{"id":3604,"date":"2022-10-13T18:45:33","date_gmt":"2022-10-13T18:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/?p=3604"},"modified":"2023-08-01T19:05:15","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T19:05:15","slug":"september-october-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/mgmetro\/2022\/10\/13\/september-october-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\u201cEvery leaf speaks bliss to me, fluttering from the autumn tree.\u201d<\/em> <\/p>\n\u2013 Emily Bront\u00eb <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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‘Tis the Season for Master Gardener Annual Reporting<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Autumn marks the season for annual reporting of volunteer service and continuing education hours for metro area OSU Master Gardeners. All current, certified, metro area Master Gardener volunteers received an email from Marcia McIntyre in September with a survey link to report their hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Note: for 2022 the 20-hour volunteer service requirement was waived.  10-hours of designated continuing education hours are required for Perennial Master Gardeners in 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2020 and 2022 cohort members<\/strong> have an additional year to complete their Master Gardener training requirement of 40 hours of volunteer service but please take the time to respond to the survey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A big shout out of thanks to all who have submitted your hours by answering the survey and uploading your log sheets.  We love seeing where you are serving in the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those who have yet to respond to the survey, please respond, so that you will be kept on the active, certified Master Gardener role. We have extended the deadline to October 31, 2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to this survey, we sent, via email, the annual Conditions of Volunteer Service document and a Standards of Youth Safety document.<\/strong>  To make the process quick and easy, the documents were sent via DocuSign, from OSU Extension office specialist Catalina Santamaria.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please answer the survey and return your signed Conditions of Volunteer Service form no later than Sunday, October 31, 2022.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Time remains to fulfill continuing education requirement<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Annually 10-hours of designated continuing education hours are required for Perennial Master Gardeners to maintain certified status.  For 2022, we have extended the deadline for fulfilling and reporting the required 10-hours of continuing education until October 31, 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is a great variety of designated continuing education opportunities to enrich and support you in your role as a garden educator.  Opportunities include webinar recordings that can be accessed from the comfort of your home!  So put your favorite streaming service aside and start binge watching some great designated, garden education presentations.

The following opportunities can be counted as \u2018Continuing Garden Education\u2019 hours for Perennial Master Gardeners and can serve as educational enrichment for 2020\/2022 cohort trainees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OSU Master Gardener <\/strong>Growing Oregon Gardens: Level Up Series<\/strong><\/a> \u2013education for the experienced gardener led by OSU horticulture experts from across the state.  Perennial MGs earn 1-hour continuing education credit. Great educational enrichment for 2020\/2022 training cohorts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Designated Master Gardener Association Speaker\/Lecture Series\/10-Minute U <\/strong>\u2013 Perennial MGs earn one hour recertification credit for each designated \u2018continuing education\u2019 Speaker\/Lecture Series\/10-Minute U Noon-time Chats, whether in-person, webinar or recording of a past webinar. 

Look for continuing education designation of two asterisks **, indicating if a Speaker\/Lecture Series recording counts as continuing education. <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n