LATEST NEWS

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• Registration is open for the 25^th Anniversary MASTER GARDENER COLLEGE! June 20-24, 2012 at Virginia Tech. Full details are available.
  
  
• Draft MEETING MINUTES of the February 2012 Board meeting are posted under the Meeting Minutes menu!
  
  
• It is that time of the year again for Units to nominate those special Master Gardeners for a $100 scholarship for Master Gardener College. The MG Coordinator or Unit Agents are the only people who may do this. If you are interested please talk to your MG Coordinator or Agent. Any questions please contact me. The Deadline is May 11, 2012. Each unit is encouraged to nominate TWO persons. Thank you. The application form is attached.
  
  
• Final report of the VMGA Search for Va. Excellence (formerly Brag Board Competition) committee.
  
  
• Compost - It's not just for good gardens anymore!  Momofuku Milk Bar, the hot New York Bakery has Compost cookies and will sell you the mix.  Red Wrigglers are extra. http://momofukustore.com/mixes.html

• Do you have a well? Well Owners News is here!

• Feral Hogs - Really!

• Employment opportunities for those who are MGs

• It's never too soon TO START THINKING ABOUT MG College.  Contest is announced for the logo!
  
  
• Introducing the USDA-NRCS People's Garden Initiative! See a video
  
  
• See the new Journal of IPM
  

• The Flora of Virginia Project is getting revved up for the final push prior to publication. As you know VMGA has supported the project in the past.  Learn more about the current status of the Flora of Virginia by clicking here.
  
  
•  Hort News
  
  
• State MG Endowment fund information.  Click here.   Download a special MS PowerPoint presentation to explain the Endowment fund. 

• Ask Bill Scott about his message to the members
  
  
• VMGA Logo merchandise is available: For more information and ordering instructions see our Merchandising Page
  
  
• Membership renewal.  Click here to renew on-line.
  
  
• VCE Advanced Master Gardener  & Stewards Page
  
  
• Unit Reports available
  
  
• The eXtension Invasive Species Community of Practice (CoP)
  Master Gardener Coordinators and Master Gardeners across the U.S. helped determine the contents of the Invasive Species CoP by participating in a survey September through December 2010. Thank you for your help in the development of this CoP. Please forward this announcement to Coordinators and Master Gardeners in your state. Master Gardeners across the country can benefit from the resources provided by the Invasive species CoP.

• The Invasive species CoP is a national website at
  www.extension.org/invasive_species. This website is designed to connect and mobilize audiences and parties through an Invasive Species Learning and Action Network. It is through this network that the Invasive Species CoP seeks to involve or connect Cooperative Extension invasive species educators, researchers, outreach and communications experts from leading universities across the USA with Master Gardeners, outdoor hobbyists, natural resources professionals and decision makers throughout the United States.

• You are invited to join the Invasive Species CoP in eXtension. If you have any questions about the CoP; if you would like to submit an article or invasive species profile; or add links to the educational resources please contact Karan Rawlins at krawlins@uga.edu.

• Instructions to Join:
• 1. Go to www.extension.org/people/communities/1238
  2. Click 'Join Community'
  3. Don't have an eXtension ID? Get one at www.extension.org/invasive_species/people/signup.