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2009 WISCONSIN GARDEN JOURNAL

- 2009 Wisconsin Garden Journal Order Form -

- 2008 Wisconsin Garden Journal Order Form -
Although the extremes of our Wisconsin Climate can be daunting, the changing seasons allow us to experience many beautiful vignettes within the same landscape.

In this year's 2008 Wisconsin Garden Journal, you'll find original articles, weekly tips and references that explore the many elements that can help you create your own beautiful year-round garden.

Purchase at garden centers, book stores, gift shops and many fine retail outlets. Or, use this order form to order by mail.

If you are interested in selling this journal at your retail establishment, contact us at mamgaJournal@yahoo.com for wholesale rates.

MAMGA Members are encouraged to share this form with friends, families and neighbors.


MEMBER AND MGV FORMS

- 2008 MAMGA/WIMGA Membership Renewal Form -

  • You must be a master gardener to be a MAMGA member, but you do not need to be actively volunteering with the program.
  • This form can also be used to order the 2008 Wisconsin Garden Journal at the member's rate.

  • Please include your Interest Survey with your dues.

  • See this link for a multitude of benefits you were entitled to as a member in 2007.
  • Check out this section of our site for more membership related information.

    2007-2008 Hours Submission Form WILL BE AVAILABLE SOON
    Please complete and submit electronically by in early September each year. If your hours are late, OR if you're an MG Student/Intern, you can mail or email your hours at any time in order to report by your due date--one year after your final exam.

    This is a wordprocessing file. You can save the form to your computer, complete it and email it to mamgatimekeeper@yahoo.com. If you cannot do so, you can print it off, complete it and mail Dane County Extension Office on the form.

  • Questions about your hours should be directed to Lisa or Ann at Dane Co.


    COMMUNITY AND MGV MATERIALS

    2008 Summer Tips Community Newsletter
    MAMGA creates this community newsletter each season for the residents of Wisconsin. This issue is about sensory plants, buzzing insects and lists some are public gardens to enjoy. Share this newsletter with your neighbors and send the link to your family and friends.




    Brochure: Madison Area Nurseries
    Map of Dane County, showing the locations of twenty garden centers and nurseries, as well as three public gardens. Contact us at mamgacommunity@yahoo.com if you would like more than 10 shipped to your location. Otherwise, please print off your own copy of this brochure. (Note: This was formatted for legal sized paper, but is legible on letter sized paper.)

    If you are a garden center/nursery owner and would be interested in participating in future directories, please contact us at this same email address. Someone will contact you soon. This brochure will not be updated in 2008.

    Directory - Diagnostic Links
    This INTERACTIVE DIAGNOSTIC DIRECTORY provides MANY links to internet sites--including diagnostic, plant identification and invasive species--from universities and specialized vendors, to name a few.

    Directory - Sites for Volunteering in the local area
    Check these locations for potential sites to volunteer as a master gardener. If you wish to add additional sites to this list, contact the Community Services Committee.


    EACH ONE-TEACH ONE PROJECTS
    Accessible Gardens for All

    EACH ONE-TEACH ONE Project: Accessible Garden Design Part A

    EACH ONE-TEACH ONE Project: Accessible Garden Design Part B

    EACH ONE-TEACH ONE Project: Accessible Gardens Supplement

    EACH ONE-TEACH ONE Project: Enabled Planting Tables
    Here's a handout that demonstrates how John Werblow is building some demonstration tables. These are especially suited for those seated in wheelchairs or other seated gardeners, or for gardeners who have trouble bending over. At this time, you can see a planted table at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station.
    Watch this website for more information.

    EACH ONE-TEACH ONE Project: More Enabled Gardening Tips

    EACH ONE-TEACH ONE Project: Sensory Garden Supplement


    "IN MY BACKYARD"
    Stewardship Information

    Please share these handouts with your neighbors. Together we can produce a more biologically diverse and sustainable Dane County.

    In My Backyard Series Handout: Wildlife Habitat
    What features do you need to create your own backyard habitat? Your neighborhood? Your town? Consider certifying your own backyard through the National Wildlife Federation's program:



    In My Backyard Series Handout: Native Plantings for a Wildlife Habitat
    From Penn State. Note pages 3 and 4 for a planting chart.

