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SUMMARY:Membership Meeting and Continuing Education
DESCRIPTION:Intern Presentations for our educational topics. \nJoin us in person or available via Zoom. To attend online\, please register via the meeting registration form. We will email you with a reminder and the Zoom link for the meeting as the date approaches. Thank you.
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/membership-meeting-and-continuing-education-2/
LOCATION:Pacific Rim Institute\, 180 S. Parker Road\, Coupeville\, WA\, 98239\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings,Gardening Education,Master Gardener Education Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260226T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260226T200000
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SUMMARY:Integrated Pest Management for the Home Garden
DESCRIPTION:with Adam Romero  \nAdam thinks a lot about pesticides. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Washington Bothell where he researches the histories of agriculture and industrial chemicals. Adam has been a Master Gardener for 13 years and strives to grow as much food as possible at his house in the Cascade foothills. \nThis presentation explores the basics of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) for the home garden. IPM is a scientific ecosystem level approach to manage pests in a more sustainable manner. The talk covers philosophical aspects of IPM alongside practical strategies and measures that home gardeners can take to reduce pest populations. \n  \nJoin us via Zoom?  To attend\, please register via the meeting registration form. We will email you with a reminder and the Zoom link for the meeting as the date approaches. \n\n\n\nMissed it?  Click to see the recording till May 2026 
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/island-county-membership-meeting-and-ce-tba/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings,Gardening Education,Master Gardener Education Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260129T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260129T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T000521
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SUMMARY:Sick tree? Don’t panic! CE and ICMGF meeting
DESCRIPTION:Sick tree? Don’t panic!  \nSick\, dying\, and dead trees can be quite alarming to property owners and induce panicked calls to tree care professionals. Pests and pathogens are often the first assumption\, along with an assumed urgent need for pesticide application. This presentation will address common reasons why trees decline and die (with a focus on native trees in small forest and home landscape contexts)\, why pesticides are often not a good response\, the importance of a holistic approach\, and the importance of good communication and “bedside manner” to manage client expectations and be sensitive to the emotions associated with tree health problems \nwith Instructor Kevin Zobrist \nKevin is a professor with Washington State University Extension\, where he has been a faculty member since 2007. Kevin is based in Snohomish County and coordinates the Extension Forestry program in the Puget Sound area\, working with people who own forested property. Kevin has two forestry degrees from the University of Washington. His research interests include forestry education\, forest health and ecology\, and native trees. Kevin is also a Certified Forester and author of the book Native Trees of Western Washington. \nJoin us via Zoom. To attend\, please register via the meeting registration form. We will email you with a reminder and the Zoom link for the meeting as the date approaches. Thank you. \n\n\n\nClick Here to view the video
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/isand-county-membership-meeting-and-ce-tba/
LOCATION:WA
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings,Gardening Education,Master Gardener Education Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251030T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251030T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T000521
CREATED:20250704T182401Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T153214Z
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SUMMARY:Create a Resilient Ecosystem
DESCRIPTION:Join us in person or available via Zoom. To attend online\, please register via the meeting registration form. We will email you with a reminder and the Zoom link for the meeting as the date approaches. Thank you.
