CMGA November Meeting Agenda

 

Coconino Master Gardener Meeting Agenda

Shepherd of the Hills/Benson Hall

1601 N San Francisco St., Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Thursday, November 9, 2023

 

6:15-6:30pm        Social Time/Newcomers Welcome/Sign In

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

6:35-7:40pm       Introduction of Speaker—Frank Branham/Cooking from the Garden 

Questions from Audience

7:40-7:55pm      Refreshments, Social, Raffle, & Raffle Drawing

                                Reminder:  The CMGA basket returns each month with some treat for the raffle.

7:55-8:25pm      Business Meeting

MG Coordinator - Hattie Braun will fill us in on happenings these past 3 months.

President --Frank Branham

·         Encouragement to MGs and new MGs to volunteer for positions and committees.

·         Reminder of Clean and Green:  Cloth Napkins and Green dishware and utensils are washable.

·         Reminder for Officers and Committee members to send their end of year reports to Frank and Loni by December 8.

·         Christmas Party/Potluck at Benson Hall in December.  Bring something for the Gift Exchange, in addition to your potluck dish.  The announcement will be sent out by email for RSVP.

Pine Needle Basket Making at Willow Bend

 

November Adult Workshop

Marina Xoc Castillo de Vasquez will be leading her always sold out pine needle basket making workshop on Saturday, Nov 18th from 10AM-12PM. Workshop will cover different types of baskets, materials needed for basket making, collecting and choosing needles, and step by step instructions on how to make your own basket. Participants will have the opportunity to start and finish a small basket and apply new skills to make larger or decorated baskets. All participants will get hands-on experience and take home their basket and supplies.

Cost: $45 non-members, $35 Willow Bend members, includes materials and food. Space is limited and fills up fast! For more information and to register, visit our website.

Greenhouse and Orchard Tour followed by a Potluck

 

Our October Meeting is on

Saturday, October 7, 10:30 am to 1:30 pm

at Jim Mast’s home in Clarkdale for a tour of his greenhouse and orchard followed by a potluck picnic.

Where:

128 Rincon Drive, Clarkdale. Jim says it takes about 1 hour and 15 minutes to get to Clarkdale whether you go through Sedona or take I 17 because of construction. You can get directions from Google Maps but Jim suggests that once you are in Clarkdale the best route is Broadway to Main St., left on Mesquite Tr., and left on Rincon Dr. We suggest carpooling if possible. Parking is limited (in the driveway or on the street) so please make arrangements to share a ride. We are limiting attendance to the first 35 people who sign up. 

Sign up instructions: email Hattie at hbraun@arizona.edu to RSVP

General Info:

Bring a favorite dish to share with 8 other people. Hattie will provide a couple of tables for the food and you need to bring your own chair (folding or camp). Drinks will be provided but bring your own water for the tour.

Landscaping with Colorado Natives Videos

 

2023 conference videos are available  on - demand Thank you again for joining us in February for our annual conference. It was a great success and we are looking forward to 2024 Conference.   We are sending out this email to inform you that sessions are available for on-demand viewing via links below.    Password to watch each video is: LWCNPconference2023!   Please note, that EACH video is protected with the password above.  To view a video please click on the title below. When prompted, please input the password and video will become available   Welcome and Land Acknowledgement   Keynote - Working with Wildflowers in Changing Climate   Enhancing Container-Grown Native Plants   Making Room for Natives: Non-functional Turf Grass Removal 101   Colorado Native Plants as Pollinator Forge in Urban Systems   Grown More Native Plants in our Climate   Low water, Low Maintenance Native Plants to Replace Lawns   Creating Climate Resilient Park Spaces in Denver   Closing Keynote - Going all the Way: How to leverage no-water garden systems in landscapes and gardens, and enjoy the surprising lushness of life without an irrigation system  This email was sent to ldscns@gmail.com You've received this email because you've subscribed to our newsletter. Unsubscribe

Arizona Magnificient Tree Measuring Workshop

 From Susan Holiday

id you know that Arizona has a program honoring Magnificent Trees? The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management sponsors the Arizona Magnificent Tree Program designed to honor the largest trees of their species (Champion Trees); those with cultural significance (Heritage Trees); and those proven to be in place since Arizona Statehood in 1912 (Witness Trees).

Want to become a big tree hunter and volunteer for our program? Join us for a workshop on September 30th at the Arboretum at Flagstaff with Madeline Burton, the Urban Forestry Specialist from the Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management. Madeline and her team facilitate the Magnificent Tree Program and seek volunteers interested in learning HOW to use forestry tools to measure the height, circumference, and crown width - the three variables required to calculate the tree scores for the Arizona Magnificent Tree Program. Afterwards we hope several participants will sign up for our Magnificent Tree Program "Measurement Verification Committee" to help us measure some of the trees needing to be reverified all across Arizona. 

