to contribute to the blog. In order for you to do that, I need to first enter your e-mail, so let me know if you want to be included (we can have up to 100 writers). If you have a web/blog site you would like added to the blog contact maxmaddy@infomagic.net.
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