Coconino Master Gardener Association: Spring Volunteering at the Arboretum

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.

Saturday, May 1, 2021

Spring Volunteering at the Arboretum

Looking for an opportunity to volunteer? Here is a note from the Arboretum's director. I have also added a link for the volunteer application and Covid 19 protocols.

Happy Spring Volunteers!

Below you will find some up and coming volunteer opportunities at The Arboretum. But before you get too revved up…here are a few general requests.

COVID-19 Pre-cautions: We are so excited to have you back, but we do request that everyone still practice social distancing when possible and wear a mask when in close contact with others or when indoors. Thank you for keeping The Arb a safe place to relax and enjoy! Our official policy is also attached.

If you are new to volunteering, please fill out the attached volunteer form and return to me at: Kristin.Haskins@thearb.org or you can snail mail it in to this address: The Arboretum at Flagstaff, 4001 S. Woody Mountain Rd., Flagstaff, AZ 86005. Attn: Kristin Haskins, or you can deliver it in person the first time you come out!

We ask that each of you fill out a volunteer time sheet so we can give credit where credit is due at the end of the season. Your volunteer hours are important for us to track and record for various granting agencies. Volunteer log-in books can be found in the Hort Center and at the front desk of the Visitor Center. If you begin volunteering before we open, please keep track of your hours on the attached spreadsheet.

I have also attached our 2021 COVID-19 Policy.

With appreciation,
Kris Haskins, Executive Director

UPCOMING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Date	Department	Task	Notes	Please Contact
April 29, 2021 900am-400pm	Grounds, Facilities	Garden clean up; painting	Please bring gloves and water	Kristin.Haskins@thearb.org
April 30, 2021 900am-400pm	Grounds, Facilities	Garden clean up; painting	Please bring gloves and water	Kristin.Haskins@thearb.org
TBD	Grounds	Hummingbird feeder maintenance	Come learn how to prepare hummingbird food and fill the feeders!	Ellen Wade ewade531@gmail.com
May 6, 2021 9:00am-12:00pm	Horticulture	General tasks	Please bring a mask; 3 people needed	Jason.Fisher@thearb.org
May 9, 2021 9:00am-12:00pm	Horticulture	General tasks	Please bring a mask; 3 people needed	Jason.Fisher@thearb.org
May 10, 2021 9:00am-12:00pm	Horticulture	General tasks	Please bring a mask; 3 people needed	Jason.Fisher@thearb.org
TBD	Facilities	Children’s Play Area Repair	Looking for some handy-types to reinforce Playtown, paint, and remove straw! Up to 3 volunteers	Kristin.Haskins@thearb.org
Beginning May 4^th! Tuesdays and Thursdays; 9:00am-1:00pm	Grounds	Open day to work with Cara on the Grounds	Up to 6 people; please bring sun projection and gloves	Cara.McGuire@thearb.org
May 17, 9:00am-12:00pm	Education	Classroom inventory!	Up to 2 volunteers	Helena.Murray@thearb.org

*If you are interested in any of these opportunities, please contact the person listed to get on the chart!

Kristin E. Haskins, Ph.D.

Executive Director

The Arboretum at Flagstaff

4001 S. Woody Mountain Rd.

Flagstaff, AZ 86005

928-774-1442 ext.114

Volunteer Application

Covid 19 Policy

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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

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Saturday, May 1, 2021

Spring Volunteering at the Arboretum

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