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June 2021
MGACRA-SPONSORED EVENTS CALENDAR
(Formatting: Month date - "Name of Event," time, at location (location address). Speaker, Topic, Further information contact, person's name, email address (place in calendar by name, in order of starting time, alpha)
Some lectures and events will be offered via You-tube or ZOOM technology. The Free Lance Star and MGACRA Facebook page will also be used to post/advertise all activities.
All gardening, insect, plant disease, and horticultural related questions can be called into our VCE office: 540-658-8000. Guy Mussey is our VCE Agent for the four-county area and Fredericksburg. Additional resources are available at: ext.vt.edu where subjects of interest can be searched.
MG Monthly Meetings:
**During 2021 registration will be required to access any meetings being conducted via Zoom.**
9 Jun - MGACRA Board Meeting, 1:30 p.m., Via ZOOM, (link will be emailed to Board). POC: Tina Will, brianandtina.will@gmail.com.
16 Jun – MGACRA General Meeting, 7:00 p.m. via ZOOM. The ZOOM link is https://virginiatech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsdOiqqD4rHdwcqxmiKWqs_AlP69-HgJvO.
Guest Speaker/Subject: Adam Downing, VA Cooperative Extension Agent/“Trees”
POC: Kathie Holliday, klholliday7@gmail.com
Other Calendar Events:
13 Jun – Our first post-COVID gathering! Come Visit Widewater State Park at 1pm. Come visit with each other and enjoy the beautiful scenery. At 1:30, MG Beth Daly and a Park Ranger will talk about the Native Plant Garden project that Beth coordinates, but the park pavilion is rented for MG's all day! The portion of time spent learning from Beth and the Park Ranger WILL COUNT for Continuing Education hours (the rest is just for fun!). We have rented a Pavilion and have it ALL DAY, so come early if you like. (Parking fee is waived for our group) Bring your own food and drinks. Family & friends are welcome.
Widewater State Park. 101 Widewater State Park Rd. Stafford, VA 22554. Phone:540-288-1400.
Website: https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/widewater
Contact Tina Will (brianandtina.will@gmail.com) or Beth Daly (elizabethdaly@juno.com) if you have any questions.
22 Jun – 4th Tuesday Series (Free & Open to the public), 7:00 p.m. conducted via ZOOM. Speaker/Subject: Gwen Pote, Master Gardener/“Spotted Lanternfly”. Presentation Link: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtf-Cppj8oG9Lz_Kk80u06grte0l5Yo8q3
MG Volunteer Opportunities:
New Project Alert! Deacon Commons Community Garden: Master Gardener Jen Lin is looking for volunteers to help with developing the plans for the newly approved community garden project! Her neighborhood's large public green space will be turned into a community garden, to include a native plant area, a small botanical park, and some community vegetable plots. If you'd be interested in helping with plant selection, advising on developing the plots, or helping figure out the best layout you can contact her at ravin@vt.edu. Any work on the planning stage of this garden WILL COUNT for volunteer hours!
Cedell Brooks: Coordinator Alvin Calhoun welcomes volunteers to join him at Cedell Brooks Park workdays every Thursday from 9am - 12noon! can let Alvin know you're coming by signing up in Better Impact (click on the Opportunities tab, go to the Opportunities Calendar, and click on whatever Thursday works for you!), or you can just turn up with your tools. Please contact Alvin if you have any questions at aac.a4@gmail.com
Native Garden at Widewater State Park: Coordinator Beth Daily welcomes all volunteers to join her at Widewater State Park. Reach out to Beth with any questions, and the park rangers on site are also happy to answer any questions you may have while working in the garden. Snacks and water are available for purchase in the gift shop, and parking is free for garden volunteers! Beth can be reached at elizabethdaly@juno.com.
Plant Clinics: Volunteers are needed to get planned clinics going. If you can help please contact Lisa Ellis. If you coordinate a Farmer's Market plant clinic, please let Lisa know if you intend to hold your clinic this year!
