Here is your chance to become a Master Gardener. The program is
predicated upon graduates volunteering 24 hours per year of their time
on community gardening projects and/or teaching children and adults about gardening. This can include volunteer hours in
garden club! Ten hours per year of continuing education that is self
directed is also a requirement to retain your Master Gardener credentials. The training is well worth the effort and you meet a lot of great people. Garden Club
members qualify for a $75.00 scholarship at completion of the course. So become a member if you aren't already a member and sign up for Master Gardener Training.
See details below.
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MASTER GARDENER VOLUNTEER TRAINING TO BE HELD IN SPRING 2018
Spooner, Wisconsin January 22, 2018. Garden
enthusiasts in Burnett, Sawyer and Washburn counties who are interested
in learning more about horticulture and who have an interest in
volunteering in their local communities can now
register for the UW-Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Training
program. This program is a gateway to learning for personal growth, and
a mission to volunteer through community events, school projects,
outreach, and UW-Extension activities.
The first session is
scheduled to begin Tuesday, April 3 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. at the
Spooner Agricultural Research Station and continue each Tuesday evening
through June 19, 2018. An orientation session will be held on
Saturday, March
17 from 9:00 a.m. to Noon.
Participants will receive a minimum of 36 hours of in-depth horticulture training.
Each week a different horticulture subject
will be explored including: Annual, Perennial and Native Plants,
Houseplants, Landscape Design, Fruit and Vegetables, Weeds, Wildlife,
Soils, Insects, Plant Diseases and Low Input Lawn Care.
Participants will learn from a wide range of instructors from
University of Wisconsin, UW-Extension, local experts and through on-line
materials.
Cost of the course is $125
or $200 for two people willing to share printed materials; the fee
includes access to on-line lectures and instructional material, the
UW-Extension Master Gardener Manual:
Foundations in Horticulture, a one year membership to the
Wisconsin Master Gardener Association, and speaker costs. Registration
deadline is March 2, 2018.
The purpose of this program
is to train volunteers to assist UW-Extension with community projects
related to horticulture, gardening, and nutrition. To become a
certified UW-Extension Master Gardener Volunteer participants must
complete
36 hours of training, pass a final exam, and complete 24 hours of
volunteer service per year.
The Spooner Area
UW-Extension and Master Gardener Volunteers are sponsoring the Master
Gardener Volunteer Training. For more information and an application,
visit
http://www.northcountrymgv.org/training.html or contact
Kevin Schoessow,
Area Ag Development Educator at 715-635-3506, toll free 800-528-1914, or by e-mail at kevin.schoessow@ces.uwex.edu. Or contact Sue Reinardy, UW-Extension Master Gardener Volunteer, 715-462-3361 or sreinardy@centurytel.net
Area Ag Development Educator at 715-635-3506, toll free 800-528-1914, or by e-mail at kevin.schoessow@ces.uwex.edu. Or contact Sue Reinardy, UW-Extension Master Gardener Volunteer, 715-462-3361 or sreinardy@centurytel.net
The
University of Wisconsin Extension provides equal opportunities in
employment and programming. Requests for reasonable accommodations for
disabilities should be made prior to the date of the program or
activity for which it is needed. Please make such requests as early as
possible by contacting your local UW-Extension Office so that proper
arrangements can be made.
Lorraine Toman
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Extension
Spooner Agricultural Research Station
W6646 Highway 70
Spooner, WI 54801
715-635-3735
715-635-3506
Toll-Free: 800-528-1914
FAX: 715-635-6741
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