Willow Bend Mural Project

 

Calling Mural Artists!  We are excited to announce the launching of our new outdoor art Pollinator Project! Through generous support from a Creative Flagstaff Arts and Science Project grant, the City of Flagstaff BBB Revenues and a City of Flagstaff Beautification grant the project will include a butterfly mural, free little library, and a number of engaging pollinator activities. We have a general design in mind for the mural, but we are looking for mural artists to make our vision a reality. This is a paid project with lots of freedom for creativity and development. If you are an experienced mural artist interested in a fun and rewarding project, please send your name, contact information, links to your established work (social media, websites, etc.), and attachments of at least 3 samples of completed mural work to moran@willowbendcenter.org. Please use Pollinator Mural Project in the title of the e-mail. More information on our website.

Certified Arborist Review

 

EVENT DETAILS:

Arizona Community Tree Council  Presents 

2-Day Certified Arborist Review 

Designed to improve tree-care knowledge and

help prepare for the ISA Certified Arborist Exam

Location:

Yavapai College

Verde Valley Campus

601 W. Black Hills Dr.

Clarkdale, AZ 86324

Registration Now Open!

REGISTER NOW

Training Class Dates:

• Thursday, February 10, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm (6 CEUs)
• Friday, February 11, 8:00 am - 3:00 pm (6 CEUs)

If you register for the Clarkdale class, the review day in Scottsdale that is held on April 8 is included complimentary.

Exam Date:

April 9, 2022

EcoRestore Portal

 

Newsletter January 2022

Supported by The School of Natural Resources and the Environment at The University of Arizona

January Announcement There has been a lot of talk about flu and COVID innoculations but what about soil innoculation for restoration (see what I did there?). Revitalizing your soil is just as (if not more) important as getting plants in and on the ground. Depending on your priorities and resources, this could be as simple as moving a bit of soil from healthy systems to your degraded system. Commercially available innoculants might be cheap but research suggests they dont work.

This Month's Selected Events Volunteer: Arundo removal (1/2) Webinar: Site assessment and setting restoration goals (1/3) Workshop: Ecosystem Services, and Biodiversity (1/11) Conference: Native Plant Materials Virtual Conference (1/12) Class: Environmental Art in the Landscape (1/18) Webinar: Arizona Water Blueprint: A roadmap to good stewardship (1/20)

SEE ALL EVENTS

Cool New Stuff Blog: Overview of AZ weed challenges Blog: Desert Seed resources center Blog: Addressing changing ecosystems that propel wildfires in the Southwest Handbook: Restoring bottomland hardwoods Publication: How to increase the supply of native seed to improve restoration success Publication: Pre-Sowing treatment effects on native plant germinability Publication: How parks can provide benefit for pollinators Publication: Revitalization of Indigenous cultural burning Report: Strengthening the native seed supply chain Report: Recommendations for collaborations with federal agencies Tool: Identify what animal caused wildlife damage Tool: Match forest seedlots with planting sites News: Encouraging numbers from the Western Monarch count! News: To regrow forests, the US need billions of seeds and more seed hunters

Do you have relevant information you would like shared to a community of land managers, practitioners, researchers and gardeners in the next newsletter? Send it our way!

CMGA January Zoom Meeting 1/13

 

Coconino Master Gardener Zoom Meeting Agenda

6:30 PM

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

6:35-6:40pm      Introduction of Speaker—Geoff Wood

6:40-7:45pm      Education:  Cindy Murray “Container Gardening”

                        Questions from Audience

7:45pm             Business Meeting:

MG Coordinator—Hattie Braun

·         Covid Situation

·         Winter/Spring 2022 Master Gardener Class/s

·         Beginning Gardener Course

·         New Volunteer Hours Reporting System

·         Other

 

President --Frank Branham

·         Spring Plant Sale

·         Other

 

September Treasurer’s Report – Andrea Guerrette

·         107 CMGA Members

                                                     December 2021

Beginning balance:                                                 $6,133.00

Debits                                                                                 0                                                                                                                                          

Credits                                                                                0

New balance:                                                          $6,133.00 (Outstanding check $100.00)                                                                                                                                                                                                               

Education Committee Schedule--Geoff Wood

·         February 10, 2022 - 2021 Grant Recipients + Potential New Projects

·         March 10, 2022 - Emily Melhorn, City of Flagstaff Water Conservation Specialist, “Waterwise Gardens”

·         April 14, 2022 - Geoff Wood, “Garden Tools 2022”

Master Gardener Grants, Calendar, Blog- Loni Shapiro

Membership/Volunteer Support Committee - Crys Wells/Lois Walter. 

Seed Saving Library - Jackee Alston/Cindy Murray

 

New Business

Garden or Plant Questions

 

Next Meeting:  Thursday, February 10, 2022.  Location TBD