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MGACRA-SPONSORED EVENTS CALENDAR FOR November 2021
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.
**During 2021 registration will be required to access any meetings being conducted via Zoom. Keep an eye on your email!**
MG Monthly Meetings: .
10 Nov - MGACRA Board Meeting, 1:30 p.m. Via ZOOM (link will be emailed to Board on April 9). POC: Tina Will brianandtina.will@gmail.com
16 Nov - MGACRA General Membership Meeting/Election of MGACRA Officers, 1:00 p.m.
Location: CRRL (Downtown Library), Theater Room 1201, 1201 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg VA 22401
POC: Tina Will, brianandtina.will@gmail.com
Other Calendar Events: TBA
MG Volunteer Opportunities: All gardens/projects are on Winter hiatus. Please use the following information to contact the coordinator of any project of interest for next year.
Cedell Brooks Native Demonstration Garden: Coordinator Alvin Calhoun welcomes volunteers to join him Cedell Brooks Park Native Garden. The Park is located in King George VA. Please contact Alvin if you have any questions about the native garden and the 2023 schedule. Alvin can be reached at aac.a4@gmail.com.
Native Garden at Widewater State Park: Coordinator Beth Daily welcomes all volunteers to join her at Widewater State Park. The Park is located in Stafford VA. Reach out to Beth with any questions about the garden and the 2023 schedule. Beth can be reached at elizabethdaly@juno.com.
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. The trail is located in Falmouth VA. 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). Please contact Jody (jwilken@umw.edu) to get started in 2023!
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
Continuing Education:
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: 1/11/2022 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.
**During 2021 registration will be required to access any meetings being conducted via Zoom. Keep an eye on your email!**
MG Monthly Meetings: .
10 Nov - MGACRA Board Meeting, 1:30 p.m. Via ZOOM (link will be emailed to Board on April 9). POC: Tina Will brianandtina.will@gmail.com
16 Nov - MGACRA General Membership Meeting/Election of MGACRA Officers, 1:00 p.m.
Location: CRRL (Downtown Library), Theater Room 1201, 1201 Caroline Street, Fredericksburg VA 22401
POC: Tina Will, brianandtina.will@gmail.com
Other Calendar Events: TBA
MG Volunteer Opportunities: All gardens/projects are on Winter hiatus. Please use the following information to contact the coordinator of any project of interest for next year.
Cedell Brooks Native Demonstration Garden: Coordinator Alvin Calhoun welcomes volunteers to join him Cedell Brooks Park Native Garden. The Park is located in King George VA. Please contact Alvin if you have any questions about the native garden and the 2023 schedule. Alvin can be reached at aac.a4@gmail.com.
Native Garden at Widewater State Park: Coordinator Beth Daily welcomes all volunteers to join her at Widewater State Park. The Park is located in Stafford VA. Reach out to Beth with any questions about the garden and the 2023 schedule. Beth can be reached at elizabethdaly@juno.com.
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. The trail is located in Falmouth VA. 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). Please contact Jody (jwilken@umw.edu) to get started in 2023!
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
Continuing Education:
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: 1/11/2022 RF)