The Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Tree Steward Manual

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
Master Gardener ◽  
Tree Care ◽  
Virginia Cooperative Extension

The Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Tree Steward Manual is an open educational handbook designed to aid Extension Master Gardeners training to be tree stewards, though it is also an appropriate resource for anyone interested in learning about trees and tree care. The book contains information about selecting and planting appropriate trees for Virginia landscapes, caring for trees, and troubleshooting tree problems.

scholarly journals Assessing the Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Coordinator Manual

2001 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 472-476
Author(s):  
Sheri Dorn ◽  
Paula Diane Relf
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Volunteer Management ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Master Gardener ◽  
Planning Time ◽  
Virginia Cooperative Extension

The Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) Master Gardener (MG) Coordinator Manual, a 14-chapter resource book, was developed cooperatively with teams of VCE MGs, coordinators, and agents to enhance coordinators' skills. It includes chapters on risk management, volunteer management, the educational process, current policies, and the volunteer section of the VCE Master Gardener's Handbook. The VCE MG Coordinator Manual was the basis of four local VCE MG coordinator-training sessions in 1998. This evaluation showed that coordinators are using the manual and adapting the suggestions and samples to fit their local programs, despite the fact that more planning time is often required. Those using the manual increased their understanding of VCE goals and the role of the VCE MG and slightly increased their leadership skills. Reading the manual showed a need for information on training VCE MGs to work with agents to design and implement strong horticulture education programs for Virginia communities. Areas for improvement were identified before final publication.

scholarly journals Using Native Plants

HortScience ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 493A-493
Author(s):  
Mary H. Meyer ◽  
Helen C. Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Cost Analysis ◽  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
Native Plants ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Video Production ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
Master Gardener ◽  
Order Form

Using Native Plants is a 120-min videotape that was developed as a result of a Cooperative Extension Partnership Programming Grant between the Univ. of Minnesota, Minnesota Extension Service and the Cooperative Extension–Univ. of Wisconsin-Extension. The content covers woodland wildflowers, prairie establishment and maintenance, landscaping lakeshores, and using native plants in traditional gardens settings.Video segments include: Eloise Butler Wildflower garden, Minneapolis, Minn.; Curtis Prairie, Madison, Wis.; Big Sandy Lake, Minn.; and the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, Chanhassen. Developed originally as advanced Master Gardener training, the program was a national satellite broadcast on 29 Feb. 1996. It was viewed by at least nine states and more than 500 participants. Video production costs, including a 20-page participant's handout with extensive references and plant lists, were just under $13,000. A cost analysis, evaluation, sample of the participant's packet, pictures from the videotape and an order form will be presented. Copies of the tape and print packet may be obtained for $50 from Minnesota Extension Service, 1.800.876.8636, or Univ. of Wisconsin-Extension, at 1.608.262.3346.

scholarly journals An Evaluation of Extension Programs to Enhance Water Quality through Nutrient Management in the Urban Landscape

1992 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-247
Author(s):  
P. Diane Relf ◽  
David McKissack
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Mass Media ◽  
Nutrient Management ◽  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
Urban Landscape ◽  
First Year ◽  
Extension Programs ◽  
Master Gardener ◽  
News Releases ◽  
Quality Program

A mass media water-quality program aimed at changing lawn and garden fertilization practices of homeowners successfully elicited responses from individuals by using local cooperative extension offices and newsletters. Traditional extension media tools, such as radio and news releases, were less successful in eliciting requests for further information. In addition, the program reached more people by transmitting the information in the form of a calendar than it reached in the first year through videotapes and slide sets created for use in public and Master Gardener training.

scholarly journals Master Gardener Training Costs and Payback in Volunteer Hours

1997 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 368-370
Author(s):  
Mary Hockenberry Meyer ◽  
Anne M. Hanchek
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
First Year ◽  
Master Gardener ◽  
Training Costs ◽  
Initial Cost ◽  
Training Cost

The Master Gardener (MG) program operates in conjunction with the cooperative extension service in most states. The training, management, and administration of these volunteers vary widely from state to state. This paper presents a 4-year analysis of the initial cost of training Minnesota MGs and their volunteer hours contributed to the Minnesota Extension Service. The average training cost was $89/person (based on the total number of volunteers certified 2 years after the training) with an average of 59 ($711 at $12/h) and 40 ($474) hours volunteered or paid back over the first and following years, respectively. In all years, hours volunteered exceeded program expectations of 50 hours the first year and 25 hours thereafter.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing Volunteering in the Master Gardener Program

