2022 USU Master Gardener Program -Weber County

1181 Fairgrounds Drive,Ogden UT 84404

19 January, 2022

Description

Weber County Master Gardener course includes 14 weeks of in-class learning and 40 hours of volunteer time. You have landed on registration for the Weber County program located in the USU Extension Office. If you would like to find an available program in another county, please visit https://extension.usu.edu/mastergardener/find-a-program. Welcome to registration for the 2022 Utah State University Extension Master Gardener Program in Weber County. Its purpose is to develop a network of trained volunteers who can provide Utah communities with unbiased, research-based horticultural education and technical assistance in gardening and home horticulture. This year’s class will be in-person, so space is limited. Classes are held at the Weber County USU Extension Office Wednesdays from 9:00 am-11:30 am, January 26 through April 27. There will also be in-person lab training at the Ogden Botanical Gardens. You'll receive 14 weeks of college-level lectures taught by Utah State University Extension Specialists and Extension Faculty in the following areas: • Basic Botany • Soils and Fertilizers • Irrigation • Fruits and Vegetables • Trees, Shrubs and Flowers • Weed Science • Entomology • Integrated Pest Management • Turfgrass • Landscape Design With the completion of the training, USU Master Gardeners are required to provide a minimum of 40 hours of volunteer service back to their community. New this year for certification, you will also be required to attend at least one in-person lab held at the Ogden Botanical Gardens. The 2022 program can admit up to 30 persons and has an entry fee of $235, which also includes a complimentary USU Botanical Center/Ogden Botanical Gardens Membership for you. Registration for this program CLOSES on January 14, 2022. Applicants to the course must attend the following: Orientation on Wednesday, January 19, 2022, from 6-7 pm. This consists of a question and answers session, and clarification of course background and content. And then they can attend: • Master Gardener classes are held on Wednesdays beginning January 26 through April 27. There will also be in person Labs held at the Ogden Botanical Gardens. • Graduation for the class will be in November 2022. The requirements for certification include the following: 1. Attend a minimum of 12 of the classes. 2. Attend a minimum of one lab at the Ogden Botanical Gardens. 3. Provide at least 40 hours of volunteer community service, with 20 or more of those hours completed at the Ogden Botanical Gardens. If you have any questions at all, please call 801-399-8201 or email [email protected] USU Extension Office, Weber County 1181 N Fairgrounds Dr. Ogden, UT 84404