Tree Stewards Training at MG College 2012
The Advanced Master Gardener - Tree Steward Training was offered in conjunction with Master Gardener College in 2006 and 2009 will be offered again in 2012. This training is intended to help Units that cannot muster enough participants or instructors to host the training in their home unit. Core training in both technical areas and in programming will be offered at MG College, but the trainees will be expected to return to their units, and work closely with their Agent and/or Unit Coordinator to complete the exercises required to become an Advanced Master Gardener.
Prerequisites:
Topics |
Speakers |
Estimated length of lecture |
Time Slot |
Hand-book Chapter |
Benefits of Trees to the Community & How Volunteers can help the Urban Forest |
Frank Reilly |
1 Hour |
Wednesday 9-10:00 AM |
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Assessing Urban Soils |
Frank Reilly |
½ Hour |
Wednesday 10:00-10:30 AM |
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Break |
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10:30-11:00 |
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Tree Biology |
Frank Reilly |
1 Hour |
Wednesday 11:00:-12:00 AM |
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Lunch |
On your own |
1 Hour |
Wednesday 12:00:-1:00 PM |
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Plant Management, & Construction Impacts |
Ed Milhous |
1 Hour |
Wednesday 1-2: |
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Diseases & Pests |
Ed Milhous |
1 Hour |
Wednesday2:00 - 3:00 |
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Break |
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Wednesday 3:00-3:30 |
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Maintenance Pruning, Wound Closure, & Tree Hazard Prevention |
Ed Milhous |
1 Hour |
Wednesday 3:30-5:00 |
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Thursday |
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Novel Tree Planting techniques. Air spade, a hands-on, participatory demonstration of tree transplanting using pneumatic tools to excavate an intact root system. Along the way we’ll discuss tree biology and best practices for landscape tree establishment. |
Eric Wiseman, 228B Cheatham Hall (mail code: 0324)Blacksburg, VA 24061 |
4 hours |
Thursday *AM - noon |
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Lunch |
On your own |
1 hour |
Noon 1 PM |
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Background Information for Plant Identification & Considerations for Species and Cultivar Selection |
Susan Day |
1 Hour |
Thursday 1:00-2:00 PM |
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Specific Uses of Trees & Trees for Various Sites |
Susan Day |
1 Hour |
Thursday 2:00-3:00PM |
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Break |
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Thursday 3:00-3:30 PM |
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Conducting Street Tree Inventories |
Eric Wiseman, 228B Cheatham Hall (mail code: 0324)Blacksburg, VA 24061 |
1.5 hours |
Thursday 3:30 - 5:00 PM with a break. |
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Top Ten Gardens From Around the World. After fifteen years of leading garden tours and exploring more than 200 gardens in 20 countries, Robert McDuffie has selected his top ten favorites. Come see which ones made the cut and which ones came very close. |
Robert McDuffie |
Thursday 6:00 PM |
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Welcome and Update |
Dr. Grant, Dr. Jones, Dr Harris, Dr. Latimer. |
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Friday 8:30-9:00 AM |
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Endowment Update |
Pat Reilly |
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Friday 9:00-9:30 AM |
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Master Gardeners Making a Difference in Virginia |
Diane Relf, Professor Emeritus Department of Horticulture Va Tech, and founder VA Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Program |
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Friday 9:30-11:00 AM |
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Mulch! And This Time Do It For The Trees |
Joe Murray, Blue Ridge Community College |
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Friday 11:00-12:00 |
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Lunch |
On your own |
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Friday 12:00-1:00PM |
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A Model for Success (TREE STEWARD): |
Pat Reilly |
1.5 hours |
Friday 1:30 – 3:00 PM |
Each Chapter and Unit 10 |
Putting Your Steward Ideas to Work (TREE STEWARD): |
Pat Reilly |
1.5 hours |
Friday 3:30 – 5:00 PM |
Each Chapter and Unit 10 |
Sexy Trees |
Alex Niemiera |
0:45 |
Saturday 9:00-9:45 AM |
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The Shady Lady’s Bulb Garden |
Brent Heath |
1:15 |
Saturday 9:45-11:00 AM |
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The Color of the Native Plant Palette...and Other Related Thoughts. |
Robert Lyons |
1:00 |
Saturday 11:00-12:00 |
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Abiotic Stressors and Plants |
Dave Orcutt |
1:30 |
Saturday 1:30-3:00 PM |
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Tree Health (TREE STEWARD): |
Bruce Fraedrich |
1:30 |
Saturday 3:30-5:00 PM |
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Just Stick It Over There |
Holly Scoggins |
0:45 |
Sunday 9:00-9:45 |
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Aging Gracefully as One’s Garden Matures |
Elissa Steeves |
1:15 |
Sunday 9:45-11:00 |
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Advances in Arboriculture |
Bruce Fraedrich |
1:00 |
Sunday 11:00-12:00 |
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