CMGA General Info

Fall painted lady butterfly 2024.
Photo by Cindy Murray.

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

Tuesday, February 18, 2020

Southwest Agroforestry Challenges and Best Practice Solutions

light green, jpg2.jpg
PLEASE JOIN US 
2nd Annual SWAAN Conference
Southwest Agroforestry Challenges and 
Best Practice Solutions
March 17 – 19, 2020, Tucson, AZ
Agenda and registration at swaan-site.org
REGISTER BY March 6, 2020
OUR MISSION: The Southwest Agroforestry Action Network (SWAAN) helps people integrate trees, crops, and animals to regenerate landscapes in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado and Utah
Tuesday, March 17, Presentations, University of Arizona
One-day fee $40, includes lunch, agenda at swaan-site.org
·      Sustainable Food Systems in the US Southwest 
·      The National Agroforestry Center, an Information Resource 
·      Opportunities for NRCS Financial and Technical Assistance to Support Agroforestry 
·      Developing and Sustaining a Family Farm in Southern Arizona 
·      Best Practice Solutions for Increasing the Success of Agroforestry in the Southwest
·      Best Practices for Providing Sustainable Water Supplies to Urban Trees 
·      Mission Garden: Tucson's Agricultural Origins 
·      High Desert Food Forests 
·      Resources for Growing Edible Trees in Agroforestry Systems in Arizona 
·      Arizona Forestry Department’s Resources Available to Help Support Trees in Arizona
Wednesday, March 18, Fieldtrips
One-day fee $40, includes lunch, agenda at swaan-site.org
·     Mission Garden, Tucson 
·     Dunbar-Spring Neighborhood Tree Planting project, Tucson 
·     Harris Heritage Growers, Sonoita
Thursday, March 19, Annual SWAAN Business Meeting
Posted by at
Labels: ,

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)