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

Thursday, March 14, 2024

CMGA March Meeting Agenda

 Coconino Master Gardener Association Meeting Agenda
Shepherd of the Hills-1601 N San Francisco St Flagstaff, AZ 86001
Thursday, March 14, 2024, 6:00-8:00 PM


Reports:
President, Committee and MG Coordinator Reports
MG Coordinator Report—Hattie Braun is out of town
o Class Update
o Seed Library Workday: Monday, March 18th from 10-noon at Cooperative Extension office
o Arboretum Docent Training begins April 6th (4/13 and 4/20) from 10-2 Registration now open at www.thearb.org


Events:
o Seed Swap-Sunday, March 24th from 2-4 pm at East Flagstaff Library (Free)
o Viola’s Pansy Party, Saturday, April 13th from noon-2pm @ Viola’s Flower Garden (Free)
o Earth Day, Saturday, April 20th from 11 am-2 pm @ Bushmaster Park- (Free) Need Activity Volunteers for Table
o Plant Sale, Saturday, May 25th (details and sign-up at next month’s meeting)-Need Volunteer for staging

Tonight’s Education-
Restoration Soils: Compost, Soil & Mulch https://www.restorationsoils.com/ 928-250-1040 Chris & Finn

Emily Melhorn, Water Conservation Specialist; City of Flagstaff: Phone: 928-213-2403 emily.melhorn@flagstaffaz.gov


Next Month:
Olivia White Hospice Garden


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Business Meeting & Committee Reports:
• Treasurer-Andrea Guerrette Bank Balance on 02/29/2024 $7,598.39
• Education Chair-Bill Sandercock=Call/email with presentation ideas
• Social Chairs-Denbie Nash and Lori Young=Sign up for snacks
• Secretary & Membership-Marilyn Canteloupe=Annual dues $10. New card design this year.
• Grants -Cheryl Blume=New grant cycle open;$500 max award; don’t have to be a Master Gardener; Public/
Community focus (no private gardens)
• Garden Signs-Holly Button= Recognition & thanks to folks for participating in past Garden Tours
• Got Hours? -Brenda Smith and Sue Madden can help!
• Master Gardener Calendar/Blog/Other--Loni Shapiro=check out our calendar and contacts for events and
volunteer needs & opportunities
• Volunteer Needs: Dishwashing; Snacks; Week before Plant Sale-weeding; vendor spacing set-up
Upcoming Events
Root Camp at Warners 10 am on Saturdays $10+ fee (token) Next Saturday-Seed Starting

Gardening Questions...?

Next Meeting – Thursday, April 11, 2024, 6:00-7:30 PM
Agenda will include: Details and Sign-ups for our May 25th Plant Sale

Check out reverse side for Committee Listings and Dates of Upcoming CMGA Events

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