Smart Green Lawns: Smart Green Lawn volunteers are super busy and the season is just getting started! Additional volunteers are needed. No special lawn knowledge is necessary, and one-on-one training will be provided via via zoom or in the Extension office. New volunteers will be work with our veteran SGL volunteers to really learn the ropes. Please contact Lisa Ellis if you are interested in volunteering or have questions about the project!
Belmont Nature Trail: MG Jody Wilken is the Grounds Coordinator at Belmont, and she is looking for some volunteers to work on the Nature Trail giving educational walking tours to visitors. Though you would be volunteering as an MG, Belmont has its own internal volunteer process as well, which includes a background screening (paid for by Belmont). Don't let that process scare you off, though, you'd still be earning Master Gardener hours! Please contact Lisa Ellis or Jody (jwilken@umw.edu) to get started!
Chatham Historical Gardens: Did you know that you can earn volunteer hours every Wednesday, year-round, from 8am-1pm by joining project Coordinator Carol Hyland in the beautiful Chatham Historical Gardens? Interested? You can sign up in Better Impact (click on the Opportunities tab, go to the Opportunities Calendar, and click on whatever Wednesday works for you!), or you can just turn up with your pruners. Please contact Carol if you have any questions at cahyland@cox.net
Continuing Education:
Q&A with Guy: Guy will be hosting an informal, FREE, and open to the public lawn and garden Q&A (via Zoom) every third Friday of the month from May thru August! The Zoom link is https://virginiatech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tfuGrqT4iGNxBeEujJnRfV_L0tSc7gVmh.
IMGC Scholarship: International Master Gardener College is coming up in September, and VMGA is proud to offer scholarships to cover registration and course costs! If you are interested in the scholarship, please contact Lisa Ellis. Applications are due by June 5, so don't delay!
Soil Sample Video: The Extension Office has prepared a short video on how to take a good soil sample! The video is now up on YouTube and will be posted on our website. You can also click on the link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J93LtWMTs0
Watching the video WILL COUNT towards your Continuing Education hours.
(Page last updated: 7/13/2021 RF)
(Formatting: Month date - "Name of Event," time, at location (location address). Speaker, Topic, Further information contact, person's name, email address (place in calendar by name, in order of starting time, alpha)
Some lectures and events will be offered via You-tube or ZOOM technology. The Free Lance Star and MGACRA Facebook page will also be used to post/advertise all activities.
All gardening, insect, plant disease, and horticultural related questions can be called into our VCE office: 540-658-8000. Guy Mussey is our VCE Agent for the four-county area and Fredericksburg. Additional resources are available at: ext.vt.edu where subjects of interest can be searched.
MG Monthly Meetings:
**During 2021 registration will be required to access any meetings being conducted via Zoom.**
9 Jun - MGACRA Board Meeting, 1:30 p.m., Via ZOOM, (link will be emailed to Board). POC: Tina Will, brianandtina.will@gmail.com.
16 Jun – MGACRA General Meeting, 7:00 p.m. via ZOOM. The ZOOM link is https://virginiatech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUsdOiqqD4rHdwcqxmiKWqs_AlP69-HgJvO.
Guest Speaker/Subject: Adam Downing, VA Cooperative Extension Agent/“Trees”
POC: Kathie Holliday, klholliday7@gmail.com
Other Calendar Events:
13 Jun – Our first post-COVID gathering! Come Visit Widewater State Park at 1pm. Come visit with each other and enjoy the beautiful scenery. At 1:30, MG Beth Daly and a Park Ranger will talk about the Native Plant Garden project that Beth coordinates, but the park pavilion is rented for MG's all day! The portion of time spent learning from Beth and the Park Ranger WILL COUNT for Continuing Education hours (the rest is just for fun!). We have rented a Pavilion and have it ALL DAY, so come early if you like. (Parking fee is waived for our group) Bring your own food and drinks. Family & friends are welcome.
Widewater State Park. 101 Widewater State Park Rd. Stafford, VA 22554. Phone:540-288-1400.
