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Master Gardener Training Scheduled for Scheduled for Southeast Nebraska
Date:
All Day
Kimmel Education & Research Center, near Nebraska City
5985 G Road
Nebraska City NE 68410
Nebraska City NE 68410
Directions: northwest of Nebr City on business Highway 75, next to historic Apple Barn at Kimmel Orchard and Vineyard
Contact:
Vaughn Hammond, (402) 873-3166, vaughn.hammond@unl.edu
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension is again offering Master Gardener Training in southeast Nebraska. The Nebraska Master Gardener program is a horticulture-related volunteer training program based in many counties throughout the state. It has been part of UNL Extension since 1976.
Master Gardener volunteers are trained by UNL Extension faculty and staff. They contribute time as volunteers working through their local Extension office to provide horticulture-related information to their community. More specifically, they provide education about sustainable horticultural practices.
Participants are required to complete 40 hours of training and 40 hours of volunteer service during the initial year of their involvement in the program. Master Gardener volunteers retain their certification through annual training and volunteering.
Some of the topics that could be covered are: Plant functions and the growing environment, Insect identification and management, Turfgrass management, Plant Diseases and Management, Weed identification and management, Trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plant selection and management, Wildlife management, Landscape design and management, Water conservation and management and many more.
Classes will be held on Tuesday evenings, and is scheduled to begin on February 11th and be completed in May. The first 6 topics will be delivered across Nebraska through a webinar. Other classes will be face-to-face meetings held in Auburn in Nemaha County and Nebraska City in Otoe County. This is the third Master Gardener class we have held in southeast Nebraska in recent years. This program is sponsored by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in Nemaha County and the Kimmel Education and Research Center in Nebraska City. Cost of this program is $150 and includes the Master Gardener Training manual plus a number of other resources from UNL Extension. Details about the program and a finalized schedule will be available soon. For questions or to register for the Master Gardener Program, contact Vaughn Hammond, Extension Educator at the Kimmel Education and Research Center at (402) 873-3166 or Gary Lesoing, Extension Educator in Nemaha County at (402) 274-4755.
Master Gardener volunteers are trained by UNL Extension faculty and staff. They contribute time as volunteers working through their local Extension office to provide horticulture-related information to their community. More specifically, they provide education about sustainable horticultural practices.
Participants are required to complete 40 hours of training and 40 hours of volunteer service during the initial year of their involvement in the program. Master Gardener volunteers retain their certification through annual training and volunteering.
Some of the topics that could be covered are: Plant functions and the growing environment, Insect identification and management, Turfgrass management, Plant Diseases and Management, Weed identification and management, Trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plant selection and management, Wildlife management, Landscape design and management, Water conservation and management and many more.
Classes will be held on Tuesday evenings, and is scheduled to begin on February 11th and be completed in May. The first 6 topics will be delivered across Nebraska through a webinar. Other classes will be face-to-face meetings held in Auburn in Nemaha County and Nebraska City in Otoe County. This is the third Master Gardener class we have held in southeast Nebraska in recent years. This program is sponsored by University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension in Nemaha County and the Kimmel Education and Research Center in Nebraska City. Cost of this program is $150 and includes the Master Gardener Training manual plus a number of other resources from UNL Extension. Details about the program and a finalized schedule will be available soon. For questions or to register for the Master Gardener Program, contact Vaughn Hammond, Extension Educator at the Kimmel Education and Research Center at (402) 873-3166 or Gary Lesoing, Extension Educator in Nemaha County at (402) 274-4755.
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