Coconino Master Gardener Association: January 2021

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.

Friday, January 29, 2021

Raptors of the Deep: Hawks and Owls of the Grand Canyon

Raptors of the Deep: Hawks and Owls of Grand Canyon with Dr. Larry Stevens

When: Monday, February 8 @ 3:00pm (AZ time)

How to watch Live: Visit our our MNA Facebook Page

To Register for Interactive Presentation: CLICK HERE

Unbeknownst to most, Grand Canyon supports a wide array of hawks, owls, vultures, and other raptors. In this lecture, Dr. Larry Stevens, MNA’s curator of biology, will describe how the Canyon’s complex terrain affects the distribution, migration, and feeding of its many predatory bird species. In addition, Dr. Stevens will describe how environmental changes, such as the construction of Glen Canyon Dam upstream from Grand Canyon has affected raptor populations.

Friday, January 15, 2021

Master Gardener/Home Horticullture Classes

• ONLINE MASTER GARDENER CLASS
• HYBRID MASTER GARDENER CLASS
• HOME HORTICULTURE CERTIFICATE

‣ Intensive 16 16-week training in soils, botany, entomology, plant
problems, container gardening, and more
‣ Different topics covered each week and include assignments
and readings
‣ Classes taught by UArizona staff and local industry experts

FOR ONLINE CLASS INFORMATION,
CONTACT GAYLE GRATOP
Instructional Specialist Coordinator
Master Gardener Program
Coconino County
(928) 773
773-6112
gaylejennifer2@email.arizona.edu

FOR HYBRID CLASS INFORMATION,
CONTACT HATTIE BRAUN
Master Gardener Program
Coordinator
Coconino County
(928) 773
773-6118
hbraun@email.arizona.edu
$300 for the Home Horticulture Certificate
Plus: $45.00 for the Arizona Master Gardener Manual

https://extension.arizona.edu/events/2021 2021-01 -27/coconino coconino-mastermaster-gardenergardener-class

SEE ATTACHED FOR FLYER DETAILS: LINK

Monday, January 11, 2021

CMGA Meeting Agenda January 2021

Coconino Master Gardener Meeting Agenda

Thursday, January 14, 2020 at 6:30pm

Zoom Meeting

6:30-6:35pm Welcome-Frank Branham, President

6:35-6:40pm Introduction of Speaker—Hattie Braun

6:40-7:45pm Education: Getting Acquainted with our Garden Birds and More - Cindy Murray

7:45-8:25pm Business Meeting:

CMGA President Recognition- Frank Branham

MG Coordinator Happenings—Hattie Braun

· Updates on Master Garden Courses, Other Events & Plans

· Other

Financial Report – Andrea Guerrette/Jeff Best

Education Committee – Geoff Wood

· February 11, 2021 - 2020 Grant Presentations & End of Year Report

· March 11, 2021 - Sara Michal; House Plants

· April 8, 2021 -

· May 13, 2021-Patricia Poulin, Dirty Boot Flowers; Cut Flowers

Seed Saving Library - Cindy Murray

Master Gardener Grants - Loni Shapiro, Frank Branham

Next meeting: February 11, 2021

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