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/principles-of-permaculture/
LOCATION:Pacific Rim Institute\, 180 S. Parker Road\, Coupeville\, WA\, 98239\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings,Gardening Education,Master Gardener Education Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250925T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250925T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T000521
CREATED:20250704T181427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251009T011706Z
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SUMMARY:The Significance of Camas
DESCRIPTION:This event can be viewed via video – Please click the link here:  Significance of Camas\, with Sam Barr
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/the-significance-of-camas/
LOCATION:Pacific Rim Institute\, 180 S. Parker Road\, Coupeville\, WA\, 98239\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings,Gardening Education,Master Gardener Education Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250626T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250626T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T000521
CREATED:20250617T181151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250923T152427Z
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SUMMARY:Preserving Puget  Sound with Plants
DESCRIPTION:Presentation: Preserving Puget Sound with Plants  \nwith Kelly Zupich\, Shore Friendly Program Coordinator \nThe Shore Friendly program helps landowners protect their shorelines and bluffs through landscaping.  Come learn what their program offers our community and which plants are their super heroes! \nSee the Recording  –Click here: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHello Sea Level Rise Workshop Participants and Master Gardeners\, \nThank you for attending one of our Sea Level Rise workshops and our Shore Friendly presentation. resources. We have been able to pull together the attached and below materials for you! Feel free to reach out if you have any further questions and appreciate you taking the time to learn about our shoreline ecosystems. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nElise Adams\, Marine Resource Committee Coordinator \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n Email: E.Adams@islandcountywa.gov | Office: +1(360)678-7892\n1 NE 7th Street\, Coupeville\, WA 98239\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShore Friendly Program – Shore Friendly Program | Island County\, WA \nShoreline Site Visit Request Form – Shore Friendly Site Visit Request
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/preserving-puget-sound-with-plants/
LOCATION:Pacific Rim Institute\, 180 S. Parker Road\, Coupeville\, WA\, 98239\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings,Gardening Education,Master Gardener Education Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250529T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250529T190000
DTSTAMP:20260422T000521
CREATED:20250526T142909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250526T143826Z
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SUMMARY:Forest Sustainability
DESCRIPTION:Presentation: Gary Ketcheson will speak on Forest Sustainability.  \n  \nGary has been a Master Gardener Whidbey Island since 2013.
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/forest-sustainability/
LOCATION:Pacific Rim Institute\, 180 S. Parker Road\, Coupeville\, WA\, 98239\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings,Gardening Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250327T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250327T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T000521
CREATED:20250322T181128Z
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SUMMARY:Gardening Fact or Fiction? Cultivating Science Literacy for Gardeners
DESCRIPTION:with Loren Imes \n\n\n\nIn this engaging and informative class\, we will learn how to identify and debunk common gardening myths and provide you with the tools to cultivate a thriving garden based on solid science \n\n\n\n\n\nLink to the presentation:\nhttps://youtu.be/zIWy3QRJRkQ
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/gardening-fact-or-fiction-cultivating-science-literacy-for-gardeners/
LOCATION:Pacific Rim Institute\, 180 S. Parker Road\, Coupeville\, WA\, 98239\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings,Gardening Education,Master Gardener Education Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250227T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250227T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T000521
CREATED:20250219T175646Z
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SUMMARY:Recognizing Juvenile Stages of Beneficial Insects
DESCRIPTION:with Laurel Moulton\, Regional Horticulture Specialist and Master Gardener Program Coordinator for Clallam County. \n\n\nYou see the aphids\, but what about the Lady Beetle larva feasting on them or the eggs laid nearby?\n\n\n\n\n\nLaurel will help us identify the juvenile stages of our most common beneficial insects. \n\n\nphoto: “Convergent Lady Beetle Lara” by Katja Schulz is licensed under CC BY 2.0.\n\nPlease register via the meeting registration form\n\n\nLink to the class recording: https://youtu.be/6VF7ckJHe1I
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/recognizing-juvenile-stages-insects/
LOCATION:via Zoom – Please register for email notification
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings,Gardening Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250130T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250130T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T000521
CREATED:20250114T175212Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250619T234236Z
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SUMMARY:Choosing Soil Amendments Wisely
DESCRIPTION:with Muriel Nesbitt \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAre you ready to prepare your soil for this year’s harvest of flowers and food? \nMuriel Nesbitt\, retired biology professor and veteran Master Gardener will speak to us about common soil amendments. \nWhat do they do for our soils? How are they obtained? Are they sustainable? Are there better alternatives? \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSee the class recording on YouTube: \n\nChoosing Soil Amendments Wisely
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/choosing-soil-amendments-wisely/
LOCATION:via Zoom – Please register for email notification
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings,Gardening Education,Master Gardener Education Series
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241031T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241031T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T000521
CREATED:20241005T154251Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250619T234703Z
UID:10000103-1730401200-1730404800@islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org
SUMMARY:The Wild Side of Wonder
DESCRIPTION:with Maribeth Crandell \n\n\n\nWe all benefit from time outside every day. A walk in the woods\, by a lake\, on a beach or a bluff\, benefits us body\, mind and soul. Whidbey\, Fidalgo and Guemes Island trails are close and convenient year round. Find out which walks are accessible by bus\, which are more challenging and which are good for strollers\, wheelchairs and walkers. Discover the wonder of a wetland\, or the songs of streams. See the seasonal changes of birds and wildlife. Admire the pallet of color from golden paintbrush and purple camas\, to deep red rose hips and rusty bracken. Explore and enjoy our natural landscapes close to home.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nphoto by Jack Hart\n\nThe class recording is available at the link below. \n\n\nPond Stewardship\n\n\nUse passcode:  uzKy2J*%
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/the-wild-side-of-wonder/
LOCATION:via Zoom – Please register for email notification
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings,Gardening Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240919T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T000521
CREATED:20240912T152103Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240912T163030Z
UID:10000102-1726772400-1726776000@islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Everything Dahlias
DESCRIPTION:with Dave Thomas \nDave\, who is Island County’s longest serving Master Gardener\, will be covering everything from propagation to overwintering\, and insect and disease problems.
