Coconino Master Gardener Association: January 2024

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.

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

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Coconino Master Gardener Association Meeting Agenda

Shepherd of the Hills-1601 N San Francisco St Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Thursday, February 8, 2024, 6:00-8:00 PM

Reports:

Tonight’s Education-Grantee Presentations

Olivia White Hospice Garden-Frank Branham (nancyandfrankb@gmail) and Geoff Wood (ggwesq2@gmail.com)
Willow Bend Habitat Gardens-Susan Lamb (susan@susanlamb.net)
Killip Elementary-Gayle Gratop (gaylejennifer2@email.arizona.edu)

Next Month:

SNACK & MINGLE BREAK & RAFFLE

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MG Coordinator Report—Hattie Braun

Master Gardener & Home Horticulture Class- Started January 23 and runs until May 24, 2024
being held @Coconino County Health Dept.
1:00-4:30pm. 31 attended first session! 24 of whom are in the Master Gardener tract.
Attend any special topic?

֍Master Gardener costs $225 & requires 50 volunteer hours
֍Home Horticulture costs $325-no volunteer hour requirement

Seed Library Workday-rescheduled Thursday, January 25, 2024, from 10 am-1 pm at Cooperative Extension office
We have a volunteer who organizes and replenishes the library and we need a volunteer or two to head this.

Business Meeting & Committee Reports:

Treasurer-Andrea Guerrette

2023 Debits $8,768.43

2023 Credits $8,464.54 Bank Balance on 01/01/2024 $7,891.69

Roster for 2024-Education Chair-Bill Sandercock
Social Chairs-Denbie Nash and Lori Young=Sign up for snacks and dish duty
Secretary & Membership-Marilyn Canteloupe=Time for annual dues $10. New card design issued

✏ Make checks payable to CMGA and give to Andrea

Supports CMGA Program along with Plant Sale and Garden Tour

Grants -Cheryl Blume=We will open new grant cycle
✏ $500 max award; don’t have to be a Master Gardener; Public/Community focus (no private gardens)
Garden Signs-Holly Button= Recognition & thanks to folks for participating in Garden Tours
Raffle Prizes needed! Revenue from last year’s raffles were nearly $600! Contact Holly
Got Hours? -Brenda Smith and Sue Madden can help!
Master Gardener Calendar/Blog/Other--Loni Shapiro=check out our calendar and contacts for events and volunteer needs & opportunities

Volunteer Needs

Historian-Tammy Valdovino is stepping down from this position and from updating our Facebook page.
Seed Library Volunteer- Organizes and replenishes the library on a regular basis
Root Camp-Organizes with Warner’s and attends to manage registrations and handouts ?(Christina Compton info@torusventures.net)

Any gardening questions…..?

Next Meeting – March 14, 2024, 6:00-8:00 PM

See reverse side for Committee Listings and Dates of Upcoming CMGA Events

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Eagle Viewing

Eagle Viewing

Save the date for our first eagle event of the year! Join the AWWE (Arizona Watchable Wildlife Experience) partnership for an outdoor eagle watching event on Saturday, February 10th from 8-10AM at Lake Mary. The second event will be held with live eagles from Liberty Wildlife at the Willow Bend Center on Saturday, May 11th. More information, meeting location, and sign-up coming soon.

Steller's Jay Painting - Willow Bend

February Adult Workshop: Steller's Jay Painting

Join Willow Bend and artist Elaine Dillingham on Saturday February 10th 1-4:30PM to learn about and paint a Steller's jay. During this 3.5-hour, limited enrollment, friendly & informative workshop you will receive step-by-step watercolor painting instruction. Art materials are supplied. You will take home two small paintings. Instructor Elaine Dillingham has taught painting at Coconino Community College for 20 years. A supporter of environmental education, Elaine is delighted to be able to partner with Willow Bend Environmental Center staff members to offer nature-based art learning experiences.

Cost: $75/participant or $70/Willow Bend members. Limited spots. More information and sign-ups on our website.

Botanical Ink Making - Willow Bend

January Adult Workshop: Botanical Ink Making

Join us on Saturday, January 27th, 10AM-12PM for an instructional natural ink making. We will make several inks together and get the opportunity to play with different hues all made from plant material. Every student will go home with a bottle of botanical ink. This workshop combines learning with play! Jill Sans is a painter and owner of The HeArt Box Gallery in downtown Flagstaff. She focuses primarily on paintings of the natural world; from botanical art to mandalic representations.

Cost: $65/participant or $60/Willow Bend members. Limited spots, sign-up required. More information and sign-up on our website.

Thursday, January 11, 2024

1/11 CMGA Agenda

Follow the link for the agenda for 1/11

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Remembering Beverly 1928-2016

On Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, Beverly Jean MacAllister passed away fully lucid and comfortably in Santa Cruz, CA, at home and in the presence of her daughters, just three days after her 88th birthday. For many months she sought a way out of or around a severe lung infection. She was a Master Gardener and tended 12 vegetable and flower beds at her home in Timberline. She supported the master gardener program in many ways - providing consult to a local fire department to grow vegetables for food, assisting with regional conferences, and helping each year with the Coconino County Fair in the agriculture building. In addition for several years she worked as a Senior Companion with 5 clients that she helped with aging issues. A celebration of Bev’s life will be held at 11 am on Saturday, Sept. 17, at Beacon Unitarian Universalist Congregation, 510 N. Leroux St. Memorial gifts in her name may be made to Poore Medical Clinic, 120 W. Fine Ave., Flagstaff, AZ 86001; or Bonny Doon Fire Safe Council, 150 McGivern Way, Santa Cruz, CA 95060.
I will personally miss her guidance on aging well. The photo above is from a Christmas card I received from her. On the back it says "Kindness is a language we can all understand. The blind can see it and the deaf can hear it. Thank someone who has touched your life today. Thank you for being part of my life. Bev." Loni Shapiro

Dana Prom Smith 1927-2015

On Sunday, Jun 28th, Dana Prom Smith passed away from a
heart attack at the age of 88. Dana was a long time supporter of the Master Gardener program and association . He was certified as a master gardener in 2007. He worked on his own garden at home, and since then has shared his wealth of knowledge and creative writing skills to write and edit weekly columns for the AZ Daily Sun -Gardening Etcetera. We will miss learning more about life and gardening and the humor with which he presented it.

On August 24th, a Blaze Maple was planted at Olivia White Hospice Garden by his gardening friends in rememberance.

“If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.” ― Marcus Tullius Cicero

Coconino Master Gardener Association