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Here are MAPS to the different MG facilities—Demo Garden, Greenhouse, Office, Plant Sale site, Floral building, etc.
Everyone wants to chip away at those 70 hours of volunteer on-the-job-training service as an Intern. This guide should help you. If you have any questions, please contact the coordinator.
Washington State University has made it mandatory that all WSU volunteers must complete a comprehensive background check because we work with children and vulnerable adults. There is no cost to you—the Extension pays for it. Please review the instructions BEFORE you create an account
Need some help navigating the online portion of your coursework on WSU’s Canvas platform? Here’s a simple tutorial for you.
Our Master Gardener Calendar lists everything that’s available—you can join in activities with the Plant and Insect Clinic, Demo Gardens, Continuing education, Foundation meetings, planning meetings, Plant sale…and the list goes on. The more you join in, the more fun you’ll have in the Master Gardeners!
We record our volunteer hours on Give Pulse for a couple of reasons. The first is to register the impact of the WSU Master Gardener Program. We receive funding from national, state, and county resources, and we have to show that we are providing a necessary service-research—based gardening information—to our community. The other reason is that WSU considers us “unpaid employees,” and as such we must be covered by Workers Compensation insurance. Recording your hours on a monthly basis gives WSU a record of your “employment.”
As Master Gardeners, we are NOT licensed pest management consultants. When giving pest management advice to clients, we must adhere to the following policies as stated by WSU. Pest management recommendations must be limited to home, lawn, and garden problems. If we do not adhere to these guidelines, we are not covered by WSU’s liability insurance.
As a Master Gardener, you are not expected to know all the answers. But we have a super power—we know HOW to find the answers. This explains how to find the research-based answers that will work for our locality
These are the most asked-for handouts that we print for folks who want local gardening information. Please feel free to print them and give them to friends or if you are speaking for a group.
What is the MG Foundation, and how is it different from the WSU Master Gardeners?
The relationship between the WSU Extension Master Gardener Program and the Master Gardener Foundation of Cowlitz County can be confusing. The Foundation exists to support the WSU Extension MGs both financially and in educational outreach planning. Take a look at this short explanation of the similarities and differences—and where the borders are kinda fuzzy!
Statewide policies that govern the Master Gardener program in all 39 counties. This is the ultimate guide about what we do and how we should be doing it.