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/everythingdahlias/
LOCATION:via Zoom – Please register for email notification
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240627T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240627T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T000521
CREATED:20240602T201712Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240602T201938Z
UID:10000039-1719514800-1719518400@islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Your Best Food Harvests for Fall/Winter 2024
DESCRIPTION:Choose the fall and winter crops you enjoy. Prep your beds and amend your soil. Which crops to start now\, and whether to direct sow or use transplants. Fall and winter protection will be discussed. Providing the best irrigation during the summer season will be discussed. We will have time for questions also.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAnza has been growing food in the PNW for 4 decades and has developed community gardens and school gardens in the Seattle area and Whidbey Island. A former Master Gardener Program coordinator for WSU Extension\, she is now retired. She currently co-owns and operates Maha Farm in Clinton where she grows a year-round garden\, and markets her produce through seasonal markets and a farm stand. Anza offers classes and garden consultations for food growing to help gardeners be successful in growing their own fresh fruits and veggies.
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/your-best-food-harvests-for-fall-winter-2024/
LOCATION:via Zoom – Please register for email notification
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240530T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240530T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T000521
CREATED:20240419T180054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241105T190353Z
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SUMMARY:Learn How to Be a Plant Problem Detective!
DESCRIPTION:Learn How to be a Plant Problem Detective is presented by Loren Imes. \nIs your fir failing? Maybe your daphnes are drooping or your wisteria is wilting? How do you know if the problem is a pest\, disease\, nutrient deficiency\, too little water\, too much water\, sun damage\, cold damage\, soil problems\, or something else? Refresh your memory on the steps to take when confronted with a plant problem and get to the root of the problem to keep your plants thriving! \nLoren Imes is the Program Coordinator of the WSU Island County Extension Master Gardener program and has been a small farmer for more than twenty years.
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/learn-how-to-be-a-plant-problem-detective/
LOCATION:via Zoom – Please register for email notification
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings,Gardening Education
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240328T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240328T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T000521
CREATED:20240312T171814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T124804Z
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SUMMARY:The Secret Life of the Amazing Apple
DESCRIPTION:The Secret Life of the Amazing Apple is presented by Dr. Eric Curry. \nWhat do you know about the peel of an apple? Is it just something to be removed before filling a pie or so much more? Come learn the protective functions of apple skins and the aberrations that are clues to the fruit’s stresses and health\, which are key to properly caring for our apple trees. \nDr. Eric Curry\, who received a PhD in Plant/Physiology/Horticulture from Washington State University\, was a Research Plant Physiologist at the USDA Agricultural Research Service in Wenatchee\, Washington for 33 years. During this time\, he authored over 120 journal publications\, collaborating with entomologists\, pathologists\, and horticulturists throughout the world. He is the leading world authority on physiological disorders of apple fruits in arid climates. In 2003\, as President of the Plant Growth Regulation Society of America\, he presided at a joint international meeting with The Japanese Society for Chemical Regulation of Plants in Vancouver\, BC. In 2006\, Dr. Curry presented the Keynote address at the Tenth International Symposium on Plant Bioregulators in Fruit Production.
