Creating Pollinator Habitats and Conservation Partnership Webinars

Dear Friends and Colleagues: I wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving!

Our next Garden & Country Webinar will be on December 3^rd, 2020, at 11am Arizona time. We will learn about pollinator habitat conservation projects at Freeport-McMoran, Inc, and the pollinator garden in Miami, AZ with Ann George, Senior Biodiversity Scientist. Please join us and feel free to share this message.  Best to you, Chris

Creating Pollinator Habitats and Conservation Partnerships Webinar

Event Date: December 03, 2020 11:00am to 12:00pm

Online event link: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/87690324094

 

FMI Pollinator Garden in Miami, AZ

University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Gila County presents: Garden and Country Extension Webinar Series. A Zoom webinar (60-minutes or less) featuring a variety of horticultural and natural resource topics relevant to the environmental conditions and residential concerns of Gila County, Arizona.

Featured Topic: Creating Pollinator Habitats and Conservation Partnerships

Featured Speaker: Ann George is a conservation ecologist with over 13 years of experience working with domestic and international industry leaders and conservation experts on biodiversity management. Ms. George has provided guidance on emerging tools and technologies for natural resource management, as well as assisted active and discontinued operations with managing their property in an ecologically-sustainable manner. Ms. George conceives of, coordinates and helps implement voluntary biodiversity projects for Freeport-McMoRan, while leveraging those opportunities to for STEM and environmental education. In her role as Senior Biodiversity Scientist, Ms. George helps develop and facilitate productive relationships between Freeport-McMoRan and numerous non-profit and community partners to promote the longevity and  sustainability of conservation projects.

CMGA Annual Christmas Party

The Coconino Master Gardener Association and Coconino Cooperative Extension  

cordially invite you to our 

 Annual Holiday Party and Recognition Event 

Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 6:30 PM 

This year we're going VIRTUAL and we're combining the party with our recognition event. We can't hold our potluck but we'll showcase MG projects, hold a raffle, and recognize our new and seasoned Master Gardeners. 

 RSVP via Zoom registration by December 1(so we have time to mail you your raffle ticket and other goodies) Anyone that sends in a picture or video of their project or their garden gets a 2nd raffle ticket!

 https://arizona.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkdeurpjgiHdCniU_XNGbTU_10tNBnYAbk

Questions? Liz at lizgeorge928@gmail.com

  Or Hattie at hbraun@arizona.edu

Yellow Bluestem: An Encroaching Invasive Grass Webinar

Dear friends: Please join us on November 19, 11am in Arizona, to learn about the spread of the nonnative yellow bluestem grass in Arizona’s rangelands. Ashley Hall, Rangeland Management and Animal Science Extension Agent, will discuss identification, impacts and management implications of this relatively new invasive species. Sincerely, Chris

Yellow Bluestem: An Encroaching Invasive Grass Webinar

Event Date: November 19, 2020 11:00am to 12:00pm

Online event link: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/89689070806

University of Arizona Cooperative Extension Gila County presents: Garden and Country Extension Webinar Series. A Zoom webinar (60-minutes or less) featuring a variety of horticultural and natural resource topics relevant to the environmental conditions and residential concerns of Gila County, Arizona.

Featured Topic: Yellow Bluestem: An Encroaching Invasive Grass

Speaker Biography: Ashley Hall received her B.Sc. in Rangeland Ecology and Management with a minor in Geographic Information Systems from the University of Arizona (UA) in 2009 and a M.Sc. 2011. Her thesis focused on researching nurse plant-protégé interactions between two species of Bursage and Creosote, as well as creating a vegetation map of the Mohawk Mountains and San Cristobal Valley on the Barry M. Goldwater Range. After finishing her M.S., Ashley began working for UA Cooperative Extension as a team member of the Cooperative Rangeland Monitoring Program assisting the Bureau of Land Management in establishing a vegetation monitoring protocol.  Ashley worked for US Fish and Wildlife Service as the Invasive Species Coordinator for Arizona Refuges. She currently works for Gila County Cooperative Extension, focusing on Rangeland Management and Animal Science.

Presentation Description: Non-native species, like Yellow Bluestem (Bothriochloa ischaemum) negatively affect the habitats they invade in many ways including economically, environmentally, and/or ecologically. Yellow Bluestem is a perennial grass introduced to the United States from Europe and Asia in the early 1900s as a way to control erosion and as a forage species. In the past several years, this species has become an emerging invasive in Arizona. Yellow Bluestem has been shown to alter soil function and biota, suppressing the growth of native vegetation.. It out-competes native species because it can grow much taller than most native grasses, and creates a sod thick formation by reproducing through underground stems.  While this species was introduced in some parts of the U.S. to provide additional forage for grazing species, Yellow Bluestem is less palatable than natives and is not preferred by cattle, equine, or wildlife. Eradication of this species may require intense management efforts if a new population is not eliminated quickly.

Webinar Facilitator: Chris Jones, Extension Agent, University of Arizona Gila County Cooperative

Extension Zoom Link: https://arizona.zoom.us/j/89689070806 Please log in up to 10 minutes prior to the webinar.

Cost: Free

Registration: Not required

Christopher Jones, Extension Agent

Agriculture & Natural Resources Programs

University of Arizona

Gila County Cooperative Extension

5515 S Apache Avenue, Suite 600

Globe, AZ  85501

U.S.A.

Phone: (928) 402-8586

Sacred Ground: Gardening for Change Webinars

 

Growing both food for us and habitat for wildlife, gardening can save the planet. AWF is partnering with Arizona Interfaith Power and Light for a series of webinars to inspire and galvanize about the vital importance of gardens for people, wildlife and the planet. Speakers include Dr. George Brooks of the Arizona Green Chamber, Darren Chapman of the Tiger Mountain Foundation, AWF's own Nikki Julien, and more.

Click here for the Nov 22 @ 4pm webinar

Click here for the Dec 6th @ 4pm webinar

Patricia Sanchez

Society Administrator

Arizona Native Plant Society

arizonanativeplantsociety@gmail.com

CMGA November Meeting

 

Coconino Master Gardener Meeting Agenda 

Thursday, November 12, 2020 at 6:30pm

Zoom Meeting

 

6:30-6:35pm   Welcome-Sue Madden, President

·         Volunteer Hours

6:35-6:40pm   Introduction of Speaker—Sue Madden

6:40-7:45pm   Education: Geoff Wood:  Garden Art or Art in the Garden

7:45-8:25pm   Business Meeting:

MG Coordinator Happenings—Hattie Braun

·         Updates on Meetings, Events, Seed Library, Garden Resources

·         Other

 

Election of Officers - Sue Madden

Nomination Slate

·         President - Frank Branham

·         Vice President - Pam Garcia

·         Treasurer - Aundrea Guerrette

·         Secretary (second year) - Pat Haeuser

CGMA Meetings – Sue Madden

·         December 10, 2020 Zoom - Holiday Party & Master Gardener Recognition

·         January 14, 2021 - Cindy Murray; Getting Acquainted with our Garden Birds and More

·         February 11, 2021 - 2020 Grant Presentations

Financial Report – Jeff Best

Next meeting:              December 10, 2020