CMGA General Info

Species tulips planted in fall. These appear in early spring. Olivia White Hospice Garden.
Photo by Loni Shapiro.

Welcome to the Coconino County Master Gardeners Association blog. The mission of the Master Gardener Program is to create a corps of well-informed volunteers, and to deliver quality horticultural education programs adapted to our regional high elevation environment. The purpose 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 visibility and participation in the Master Gardener Program.
The Coconino Master Gardener Association (2009) began in 2009. This blog contains information on:
-How to become a member
-Volunteer and Education hours reporting
-Calendar of Events
-General gardening information articles
-Master Gardener Association Documents and forms
-References and Resources
-Interesting Websites and Blogs
-Old Gardening Etcetera columns
-Recipes
-Book Reviews
-How to contact Board or Committee Members
Meetings are held monthly on the 2nd Thursday from 600pm - 8;30pm. We meet at the Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church at 1601 N. San Francisco. This includes continuing education and a business meeting.

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. You can sign in to record hours in the right hand column under Recording Volunteer and Education Hours. Just click on the U. of A.
If you have any questions or concerns about the new reporting system, please contact Brenda Smith (A - M) or Sue Madden (N - Z). Their contacts are listed at the bottom of the blog under
Contacts.



Ideas for hours------
--Attend monthly meetings
--Work on an association committee
--Work at an informational booth for the Master Gardeners
--Be a speaker about gardening topics at a variety of venues

--Host a garden tour
--Work at a fundraising event (Plant Sale - Garden Tour).
--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 with the Seed Library
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.

Click here to change your contact information!

Event Calendar

Saturday, August 1, 2015

Master Gardener Meeting Agenda 8/13/15


Master Gardener Meeting Agenda 8/13/15
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church
1601 N. San Francisco

6:30pm – 6:40pm             Welcome – Jim Mast
               
Announcements             Meeting Raffle – $1 each or 6 for $5 - Must be present to win

6:40pm – 6:45pm             Introduction of speaker Loni Shapiro

6:45pm- 7:45pm               Education - Native Grasses of Northern Arizona - Susan Lamb Bean & Kirstin Olman-Phillips

 15 minute break
7:45pm-8:00pm           Raffle Prize Drawing
Refreshments provided by Loni Shapiro and Betty Marcus
 
8:00pm - 8:25pm              Business Meeting – Jim Mast

MG Coordinator Happenings - Hattie Braun
·         Conference September 19th
 
Financial report – Sue Madden
 
Committee Reports:
Volunteer Support – Crys Wells
MG Projects - Jackee Alston
                                        Fund Raising – Debbie James
·         Aprons – Loni Shapiro
·         Calendars - James Kasennich
·         Flagstaff Garden Tours July 25th – Colleen Tucker – final report
·         Fall clean-up October 17th - Debi Stalvey/Molly Larson
Continuing Education/Blog – Loni Shapiro
Arboretum Garden Basket - Loni Shapiro - final report
Community Markets – Andrea Guerrette
Historian – Tammy Valdovino
 
8:25pm – 8:30pm             Gardening Questions?
·         September no meeting - Conference September 19th
·         October Meeting/Recognition Picnic, Sunday the 11th at 11am, at the Arboretum. It will begin with a lecture/walk by Jan Busco, followed by our annual recognition picnic.
·         November GMO - Linda Guarino
Educational and Volunteer Opportunities from the blog (coconinomgassociation.blogspot.com)

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