    In My Backyard Series Handout: Wildlife Habitat (from the class)
    This handout was only available to those who participated in the June 13 class with Christopher Lepczyk, PhD.


    MAMGA COMMITTEE AND BOARD INFORMATION

    MAMGA 2006 Annual Executive Report
    If you know of someone who cannot access this file, but would like a copy, suggest they contact us and we will mail a hard copy to them.

    MAMGA 2008 Membership Benefit Flyer
    We are adding more benefits as the year goes on. Check the 'About us' webpage for more current information.

    MAMGA Annual Directory Cover/Committee Information
    This link is only for the covers of the Annual Membership Directory. It does not include any information about the individual members.

    MAMGA Bylaws
    Bylaws of Madison Area Master Gardeners Association, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

    MAMGA Committee Work in 2006
    Learn what your board committees have been doing in 2006. Won't you volunteer in the many programs we are planning to have in 2007?

    MAMGA Help Wanted/Volunteer Opportunites (June 2007 Supplement)

    MAMGA Member Volunteer-Interest Survey Form
    Feel free to forward this form to us at any time, but consider sending it to us when you send in your annual dues. We really need the help of the membership to do wonderful and mundane things. Won't you consider sharing your interests with the Membership Committee? This is a WORD file. Consider filling it out on line and emailing it back to mamgamembers@yahoo.com, or print it out and mail.

    MAMGA Mentor Program Brochure <--NEW PROGRAM

    MENTEES:
    Each new MG student and any MG graduate who is interested in having a master gardener mentor is encouraged to participate in the program. Even if we can't obtain volunteers to be mentors for all interested mentees, the Community Service Committee will have events that will benefit you.

    MENTORS:
    Any master gardener who has volunteered a minimum of 100 service hours (and there's a lot in Dane County)and is excited about passing along the "tricks of the trade" are encouraged to help these new students.

    Complete this form and mail back the survey and sign up sections to MAMGA. This form can be mailed in at any time, however the class schedule runs from Jan-Jun and Jun to Dec. We'd like to be able to match up mentor pgm teams in January and June, when possible.


    NEWSLETTER ARCHIVES

    MAMGA Newsletter submissions...
    Our MAMGAupdate newsletter is published monthly. To submit an article, contact MAMGA Newsletter or mamgamail@yahoo.com. (Or, call 224-3721 and mention you want to submit a "MAMGA newsletter article".) Please submit articles by the first Friday of each month (for the following month's issue). Time spent writing and researching articles can be counted as Extension Volunteer time. Information about other plant/nature related organizations can be forwarded for inclusion in our calendar, as well.


    HINTS:

  • Did you know that you can access links listed in our newsletters if you view them on-line?
  • Just point and click whenever you see a link.
  • It's all about efficiency, education and fun...and multimedia!!

    2008


    Newsletter - 2008.01 January

  • Our Guidelines for Graduates Issue - Part 2
  • See December 2007 Issue for Part 1

    Newsletter - 2008.01 January Fun Sheet

  • Quizzes and "Green" Resolutions for Gardeners

    Newsletter - 2008.02 February

  • Touring the Chicago Flowershow

    Newsletter - 2008.03 March

  • Your Executive Board...and turf!

    Newsletter - 2008.04 April

  • Cleaning everything in Spring!

    Newsletter - 2008.05 May

  • EAB, Farmers Market and Garlic Mustard Issue

    Newsletter - 2008.06 June

  • Summertime Bulbs and Working with Garden Grants

    Newsletter - 2008.07 July

  • See top of page

    Newsletter - 2008.07 July - ASH TREES AND EMERALD ASH BORER QUIZ

  • Turn in your answers by July 19 to win a free pair of Fiskars PowerGear Loppers on July 23

    2007


    Newsletter - 2007.09 September

  • Why is Funding important to the community and MAMGA?

    Newsletter - 2007.10 October

  • Our Membershipupdate Issue

    Newsletter - 2007.11 November

  • Phenology, Native Americans and Nature

    Newsletter - 2007.11 November Insert
    Insert for Nov Newsletter. Chock full of ways to help MAMGA be the association you want it to be.

    Newsletter - 2007.12 December

  • Our Guidelines for Graduates Issue - Part 1

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