MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEER TRAINING TO BE HELD
Garden enthusiasts interested in learning more about horticulture and who have an interest in volunteering in their local communities can now sign up for the University of Wisconsin Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Training program. Classes will be held on Tuesday evenings from 6-9 pm starting September 6 and will continue through Tuesday November 22. Classes will be held at the Burnett County Government Center on Hwy K north of Siren.
The class format will include a combination of on-site live instruction and instruction via live interactive web-based conferencing. Instructors include both University of Wisconsin Specialists, and guest instructors. Classes will meet once a week for thirteen weeks and cover topics on general gardening practices, botany, soils, pest management, entomology, weeds, plant pathology, herbaceous plants, woody plants, lawns and backyard wildlife.
According to Kevin Schoessow, Area Agriculture Development Agent, for Burnett, Washburn and Sawyer Counties, the purpose of this program is to train volunteers to assist with community projects related to horticulture, gardening and nutrition. While participants will get a broad base of knowledge in horticulture, the ultimate purpose of the training is to recruit volunteers. To become certified as UW-Extension Master Gardener Volunteer participants must commit 24 hours of volunteer service per year.
The registration fee for the thirteen sessions will be $120, which covers the cost of the Handbook for Wisconsin Gardeners and the Wisconsin Master Gardener Program Manual, a one-year membership to the North County Master Gardeners Association and speaker costs. If two people share the manual and handbook, cost for the second person to attend the training is $85.
The Spooner Area UW-Extension is sponsoring the Master Gardening Volunteer Training. Class size is limited. Copies of the registration form and a list of scheduled times and dates can be found by visiting their web site at: http://www.cals.wisc.edu/ars/spooner/pdf/2011MasterGardenerVolunteerTraining.pdf
or contact Kevin Schoessow at the Spooner Area UW Extension Office at 715-635-3506 or 1-800-528-1914.
ADDITIONAL CONTACT INFORMATION
Kevin Schoessow is an area Ag Development Agent for University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension. His office is located at the Spooner Ag Research Station and he can be reached by telephone at 715-635-3506 or by e-mail at kevin.schoessow@ces.uwex.edu.
"A volunteer's time is the true example of selfless giving" JRC
Kevin Schoessow
Area Agriculture Development Agent
Spooner Area UW-Extension
Spooner Agriculture Research Station
W6646 Hwy 70
Spooner, WI 54801
phone: 715-635-3506 or 1-800-528-1914
Fax 715-635-6741
http://www.cals.wisc.edu/ars/spooner/
Providing university based-research and information in agriculture, horticulture and natural resources for the residents of Burnett, Sawyer and Washburn Counties.
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