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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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
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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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