Website: https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/widewater
Contact Tina Will (brianandtina.will@gmail.com) or Beth Daly (elizabethdaly@juno.com) if you have any questions.
22 Jun – 4th Tuesday Series (Free & Open to the public), 7:00 p.m. conducted via ZOOM. Speaker/Subject: Gwen Pote, Master Gardener/“Spotted Lanternfly”. Presentation Link: https://virginiatech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwtf-Cppj8oG9Lz_Kk80u06grte0l5Yo8q3
MG Volunteer Opportunities:
New Project Alert! Deacon Commons Community Garden: Master Gardener Jen Lin is looking for volunteers to help with developing the plans for the newly approved community garden project! Her neighborhood's large public green space will be turned into a community garden, to include a native plant area, a small botanical park, and some community vegetable plots. If you'd be interested in helping with plant selection, advising on developing the plots, or helping figure out the best layout you can contact her at ravin@vt.edu. Any work on the planning stage of this garden WILL COUNT for volunteer hours!
Cedell Brooks: Coordinator Alvin Calhoun welcomes volunteers to join him at Cedell Brooks Park workdays every Thursday from 9am - 12noon! can let Alvin know you're coming by signing up in Better Impact (click on the Opportunities tab, go to the Opportunities Calendar, and click on whatever Thursday works for you!), or you can just turn up with your tools. Please contact Alvin if you have any questions at aac.a4@gmail.com
Native Garden at Widewater State Park: Coordinator Beth Daily welcomes all volunteers to join her at Widewater State Park. Reach out to Beth with any questions, and the park rangers on site are also happy to answer any questions you may have while working in the garden. Snacks and water are available for purchase in the gift shop, and parking is free for garden volunteers! Beth can be reached at elizabethdaly@juno.com.
Plant Clinics: Volunteers are needed to get planned clinics going. If you can help please contact Lisa Ellis. If you coordinate a Farmer's Market plant clinic, please let Lisa know if you intend to hold your clinic this year!
Smart Green Lawns: Smart Green Lawn volunteers are super busy and the season is just getting started! Additional volunteers are needed. No special lawn knowledge is necessary, and one-on-one training will be provided via via zoom or in the Extension office. New volunteers will be work with our veteran SGL volunteers to really learn the ropes. Please contact Lisa Ellis if you are interested in volunteering or have questions about the project!
Belmont Nature Trail: MG Jody Wilken is the Grounds Coordinator at Belmont, and she is looking for some volunteers to work on the Nature Trail giving educational walking tours to visitors. Though you would be volunteering as an MG, Belmont has its own internal volunteer process as well, which includes a background screening (paid for by Belmont). Don't let that process scare you off, though, you'd still be earning Master Gardener hours! Please contact Lisa Ellis or Jody (jwilken@umw.edu) to get started!
Chatham Historical Gardens: Did you know that you can earn volunteer hours every Wednesday, year-round, from 8am-1pm by joining project Coordinator Carol Hyland in the beautiful Chatham Historical Gardens? Interested? You can sign up in Better Impact (click on the Opportunities tab, go to the Opportunities Calendar, and click on whatever Wednesday works for you!), or you can just turn up with your pruners. Please contact Carol if you have any questions at cahyland@cox.net
Continuing Education:
Q&A with Guy: Guy will be hosting an informal, FREE, and open to the public lawn and garden Q&A (via Zoom) every third Friday of the month from May thru August! The Zoom link is https://virginiatech.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0tfuGrqT4iGNxBeEujJnRfV_L0tSc7gVmh.
IMGC Scholarship: International Master Gardener College is coming up in September, and VMGA is proud to offer scholarships to cover registration and course costs! If you are interested in the scholarship, please contact Lisa Ellis. Applications are due by June 5, so don't delay!
Soil Sample Video: The Extension Office has prepared a short video on how to take a good soil sample! The video is now up on YouTube and will be posted on our website. You can also click on the link here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J93LtWMTs0
Watching the video WILL COUNT towards your Continuing Education hours.
(Page last updated: 7/13/2021 RF)