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

Monday, February 11, 2019

Coconino Master Gardener Meeting February


Coconino Master Gardener Meeting Agenda
Thursday, February 14, 2018 at 6:30pm
Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church—Benson Hall
1601 N. San Francisco, Flagstaff, AZ 86001

6:30-6:35pm       Welcome-Sue Madden, 2019 President               
6:35-6:40pm       Introduction of Speakers—Gillie Thomas
6:40-7:45pm       Education:  Milkweed for Monarchs/Rich Hofstetter                      
(15 minute break with refreshments)
7:45-8:00pm      Raffle Prize Drawing – $1 each or 6 for $5 - Must be present to win
8:00-8:25pm       Business Meeting
Art-full Summer Garden Tours—Collen Tucker and Jennifer Quarterman will continue with this fund raiser for CMGA.  Questions?  Ask Colleen at (928) 853-0315 or Jennifer at (720) 560-7575.
Gilli Thomas—Water Conservation for the City of Flagstaff.  The City would like to have community input from CMGA.
MG Coordinator Happenings—Hattie Braun
·         Plant Sale in June 2019 will continue
·         MG class has completed 3 classes-30 people have signed up.
·         Possible on-line Master Gardener Classes coming in the Fall
·         Americorp people will be doing Seed Library on the road now that seed germination studies and inventory have been completed.
·         Beginning Gardener’s class meets every other Thursday and end with a field trip to Forestdale Farms. 
                        Financial Report—Jeff Best, Treasurer will report  
          
Committee Progress Reports:
Continuing Education - Gilli Thomas would welcome suggestions for presenters
·         March 14, 2019—Forest Health/Steve McElvey/State Forestry Specialist
·         April 11, 2019—Vegetables—not Tomatoes/Kim Costion
·         May 9, 2019—Annuals/Robin from Violas
Volunteer Support—Tim Ellsworth-Bowers will report 2018 volunteer hours
Crys Wells—2019 CMGA Membership Cards
Social Chair – Liz George/CMGA dishes may be used by the membership for $10 fee
MG Projects – Jackie Alston.  The Grant application process for 2019 will begin with a February 15, 2019 deadline for applications to be accepted.  If you know of anyone who might be thinking about this application process, please encourage them.  CMGA does not have many applications.  The deadline may be moved to March to allow time for grant application submission.
Seed Library – Jackie Alston
Blog/Communication – Loni Shapiro
Historian—Tammy Valdovino
Fundraising Chair—Open and needed for communication/coordination of summer fund raisers.
8:25-8:30        Gardening Questions?
Next meeting:  March 14 - Forest Health with Steve McKelvey, State Forest 
Specialist.
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