Every leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree. ~Emily Bronte
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October brings the start of a new year for metro-area OSU Master Gardeners! As we look forward to a promising year full of fresh opportunities to educate the gardening public, we also look back at a tremendous year filled with your generous community service!
Thank you for your Volunteer Log Submissions! Utmost thanks to all of you who have sent in your volunteer log sheets via the online submission, email, snail mail, or in person. We are continually in awe of your dedicated service and the good seeds and deeds you have been sowing throughout the three counties! Thank you for sharing your passion and gardening knowledge with the community!
Enzo helps his mom, Margo,
submit her MG volunteer log sheet.
Vaughan submits his MG volunteer log sheet.
It’s Not Too Late…Submit your Volunteer Log! For those of you, who have not submitted your volunteer log sheets, please send in your hours by Thursday, October 11th.
We need all logs by that date to allow time to order new Master Gardener badges for those finishing their MG training and to have enough 2020 stickers for Perennial MGs and trainees alike. Plus, we want to include your generous service contributions in the report sent to the state MG Program, which in turn is submitted to Oregon State University! Help us to highlight all the great garden education Metro Master Gardeners are spreading throughout the tri-county region!
Signed, Sealed and Delivered!
Remember that every October you need to submit a signed Conditions of Volunteer Service form. The form is a requirement for volunteering. You can submit your signed form via DocuSign, use our online submission process (see details in the email Marcia McIntyre sent on September 5) or you can mail your signed form via snail mail to 200 Warner-Milne Drive, Oregon City, OR 97045.
To send your forms via DocuSign, please request a DocuSign form from janet.hohman@oregonstate.edu
For your convenience:
- How-to Maintain ‘active’ Master Gardener status (both Perennials and 2019 trainees)
- Conditions of Volunteer Service Form 2019-2020
- 2019 Metro-area Master Gardeners Volunteer Log Sheets
Save the Date!
Fall Recertification, Saturday, November 9th!
Our annual Master Gardener Fall Recertification Training is scheduled for Saturday, November 9th, 8:00am to 3:50pm, at Clackamas Community College, Gregory Forum Building.
This annual event is a daylong continuing education opportunity. Please join us for an engaging day of training that will support you in your role as a garden educator.
‘A Diverse Garden is a Healthy Garden – Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in your role as an OSU Master Gardener volunteer.’ Presenters: Yolando Sánchez, Jeff Selby, and Koffie Dessou of the City of Portland, Office of Equity and Human Rights
‘How trees grow and why they die!’ Presenter: Glenn Ahrens, OSU Extension Forester, Clackamas, Hood River, and Marion Counties
‘Is the Insect Apocalypse Upon Us?’ Presenter: Gail Langellotto, Statewide Coordinator, OSU Extension Master Gardener Program, Associate Professor of Horticulture, OSU
The event is free to all Master Gardeners both Perennial and those who trained in 2019.
*Attendance and participation at the November 9th, Fall Recertification Training counts as 6 hours continuing education credit for the 2019-2020 Master Gardener Volunteer Season. Record your attendance on your 2020 Volunteer Log.
2019 Master Gardener Trainees to Receive OSU MG Badges!
Our November 9th, Fall Recertification Training (see details above) also gives us the opportunity to congratulate the 2019 class of Master Gardener interns as they step-up to Perennial Master Gardener status, after completing their volunteer requirements.
2019 Interns are cordially invited to attend the full day of Fall Recertification training, which will count toward your continuing education hour requirement for 2020. If you are unable to attend Fall Recertification to receive your badge, it will be mailed to those not present in December.
OSU Master Gardener Advanced Training Webinars
This fall brings two more, informative, Master Gardener Advanced Training Webinars.
Each webinar counts as 1-hour continuing education credit. Recordings of the webinars are posted a couple of days following the live webinar.
Introduction to Olives in Oregon
October 24, 11am PT
Presented by Victoria Binning and Heather Stoven (OSU Extension)
Register here: https://learn.extension.org/events/3692
What Can a Leaf Bud Tell Us About Environmental Change? Citizen Science, Master Gardeners and Nature’s Notebook.
November 8, 10am PT
Presented by Erin Posthumus (USA National Phenology Network)
Register here: https://learn.extension.org/events/3687
More Advanced Training Webinars
The OSU Advanced Training Webinars are a great way to stay up-to-date on the latest in horticultural science. This series features University experts who offer a wealth of research-based information on home gardening topics, which support you in your role as a garden educator. Check out the great library of webinar recordings.
2019 Advanced Training Webinars
2018 Advanced Training Webinars
2017 Advanced Training Webinars
*MG Advanced Training Webinars count as 1-hour continuing education credit. You may count any webinar, from any year, that you watch for the first time. List any Advanced Training Webinars that you view on your Volunteer Log Sheet.
MG Helplines – Guide home gardeners through the fall and winter season! As the days shorten and the temperatures cool, a new host of gardening conundrums perplex the home gardener. You can assist and expand your own knowledge, collaborating with other MGs as you research and advise gardeners. Sign-up on CERVIS or contact a phone coordinator.
- Clackamas County Phones, Catalina Santamaria, 503-655-8631 catalina.santamaria@oregonstate.edu
- Multnomah County Phones, Janet Hohman, 503-655-8631 janet.hohman@oregonstate.edu
- Washington County Phones, Jenifer Halter, (503) 821-1112 jenifer.halter@oregonstate.edu
Fall Volunteer Opportunities
- Portland Nursery Apple Tasting – festive fun celebrating the apple! Answer home gardeners’ questions at the MG table, under the big tent. October 12, 13, 19, 20, various shifts. Sign up on CERVIS
- City of Portland, Safety Conference – answer home gardeners questions and offer advice on fire resistant gardening, IPM, pesticide safety, and safe garden practices at the City of Portland event being held at Camp Withycombe, Clackamas, OR Grab an open slot on CERVIS
- Fix-it Fair – FREE City of Portland event where attendees learn simple ways to save money and connect to resources. Answer home gardening questions and give money saving tips for home gardeners. Sign-up on CERVIS
- Farmers Markets – opportunities to volunteer at a Farmers Market remain for Beaverton, Gresham, Hillsdale, Lake Oswego, Lents and Tigard. Sign-up on CERVIS
Timely October Garden tips
