CMGA General Info

Christmas Amaryllis with Orchid to the right. Below Ruth Benson's holiday bears.
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, January 11, 2014

Resource Management Plan for the Coconino National Forest

Help Plan the Future of Coconino National Forest- attend a public meeting 

The Forest Service just released the Coconino National Forest Draft Land and Resource Management Plan for public comment. EVERYTHING the Forest Service does on the Coconino for the next 15-20 years must comply with this Plan. The Plan includes direction on wildlife protection, logging, fire, recreation, wilderness, water sources, energy development, and more. 

Please attend one of these meetings to learn more about the Plan and offer your suggestions! 

If you'd like to get more involved, see the bottom of this message for information about how to help Sierra Club prepare our official comments on the Draft Forest Plan. 
Official Forest Service Public Open Houses and Workshops: 
Flagstaff: 
January 14th: Flagstaff (3:00-7:00pm) 
Flagstaff Aquaplex 
Meeting Room A 
1702 N. Fourth St. 
Open House and Workshop 

February 24th: Flagstaff (3:00-7:00pm) 
Flagstaff Aquaplex 
Meeting Room A 
1702 N. Fourth St. 
Focus Topic/Comment Workshop 

Sedona: 
January 15th: Sedona (3:00-7:00pm) 
Sedona-Oak Creek Airport 
Conference Room 
235 Air Terminal Drive 
Open House and Workshop 

February 25th: Sedona (3:00-7:00pm) 
Sedona-Oak Creek Airport 
Conference Room 
235 Air Terminal Drive 
Focus Topic/Comment Workshop Happy Jack: January 16th: Happy Jack (11:00 am-2:00 pm) 
Mogollon Rim Ranger District 
8738 Ranger Road 
Open Office Hours/Walk-ins 

February 26th: Happy Jack (11:00 am-2:00 pm) 
Mogollon Rim Ranger District 
8738 Ranger Road 
Open Office Hours/Walk-ins 
GET MORE INVOLVED! We are assembling a team of volunteers who care about the future of the Coconino. Opportunities for involvement include contributing to Sierra Club comments on the Draft, creating individual comments on items of interest to you, visiting specific locations to confirm that Plan recommendations are appropriate for those areas, and helping to raise awareness about the Plan revision process. No experience is necessary - just bring a love for wild places! We will hold a one-hour volunteer meeting in Flagstaff on Friday, January 24 at noon in the public room at Natural Grocers, 503 W. Clay Ave. in Flagstaff. 
If you would like more information about participating in the Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter's Forest Planning team, please contact Alicyn Gitlin atalicyn.gitlin@sierraclub.org or (928) 774-6514.
Thank you.
From the Sierra Club via Dorothy Lamm/NPS

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