{"id":3042,"date":"2021-04-06T23:20:39","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T23:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/?p=3042"},"modified":"2021-04-17T19:25:27","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T19:25:27","slug":"april-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/2021\/04\/06\/april-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.<\/p>
\u2014 Gertrude Jekyll<\/strong><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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The patience we have learned as gardeners has certainly been a reservoir to draw on in the past year. Even with hope on the horizon, for when we can once again gather in-person with our Master Gardener community, we continue to cultivate patience and glean lessons from the garden. As we patiently wait to resume in-person volunteer service, we hope you will take part in the various Master Gardener online educational opportunities from the kick-off of the OSU Master Gardener \u2018Culture of Gardening Series\u2019<\/strong> to three upcoming \u2018BioBlitz\u2019 <\/strong>dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An important message from State-wide Master Gardener Program Coordinator, Gail Langellotto<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

With the recent resignation of OSU President F. King Alexander, Gail Langellotto, our State-wide Master Gardener Coordinator addresses Master Gardener volunteers and staff, and offers reflection on the guiding principles of the Master Gardener program. Read Gail’s message HERE <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elevated Skills Training<\/strong> Remains Open<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Thank you to all who participated in the state-wide \u2018Elevated Skills\u2019<\/strong> Master Gardener training classes the past two months.  We have received lots of positive feedback from MGs who appreciated the opportunity to focus on skills that can be used in their roles as a garden educator; whether it was learning more about \u2018Community Science\u2019, how to \u2018Superpower Your Education Garden\u2019, \u2018Garden Woody Plant ID with the OSU Landscape Plant Database\u2019 or the other \u2018Elevated Skills\u2019 class offerings. 

Did you miss the training?  Don’t despair \u2018Elevated Skills\u2019 training is still open<\/u><\/strong> for your learning adventure!  Although in-person sessions of the training have passed, can still take part and dive deep into a subject to interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For Perennial Master Gardeners<\/strong> this training counts as \u2018Continuing Education\u2019 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020 Master Gardeners Trainees<\/strong>, the Elevate training can be counted towards your service hours to meet the requirements to complete the Master Gardener training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See the entire Elevate course line-up, and<\/strong> register <\/strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: <\/strong>The metro area MG program is using a different online tool for our MG Helpline clinic and is not<\/strong> using the ECCO tool being highlighted in the \u201cLearning How to Use the Extension Client Contact Online (ECCO) Tool in Plant Clinic\u201d course.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Level Up<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The state-wide Level Up series continues with a wealth of timely gardening topics.  This month\u2019s presentation,  \u2018Dazzling Dahlias\u2019<\/strong><\/a> with Julie Huynh, owner of Julie\u2019s Dahlias, will be broadcast on Tuesday, April 13, 3pm<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Take your gardening knowledge to a new level and check out the details for \u2018Dazzling Dahlias\u2019 and future presentations.  Registration opens on a rolling basis for upcoming webinars throughout the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you find that registration has filled for a class, please check out the presentation live streamed on the OSU Master Gardener Facebook page<\/a> or look for a recording of the presentation to be posted on the Level Up Series website a few days following.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preview and register for the Level Up Series classes, and view recordings of past presentations HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dirt Gone Bad: When your soil amendment has been contaminated<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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If you missed Weston presenting for the March \u2018Level Up\u2019 series, here is a link to view a recording of his informative presentation: \u2018Dirt Gone Bad: When your soil amendment has been contaminated\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Referenced in Weston’s presentation are two valuable publications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n