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Month: September 2017

Posted on September 7, 2017October 4, 2017

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Welcome to the OSU Extension Coordinators Blog. This blog will feature information and resources related to Master Gardener Program Management.

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Blogs We Love: Garden Ecology Lab

Garden Ecology Lab Year in Review: COVID Edition

Garden Ecology Lab Year in Review: COVID Edition

This past year presented challenge and change to the Garden Ecology Lab. COVID locked us out of the lab and out of the field for a period of time. We said goodbye to two lab members (Angelee graduated! Cliff decided … Continue reading →

Five Scientific Studies that Changed the Way I Think About Gardens, Part 3: Wild Bees > Honey Bees

Five Scientific Studies that Changed the Way I Think About Gardens, Part 3: Wild Bees > Honey Bees

This article is the third in a five part series that I am writing for the Hardy Plant Society of Oregon (HPSO) Quarterly Magazine. I am grateful to the team at HPSO for their editorial skills and feedback. Part 1 … Continue reading →

The Gardens of Piet Oudolf: Pollinator Paradise?

Gardens designed by Piet Oudolf are amazing. Are they also pollinator-friendly? Continue reading →

Blogs We Love: Citizen Science (in the garden!)

Follow up from 2018 OMGA Growing Gardeners Presentation

Thanks for attending the presentation at the 2018 OMGA conference, Growing Gardeners. Presentation slides coming soon! Here are the links and resources that were shared: Dry Farming Collaborative (participatory research) National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count (bioblitz example) iNaturalist Example Master Gardener collaboration in California to survey for invasive plants being sold. SciStarter.org Zoouniverse.org Oregon… Continue reading →

Project Spotlight: A Tree’s Life

Project Spotlight: A Tree’s Life

From time to time, we will highlight citizen science projects which may be of interest to OSU Extension Master Gardeners. Please visit our ‘Get Involved‘ page, for guidance on using approved Citizen Science projects to help fulfill the Master Gardener service hour requirement in Oregon. This post is modified from a recruitment email provided by… Continue reading →

How Science Works

This post is part of the series How Science Works: A Guide for Gardeners. Follow along to discover how science relates to your own garden.  ——— The core logic of science is that you can test ideas or answer questions, by systematically gathering evidence (or data), and then considering how that evidence supports or refutes your… Continue reading →

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