Monongalia County Master Gardeners
Organized and supported in part by the
West Virginia University
Monongalia County Extension Office
Tom McCutcheon, Monongalia County Extension Agent
Monongalia County Master Gardeners Organized and supported in part by the |
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Chris Linton trims trees at Krepps Park to improve visibility throughout the parking lot. |
General
Information The Monongalia County Master Gardeners were organized in November 1997. The first class of Master Gardeners completed their training classes in March 1998 then met to organize and formulate a direction for their volunteer activities and other ways they could share their experience with the public. They set the course for the Master Gardener classes yet to come. Since the first class, five additional classes have either completed requirements for certification or are in the process of becoming certified. The Master Gardener Program was created by University Extension Services to meet the enormous increase in requests from home gardeners for horticultural information. The first Master Gardener Program was started in 1972 in Washington State. Since then, the program has spread to 48 states including West Virginia. |
To become a Certified Master Gardener and a member of the Monongalia County Master Gardener Organization, a person must successfully complete 30 hours of classroom education and then give 30 hours of approved volunteer work to their community within one year of completing the classroom work. In order to retain Certified Master Gardener status, a person must complete 6 hours of educational classes and 12 hours of volunteer hours on a yearly basis thereafter. For further information, contact the Monongalia County Extension Office at 304/291-7201.
Monongalia County Master Gardener classes are available to all persons without regard to race, color, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran status, sexual orientation, or national origin.
Business meetings are held the first Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. The site of meetings is the WVU Greenhouse on the Evansdale Campus. Educational lectures follow the business meetings and are open to the public.
2005 Picnic and Awards Ceremony - June 1, 2005
2005 Monongalia County Master Gardener Award Winner - Kay Beamer
2005 Monongalia County Master Gardener Projects Award Winner - Mary Ellen Brady
2005 State Master Gardener Conference Participants
2006 Training Class Schedule/Lectures
The 2006 Master Gardener training classes will be held in 125 of the National Research Center for Coal and Energy (NRCCE) on Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. Please call the County Extension Office at 304/291-7201 for information concerning the class.
Date Class Title
Instructor
Jan. 7 Welcome to 2006 MG Class
Presentation techniquesFrank Saus, Pat Nestor Jan. 14 Botany & Terminology (Chapter 3) Frank Saus Jan. 21 Entomology (Chapter 6) Tom McCutcheon Jan. 28 Pesticides (Chapter 5) Tom McCutcheon Feb. 4 Propagation (Chapter4) Linda Saus, Frank Saus Feb. 11 Soils/Root Zone (Chapter 8) Louis McDonald Feb. 18 Vegetables/Composting (Chapters 10 & 15) Tom McCutcheon Feb. 25 Diseases (Chapter 7) John Baniecki Mar. 4 Trees/Small Fruits (Chapters 12 & 13) John Jett Mar. 18 Lawns & Woody Ornamentals (Chapters 9 & 18) Dan Cheslock Mar. 25 Indoor Plants, Annuals, Bulbs (Chapters 17 & 19) Carol McCarthy April 1 Class Presentations TBA April 8 Class Presentations TBA
Downtown Morgantown Basket Decorating Project
Santa Claus stopped by to help Master Gardeners decorate the downtown baskets for the 2004 holiday season.
Downtown Morgantown Project
Birgitta Brown Decorating Baskets
Farmers' Market at Spruce Street
Project Name Description Time of
YearContact Person
Ronald McDonald House Assist with landscaping projects Seasonal Neva Gocke Botanic Garden Participates in 3rd weekend work Ongoing Bobbie Hawkins Botanic Garden Summer Tour Provide tour guides for various garden sites Summer Bobbie Hawkins Boy's/Girl's Club Provide short classes at five locations to teach youth basic instructions for vegetable/container gardens Kay Beamer Downtown Baskets Assist Morgantown Beautification Program with downtown baskets Spring/Winter Kerr Crosby Earth Team Assist with preparation of info packets, mailings, displays, etc. Ongoing Mary Ellen Brady Fresh Air Working with children with difficulties with physical functioning or social interaction. Plant culinary/other herbs to keep at home over the winter Fall Joan Beard Garlow House Act in an advisory capacity to Library Board in designing/implementing garden design Ongoing Neva Gocke WVU Greenhouse Assist with seeding and propagation activities Sue Myers Morgantown Tree Board Kay Beamer Small Gardens Total management of small flower garden Spring, Summer, Fall White Park Clean-up day Seasonal
Willowdale/Stewart St.
Suncrest
Core Arboretum
Court House Square
Jack Robert's ParkBrigitta Brown
Linda/Frank Saus
Kerr Crosby
Bobbie Hawkins
Kay BeamerVolunteer Opportunities
WVU GREENHOUSE Ongoing. You will assist the greenhouse staff with transplanting and other duties as needed. Contact Person: Gayle, Carole, or Sue at 304/293-4480. Be sure to identify yourself as a Master Gardener.
.GARLOW HOUSE Ongoing. Contact Person: Neva Gocke at 304/599-3670 or ngocke@adelphia.net
.BASKET PLANTING The Baskets downtown will be planted with Christmas decorations on Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. at the corner of High and Wall Streets. Bring a ladder, gloves and pruner. A signup sheet is available. Contact Kerr Crosby. Officers and Executive Board - 2005-2006
President Bobbie Hawkins Vice-president 1 Chris Linton Secretary Jim Longanbach Treasurer Emily Johnson Education Chairperson Frank Saus Project Chairperson Kay Beamer Certification Official Linda Saus Historian Erica Janes Newsletter Editor Mary Ellen Brady Past President Neva C. Gocke Representatives to the state W.Va. Master Gardener Assoc. Neva C. Gocke, Frank Saus; Alternate: Annette Tanner
Updated Jan. 5, 2006
