Clark County UW-Extension Offering Spring 2017 "Level I Master Gardener Program"
Monday, December 5th, 2016 -- 7:39 AM
-The Clark County UW-Extension is offering a spring 2017 “Level I Master Gardener Program”. This program will provide the basic skills for home gardening.The training consists of archived presentations from UW-Extension Specialist and County Extension Agents provided online. In addition, there will be hands on training. Training will begin the week of January 16th, 2017. Location for the program will be determined after people interested in the class are surveyed for a best time and location. The goal is to select a central location in Clark County. Training will continue for 12 weeks and all of the trainings are available online. The hands on training will be determined as the class progresses. The class will meet six to eight times “face to face” for hands on training and a final quiz. Minimum class size is four people.
Please contact the Clark County UW-Extension office at 715-743-5121 if interested in participating in this program. The deadline to register is Tuesday, December 20th. Participant cost will be $75.00 for the class materials and includes the cost of a state volunteer background check. After training Master Garden volunteers are expected to return 24 hours of service to their community in exchange for the 36 hours of training they receive.
Feel free to contact us with questions and/or comments.