Register here!

Madeline Burton (she/her)
Urban Forestry Specialist

Urban and Community Forestry

ISA Certified Arborist No. TX-4718A

Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management

1110 W. Washington St. | Suite 500 | Phoenix, AZ 85007
Ph: 480-769-4184 | mburton@dffm.az.gov

  

AZ Native Plant Society Meeting

 

We will be having our next meeting Thursday, Sept. 19 at 7 PM. You need to register in advance using the zoom registration sight below. 

Andrew Salywon - Using trained dogs to detect endangered Spiranthes delitescens and related orchid taxa

The objective of this work is to determine the ability of detection dogs to identify the presence of Spiranthes delitescens. If successful, the use of detection dogs would be a powerful tool to aid future surveys to relocate historical populations or discover previously undocumented populations of Canelo Hills ladies’ tresses. Utilizing trained dogs and their powerful sense of smell can greatly aid conservationists by making plant surveying much more efficient thus requiring less human effort and resources. Spiranthes delitescens have recently been observed in small numbers at only one of four historically documented sites.

Andrew Salywon is an herbarium curator and research botanist at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. Salywon came to the Desert Botanical Garden after completing his Ph.D. in Plant Biology and conducting postdoctoral research on developing Lesquerella as a new industrial oilseed crop at the United States Department of Agriculture, Arid-Land Agricultural Research Center. His research interests are in conservation, endemic, rare and endangered plants in Arizona and the Sonoran Desert, floristics, new crop development, and systematics using both traditional and molecular data. On-going projects include the Flora of Agua Fria National Monument, evolution and inheritance of hydroxy fatty acids in Lesquerella (Brassicaceae – the mustard family), systematics of native and cultivated Agave (Agaveaceae - the Agave family) in Arizona, Cylindropuntia (Cactaceae –the cactus family) and Mosiera (Myrtaceae – the myrtle family).

Register in advance for this meeting at:
https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZMuc...

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Arizona Native Plant Society talks are free and open to the public. See aznps.com to become a member.

Urban Orchard and Farming

 

 

10:00am-3:00pm

Urban Ag Field Days are peer-learning and networking opportunities initiated by the University of Arizona Cooperative Extension's Urban Agriculture Production, Small-Scale, and Beginning Farmer Program in collaboration with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service and Farm Service Agency.

Interested in urban and small-scale agriculture? How about agroforestry in Arizona? Come learn from an array of expertise at our Urban Orchards and Farming Field Day! Participants will tour two sites on which experienced urban farmers Steve Miller and Sandy Lockwood produce local fruit; "The Farm" and "The Orchard", which offer unique micro-climates for production in an urban environment. 

$25 to attend; Scholarships are awarded on an needs-basis - please email Cmhanley@arizona.edu 

Read Full Details & Register on Eventbrite here: Fielddayorchardandfarm.evenbrite.com

Tickets are limited at 50 for farm capacity, and preregistration is required- Reserve your spot soon to attend!

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender

Email cmhanley@arizona.edu for any questions.

 

CMGA Agenda for August 2023

 

Coconino Master Gardener Association Meeting Agenda

Shepherd of the Hills/Benson Hall

1601 N San Francisco St., Flagstaff, AZ 86001

Thursday, August 10, 2023

 

6:15-6:30pm        Social Time/Newcomers Welcome/Sign In

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

6:35-7:40pm       Introduction of Speaker—Rachel Edelstein/Monsoon Mushrooms for Beginners 

Questions from Audience

7:40-7:55pm      Refreshments, Social, Raffle, & Raffle Drawing

                                Reminder:  The CMGA basket returns each month with some treat for the raffle.

7:55-8:25pm      Business Meeting

MG Coordinator - Hattie Braun will fill us in on happenings these past 2 months.

President --Frank Branham

·         Garden Tours/Eight Gardens/Volunteers may be needed.

·         September Appreciation Luncheon at Violas/Volunteers may be needed/A flyer will be sent.

·         Jim Mast’s Greenhouse Tour/A flyer will go out.

·         Christmas Party/Potluck at Benson Hall in December.

Treasurer’s Report – Andrea Guerrette

                                Balance 6/1/2023                   $6929.58

                                Debits                                      $776.04 (stamps/printing/grant/insurance/new checks)

                                Credits                                     $130.00 (t-shirts/raffle)

Balance 6/31/2023                 $6283.50

Native Plant Society Social Meeting

 

 From Susan Holiday:

There is a social meeting Friday, Aug. 11 from 4 - 6 PM at the Museum of Northern Arizona.

There will be a native seed swap, native plant swap, botany book swap and pot luck. It will be on the research center side of the museum.  For directions, see the attached flyer.

Link to flyer

Cooking from Your Garden