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

Monday, March 8, 2021

Volunteering at the Arboretum

 

What Does it Mean to Volunteer?

Volunteers are those who give their time freely to undertake a task and get jobs done. These good-hearted folks are crucial to helping organizations like The Arboretum to thrive and are often the unsung heroes behind successful operations and events. This month, I would like to raise a glass and toast all volunteers in our community for supporting local organizations and businesses, being positive community role models, and making our lives better. Thank you for volunteering! 

 

We are planning to re-open to the public on May 1st of this year but our volunteer opportunities begin as soon as the snow melts (hopefully this month?!?). Below you will find a list of some of the volunteer opportunities available this season. See something you like? Please contact Kristin.Haskins@thearb.org to learn more and get connected!

 

Grounds Department:

·      Trail clearing and debris removal

·      Unwrapping and cleaning interpretive signs

·      Garden bed clean up (removing dead material and needles)

·      Hanging banners

 

Horticulture Department:

·       Emptying dead pots into materials pile

·       Mixing soil amendments 

·       Pot washing

·       Weeding (which can be wicked fun!) (in Research GH, pots and around grounds)

·       Dividing plants 

·       Organizing plant sale signs 

·       Turning and watering compost piles

·       Pruning Artemisia

·       Container Exhibit clean up and plantings

·       Leaf and stem cleaning

·       Sowing seeds

·       Organizing potting shed 

 

Conservation and Research:

·      Straightening and cleaning of plant labels in the gardens

·      Milkweed garden care…weeding, phenology timing (checking on the timing of important events like flowering and seed set), seed collecting and cleaning.

·      Invasive Plant Grant: Removing invasive species before they get out of hand in the shadow of the Museum Fire

·      Native seed collection

The Office:

·      Fun with document scanning!

·      Preparation of Mother’s Day Gifts

Facilities:

·      Painting benches/tables

·      Moving tables out to stage area

Education:

·      Helping with Saturday Story Times

·      Cleaning up/organizing the Education classroom

·      Inventorying supplies

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