{"id":852,"date":"2021-08-24T12:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T12:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/?p=852"},"modified":"2021-08-25T00:10:40","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T00:10:40","slug":"benton-mgv-enews-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/2021\/08\/24\/benton-mgv-enews-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Benton MGV eNews"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3422\/files\/2021\/08\/inclusiv-excellence-headline-1024x203.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3422\/files\/2021\/08\/inclusiv-excellence-headline-1024x203.png 1024w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3422\/files\/2021\/08\/inclusiv-excellence-headline-300x59.png 300w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3422\/files\/2021\/08\/inclusiv-excellence-headline-768x152.png 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3422\/files\/2021\/08\/inclusiv-excellence-headline-1536x304.png 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3422\/files\/2021\/08\/inclusiv-excellence-headline.png 1751w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption><strong>New continuing education opportunity<\/strong>: The Introduction to Inclusive Excellence in Extension course supports members of the Oregon State University (OSU) Extension community in understanding OSU&#8217;s commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as Extension&#8217;s federal Civil Rights responsibilities, so they can be equipped to act in a manner that is consistent with OSU&#8217;s commitment to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/diversity.oregonstate.edu\/strategic-plan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Inclusive Excellence.<\/a> <br>To register for this anytime course <a href=\"https:\/\/nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fclick.email.oregonstate.edu%2F%3Fqs%3D126cd9e164a81f2516bab72f75fd67bb20fbf017d63736e6941a2397966c51243f628940ece979f09e2c2e0d1daf86afff1eda9231113873&amp;data=04%7C01%7Celizabeth.records%40oregonstate.edu%7Ce6ff2fd63da849aa808108d9674ae5de%7Cce6d05e13c5e4d6287a84c4a2713c113%7C0%7C0%7C637654393684884807%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=5wvbDzB6hCnHZJ0OHfprs%2F4cU%2BqI3P8OzkQiwl%2FI%2BWI%3D&amp;reserved=0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE.<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Program updates<\/strong>:&nbsp;Per today&#8217;s order from the Governor, everyone needs to wear face coverings for outdoor activities where they cannot stay 6 feet apart, whatever their vaccination status. This is similar to last week&#8217;s public health policy update from OSU. Please keep doing great volunteering activities and help everyone in our community stay well.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/program-updates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get the latest information.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Shout outs<\/strong><ul><li><strong>We need your photos and stories!&nbsp;<\/strong>What are you doing in the garden? Share a selfie and\/or image of a lovely plant and a story about it, for our headline photo!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Volunteers needed<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 Visit the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/benton-volunteer-opportunities\/\">Benton<\/a>&nbsp;County Volunteer opportunities page to sign up.<ul><li><strong>In-person plant clinic is back with a new outdoor option!&nbsp;<\/strong>Now \u2013 even more shifts available. <\/li><li><strong>Online plant clinic opportunities too!<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Continuing education&nbsp;(free to MGVs)<\/strong><ul><li>9\/14\/2021 @3pm&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.oregonstate.edu\/mg\/events\/gardening-native-plants-pollinators-growing-oregon-gardeners-level-series\">Gardening with Native Plants for Pollinators | Growing Oregon Gardeners: Level Up Series<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Anytime:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgcoordinators\/2021\/01\/20\/elevated-skills-training-for-current-master-gardener-volunteers-is-ready-for-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Elevated MGV courses.&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li>Anytime:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/media.oregonstate.edu\/channel\/channelid\/161357322\">Portland Metro Master Gardener webinar series<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>BCMGA updates<\/strong><ul><li><strong>Board meeting information<\/strong>&nbsp;is now found in the President\u2019s mailings.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Extension updates<\/strong>.<ul><li><strong>Featured plant clinic question<\/strong>: Tomato plants have browning leaves that showed up in the past few weeks. What could be the cause? To find out what volunteers think was happening, <a href=\"https:\/\/extension.oregonstate.edu\/gardening\/flowers-shrubs-trees\/heatwave-garden-how-identify-prevent-heat-stress-plants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE<\/a>. <\/li><li><strong>Featured publication:<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.extension.oregonstate.edu\/ec631\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">When to pick the perfect pear.<\/a> Don&#8217;t wait for pears to turn yellow or soft before you pick them. Instead, pick them before they mature and place them in cold storage.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><strong>Community news<\/strong>&nbsp;<em>(Please note that anything in this section is not eligible for MGV volunteer service nor endorsed by Extension, but is mentioned as a courtesy to our community.)<\/em><ul><li><strong>Non-paid volunteer garden coordinator needed in Philomath:&nbsp;<\/strong>Lupe&#8217;s Community Garden is seeking a coordinator. This is a non-paid, volunteer position&nbsp;under the supervision and partnered with Philomath Community Services.&nbsp;We would be happy to meet interested parties and give a tour of the location. See a position description <a href=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/3422\/files\/2021\/08\/Garden-Program-Manager-Job-Description-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HERE<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Program updates:&nbsp;Per today&#8217;s order from the Governor, everyone needs to wear face coverings for outdoor activities where they cannot stay 6 feet apart, whatever their vaccination status. This is similar to last week&#8217;s public health policy update from OSU. Please keep doing great volunteering activities and help everyone in our community stay well.&nbsp;Get the latest&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/2021\/08\/24\/benton-mgv-enews-8\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9118,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[150847],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-benton-e-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9118"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=852"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":861,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852\/revisions\/861"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/activebentonlinnmg\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}