1996 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-285 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick R. Rohs ◽  
Robert R. Westerfield
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
Cooperative Extension Service ◽  
Extension Service ◽  
Leadership Positions ◽  
Master Gardener ◽  
Background Factors ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Children And Parents ◽  
Extension Program ◽  
Educational Information

Limited budgets and downsizing have threatened the delivery of technological and educational information by the cooperative extension service. As such trends continue, volunteers become more important. Background factors, influence of specific individuals, attitudes toward the value of the program, and personal benefits received influence a person's decision to become a Master Gardener volunteer. In this study, individuals who were older than 50 and had children and parents who were former volunteers in an extension program were more likely to become Master Gardener volunteers, as were individuals who felt that the Master Gardener program benefited the community and themselves. Specific individuals, such as garden club members, other Master Gardeners, a neighbor, or persons holding leadership positions in the community, might also influence an individual's decision to volunteer.

Current Methods of Program Delivery by Virginia Cooperative Extension Agents Fail to Meet Stakeholder Needs

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
C. A. Shea Porr ◽  
Thomas W. Broyles ◽  
R. Scott Pleasant ◽  
Crystal E. Smith ◽  
Ryan M. Brooks ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
Extension Agents ◽  
Program Delivery ◽  
Stakeholder Needs ◽  
Virginia Cooperative Extension ◽  
Cooperative Extension Agents

Lessons from Virginia Cooperative Extension A glance at its structure and function

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghadei K. ◽  
Rudd R. D. ◽  
Wade T. ◽  
Cathy S.
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
Virginia Tech ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Cooperative Extension System ◽  
Extension System ◽  
The World ◽  
And Function ◽  
Virginia Cooperative Extension

Virginia Cooperative extension is a part of US cooperative extension system operated through Virginia State University and Virginia tech with the support of federal, state and local governments. The structure and function of the Virginia extension has changed to serve the people in changing time, need and space. Unlike other countries, Virginia cooperative extension system is very unique as it provides complete package of extension services to the society guided by the Federal Government of USA. Through its multi-dimensional, multi-structured, and multi-leadership approach, it serves the society in many innovative ways. It provides almost all kinds of advisory services, training, demonstration and support with respect to crop and animal husbandry, industry, weather, safety and human health. In this manuscript, we made an attempt to bring these services before the world. It is based on a review of literature from books, papers, Virginia Cooperative Extension website, and personal discussions and observations. The paper reveals that Virginia tech is an important agent of Virginia extension system with a vast network to educate and train people of the society for sustainability of environment, agriculture and human health that have demonstrative utility for other countries of the world.

scholarly journals The Kentucky Master Gardener Program

HortScience ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 39 (4) ◽  
pp. 783D-783
Author(s):  
Richard E. Durham*
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Cooperative Extension ◽  
Master Gardener ◽  
Final Exam ◽  
Extension Agent ◽  
Grant Program ◽  
Basic Plant ◽  
County Agents ◽  
Part Time

The Kentucy Master Gardener Program is administered through the Cooperative Extension Service of the Univ. of Kentucky with assistance from the Kentucky State Univ. Land Grant Program. Master Gardener Programs in Kentucky were originally established in urban areas of the state, but have more recently expanded to rural areas as well. Master Gardener Programs are currently active in over 25 Kentucky counties. Individual Master Gardener programs are under the direction of a county extension agent (or group of agents if the program involves multiple counties) who is assisted by two, part-time state co-coordinators (extension horticulture specialists). The county agents are responsible for Master Gardener recruitment, training, and volunteer management. A required “core content” for Master Gardener training includes a total of 24 hours of instruction in basic plant science and an orientation to Cooperative Extension. State extension specialists have compiled an extensive training manual that covers the required topics as well as additional subject areas. To become certified Master Gardeners, trainees must complete assigned homework, pass a comprehensive final exam, and complete at least one hour of volunteer service for each hour of formal instruction. The county agents determine requirements for continued certification and agents may also offer advanced Master Gardener training. This poster will provide details regarding Master Gardener recruitment, training, and retention in Kentucky.

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