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/the-secret-life-of-the-amazing-apple/
LOCATION:via Zoom – Please register for email notification
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T000521
CREATED:20240204T151338Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251101T223359Z
UID:10000035-1709233200-1709236800@islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org
SUMMARY:Meadowcraft: The Alchemy and Science of Creating and Maintaining Native Wildflower Meadows
DESCRIPTION:While the Pacific Northwest is famous for vast forested landscapes\, expansive and sunny wildflower meadows once occupied tens of thousands of acres in a thin linear band extending from British Columbia to Northern California. Largely erased from contemporary memory\, these regional “prairies” were biologically supercharged with pollinators and grassland birds\, aesthetically captivating\, and a primary source of staple human foods. This presentation will excavate some of that history and present contemporary models for meadow restoration and management – including in rural\, residential\, and urban landscapes – locations where meadows are actively replacing lawns and bringing life back to biological wastelands. \nEric Lee-Mäder is an insect ecologist with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation\, a principal at Northwest Meadowscapes\, and author of various books\, including the recently released The Milkweed Lands (Storey Publishing). He is based in Port Townsend and farms on Whidbey Island. \nSee the Class Video: Meadowcraft
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/meadowcraft-the-alchemy-and-science-of-creating-and-maintaining-native-wildflower-meadows/
LOCATION:Held via Zoom – click here to register
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240125T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T000521
CREATED:20240111T150504Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T150544Z
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SUMMARY:Managing Soil Functions for Productive\, Healthy Environments
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Doug Collins will discuss the importance of soils and how soil organisms encourage healthy soils. He will also discuss the effects of soil amendments and other management practices on soils. \nDoug Collins is an Extension Professor and Soil Scientist with WSU’s Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. Doug has a Ph.D. in soil science from Washington State University and an M.S. in Plant Pathology from Montana State University. He focuses on managing and monitoring soil fertility on diverse organic vegetable farms\, composting systems\, and evaluating soil quality in different vegetable cropping systems\, including organic reduced tillage. Doug is also interested in soil variability across landscapes and biological indicators of soil quality. He has consulted on composting\, organic waste management\, and soil health in the Dominican Republic and Colombia and currently serves on the Board of Washington Organics Recycling Council and the WSDA Organic Program.
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/managing-soil-functions-for-productive-healthy-environments/
LOCATION:Held via Zoom – click here to register
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231026T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231026T200000
DTSTAMP:20260422T000521
CREATED:20230921T144359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240111T202444Z
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SUMMARY:Crevice Gardening for Neophytes
DESCRIPTION:Crevice gardens are a distinctive form of traditional rock gardens\, as they emulate alpine rock environments where plants grow in small crevices between upright slabs of rock. A team of Master Gardeners designed and built two crevice gardens at the Education Garden at Greenbank Farm. This presentation describes their experience at each step of the process\, showing how anyone can take advantage of this increasingly popular type of garden that supports biodiversity and water conservation.
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/crevice-gardening-for-neophytes/
LOCATION:Pacific Rim Institute\, 180 S. Parker Road\, Coupeville\, WA\, 98239\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230921T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230921T200000
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SUMMARY:Helping Bees in the Offseason
DESCRIPTION:Pollinators have been getting lots of press in recent times\, thanks to increasing awareness of their importance in our ecosystem. Pictures of buzzing bees in summer gardens are widespread. But what about the rest of the year – the early spring and fall – before and after the height of the blooming season? Lisa will discuss food\, water\, and habitat needs for bees in the offseason. Learn why bees need your help\, what types of bees you will find in your garden\, and the plants that will help them thrive.  \n\n\n\nLisa Phillips is a Master Gardener and a beekeeper whose bees have pollinated plants all over Whidbey Island.
URL:https://islandcounty.mastergardenerfoundation.org/event/helping-bees-in-the-offseason/
LOCATION:Pacific Rim Institute\, 180 S. Parker Road\, Coupeville\, WA\, 98239\, United States
CATEGORIES:Foundation Member Meetings
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