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MGACRA-SPONSORED EVENTS CALENDAR June 2022
Some lectures and events will be offered via YouTube 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.
Any Zoom meetings/presentations will require registration prior to start date. See MGACRA website homepage or Facebook page to register
Annual and Special Events:
Flower Project & Flower Show: Open to the Public (Adults & Children). Come and learn to create a flowerbed and grow flowers in this hands-on workshop and flower show. All ages are welcome (grades 5 and under must be with a caregiver). Additionally, come and show off what you've learned and grown at the flower show to be held on Aug 23rd (drop-off) and Aug 24th. All classes will be held at the local libraries. The class schedule and required pre-registration can be found at: https://librarypoint.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?q=Growing%20Flowers%3A%20Master%20Gardener%20Workshops&_ga=2.268520433.1265285633.1653573762-1537147323.1653573762&fbclid=IwAR10wtqyF8pyK7dm_9-IupLi8hOlj3Jp3oS6AT84JqfFhzYpZxytAgbR7ro
Contact MG Laurie Clarkston with any questions at garadh56@gmail.com or 540-846-5357
MGACRA Monthly Meetings:
8 Jun - MGACRA Board Meeting, 1:30 p.m. POC: Tina Will brianandtina.will@gmail.com
15 Jun - MGACRA General Meeting at 6:30 p.m., Rappahannock Regional Library,
1201 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg VA 22401
Guest Speaker/Subject: Lois Rose/Irises
POC: Margene Sims, mmsims@aol.com
23 Jun – 4th Tuesday Program at 7:00 p.m. via ZOOM (Pre-registration required)
Speaker: Ann Green/Tree Fredericksburg
See MGACRA Facebook page and website home page for pre-registration
POC: Margene Sims, mmsims@aol.com
MGACRA Volunteer Opportunities:
Flower Show: Laurie Clarkston is looking for MG volunteers to assist with the 1st Annual Flower Show. The show will be conducted on 23-24 Aug. Contact Laurie with any questions or to volunteer at garadh56@gmail.com or 540-846-5357.
Cedell Brooks Native Demonstration Garden: Coordinator Alvin Calhoun welcomes volunteers to join him at the Cedell Brooks Park Native Garden in King George VA. Workdays are every Thursday, beginning at 8:00-11:00 a.m. to avoid the hottest part of the day. Please feel free to come with your own tools (including a weed bucket)! Please contact Alvin if you have any questions about the native garden. Alvin can be reached at aac.a4@gmail.com.
Native Garden at Widewater State Park: An exciting opportunity has come up to work in our native garden. As part of a grant opportunity, 40 milkweed plants were given to Widewater, and we intend to plant as many as we can within the native garden next to the Visitor Center. on Saturday, June 18 from 9 am to 11 am. If the weather does not cooperate, the rain date will be moved to the following week. Anyone interested may contact Beth Daly (elizabethdaly@juno.com), or Jamie (540-288-1400) with any questions!
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 and/or give educational walking tours to visitors. The trail is located in King George VA. Though you would be volunteering as an MG, Belmont has its own internal volunteer process which includes a background screening (paid for by Belmont). Jody can be reached at jwilken@umw.edu
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. Chatham Manor is located in Stafford County. Please contact Carol if you have any questions at cahyland@cox.net
4th Tuesday 2023 MGACRA is looking for volunteers to be speakers for the 2023 season of the 4th Tuesday education program. We especially would like to emphasize local talent. Although the meeting will be one hour, we may combine 2 talks for some sessions if each speaker only needs 20-25 minutes. These will be ZOOM /virtual presentations. 4th Tuesday presentations run April through September at 7pm. This an opportunity to share with each other our interests and experiences. Any time you spend in researching and preparing your talk, plus giving the talk will count as volunteer hours. If you would like to give a presentation to your fellow gardeners, please contact Margene Sims (mmsims@aol.com) or Joan Pope (joanpopeva@gmail.com). Let us know your topic, and a target month or two. Ask questions!”
MWU Elder Study Group: For their fall semester, the group is looking for a speaker to give a talk, via Zoom, about alternatives to a traditional lawn. The talk could be on either of the following two dates: Wednesday, September 21 from 10am – 12pm, or Tuesday, November 1 from 10am – 12pm. The talk does not need to fill the entire 2-hour slot, so a Q and A session after the talk could easily be accommodated. Contact Lisa Ellis if you are interested at lisae22@vt.edu!
MGACRA Continuing Education Opportunities:
23 Jun – 4th Tuesday Program. Speaker: Ann Green/Tree Fredericksburg
7:00 p.m. via ZOOM (registration required).
POC: Margene Sims, mmsims@aol.com
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.
Do You Need Education Hours? All 2021-2022 presentations and lectures are available for viewing via YouTube. The links to all available presentations and lectures are located on the MGACRA website Home Page.
(Page last updated: 6/13/2022 RF)
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.
Any Zoom meetings/presentations will require registration prior to start date. See MGACRA website homepage or Facebook page to register
Annual and Special Events:
Flower Project & Flower Show: Open to the Public (Adults & Children). Come and learn to create a flowerbed and grow flowers in this hands-on workshop and flower show. All ages are welcome (grades 5 and under must be with a caregiver). Additionally, come and show off what you've learned and grown at the flower show to be held on Aug 23rd (drop-off) and Aug 24th. All classes will be held at the local libraries. The class schedule and required pre-registration can be found at: https://librarypoint.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?q=Growing%20Flowers%3A%20Master%20Gardener%20Workshops&_ga=2.268520433.1265285633.1653573762-1537147323.1653573762&fbclid=IwAR10wtqyF8pyK7dm_9-IupLi8hOlj3Jp3oS6AT84JqfFhzYpZxytAgbR7ro
Contact MG Laurie Clarkston with any questions at garadh56@gmail.com or 540-846-5357
MGACRA Monthly Meetings:
8 Jun - MGACRA Board Meeting, 1:30 p.m. POC: Tina Will brianandtina.will@gmail.com
15 Jun - MGACRA General Meeting at 6:30 p.m., Rappahannock Regional Library,
1201 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg VA 22401
Guest Speaker/Subject: Lois Rose/Irises
POC: Margene Sims, mmsims@aol.com
23 Jun – 4th Tuesday Program at 7:00 p.m. via ZOOM (Pre-registration required)
Speaker: Ann Green/Tree Fredericksburg
See MGACRA Facebook page and website home page for pre-registration
POC: Margene Sims, mmsims@aol.com
MGACRA Volunteer Opportunities:
Flower Show: Laurie Clarkston is looking for MG volunteers to assist with the 1st Annual Flower Show. The show will be conducted on 23-24 Aug. Contact Laurie with any questions or to volunteer at garadh56@gmail.com or 540-846-5357.
Cedell Brooks Native Demonstration Garden: Coordinator Alvin Calhoun welcomes volunteers to join him at the Cedell Brooks Park Native Garden in King George VA. Workdays are every Thursday, beginning at 8:00-11:00 a.m. to avoid the hottest part of the day. Please feel free to come with your own tools (including a weed bucket)! Please contact Alvin if you have any questions about the native garden. Alvin can be reached at aac.a4@gmail.com.
Native Garden at Widewater State Park: An exciting opportunity has come up to work in our native garden. As part of a grant opportunity, 40 milkweed plants were given to Widewater, and we intend to plant as many as we can within the native garden next to the Visitor Center. on Saturday, June 18 from 9 am to 11 am. If the weather does not cooperate, the rain date will be moved to the following week. Anyone interested may contact Beth Daly (elizabethdaly@juno.com), or Jamie (540-288-1400) with any questions!
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 and/or give educational walking tours to visitors. The trail is located in King George VA. Though you would be volunteering as an MG, Belmont has its own internal volunteer process which includes a background screening (paid for by Belmont). Jody can be reached at jwilken@umw.edu
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. Chatham Manor is located in Stafford County. Please contact Carol if you have any questions at cahyland@cox.net
4th Tuesday 2023 MGACRA is looking for volunteers to be speakers for the 2023 season of the 4th Tuesday education program. We especially would like to emphasize local talent. Although the meeting will be one hour, we may combine 2 talks for some sessions if each speaker only needs 20-25 minutes. These will be ZOOM /virtual presentations. 4th Tuesday presentations run April through September at 7pm. This an opportunity to share with each other our interests and experiences. Any time you spend in researching and preparing your talk, plus giving the talk will count as volunteer hours. If you would like to give a presentation to your fellow gardeners, please contact Margene Sims (mmsims@aol.com) or Joan Pope (joanpopeva@gmail.com). Let us know your topic, and a target month or two. Ask questions!”
MWU Elder Study Group: For their fall semester, the group is looking for a speaker to give a talk, via Zoom, about alternatives to a traditional lawn. The talk could be on either of the following two dates: Wednesday, September 21 from 10am – 12pm, or Tuesday, November 1 from 10am – 12pm. The talk does not need to fill the entire 2-hour slot, so a Q and A session after the talk could easily be accommodated. Contact Lisa Ellis if you are interested at lisae22@vt.edu!
MGACRA Continuing Education Opportunities:
23 Jun – 4th Tuesday Program. Speaker: Ann Green/Tree Fredericksburg
7:00 p.m. via ZOOM (registration required).
POC: Margene Sims, mmsims@aol.com
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.
Do You Need Education Hours? All 2021-2022 presentations and lectures are available for viewing via YouTube. The links to all available presentations and lectures are located on the MGACRA website Home Page.
(Page last updated: 6/13/2022 RF)