NRV Master Gardener Association

08/23/11

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For one time (not ongoing) events Projects/Volunteer Opportunities, see the Calendar

For Ongoing Projects/Volunteer Opportunities, see below.

The Approved project list is undergoing annual review at this time.  It will be updated here upon approval.  In the interim, please see the MG Coordinator at 540-382-5790 for project approval status prior to beginning any volunteer work.  Please see the timesheet files for additional codes and instructions on entering these projects into your timesheet.

The following link will open a form to be used for requesting approval of a new project.  Following approval by VCE, a timesheet code will be assigned for use on the timesheet. Project Authorization Form (WORD, 30kb)


Project List: (updated as of Feb 2011).  Most of these are on-going but some only happen at specific times.
Name Sponsor/Organizer/Who-done-it
4-H Club Volunteer Opportunities  NRV 4-H agents  
Animal Shelter Educational Signs Paula Moore (moorep@andassoc.com) and Cynthia Mize (cgmize@radford.edu)  
Apple Grafting Workshops  ANR Agents Jon Vest (745-9307), Jim Atwell -Giles (921-3455) Spring
Belview Elementary “Giving Garden” Beth Umberger (fredandbeth@verizon.net)  
Cawtaba Land care Project Joanne Printz (joanne.Printz@vt.edu)  
Christiansburg Public Library Water Garden Erica Jones (emjones@vt.edu)  
   
  Community Garden Pulaski Doug Steger- Town of Pulaski Horticulturalist (540-440-0632)  
 Fairview Home Community Garden - Dublin Pete Huber - Pulaski County Administrator                                         and Doug Steger (540-440-0632)  
 Community Garden Floyd Michael Mallabone (pryderi@swva.net)  
Eastern Montgomery Elementary  School Garden  Helen Young (helen.young@verizon.net)  
Eastern Mont. Garden Club “Bucket Project”  Jack Selcovitz (darnell861@yahoo.com)  
 
FFA Horticulture Career Development Event Jon Vest (jmvest@vt.edu) and Dr. Alan McDaniel (alanmcd@vt.edu) This is held on Tech campus in the summer  
Friends of the Library Garden tour Lynn Brammer (lbrammer@vt.edu) Carol McAlister -Friend of Library (382-1737) and Lindy Filz July
Giles Raised Bed Workshop Charles Lytton 4-H agent-(921-3455) and Erica Jones (emjones@vt.edu) Spring
Giles Low Income Housing Garden Club Melissa Chase-Giles FCS agent and Amanda Sarver Giles SNAP-ED     (921-3455)  
Giles Garden Proj. at Animal Shelter Gold Award Kelly Glavaris (304-753-9712)  
Grant Program Liaisons    
Gypsy Moth Program Charlie Putnam -Gypsy Moth Technician (382-5790)  
Hahn Horticulture Garden Stephanie Huckenstein (vtgarden@vt.edu)  
Harding Ave. Elementary Landscape Proj. Mae Hoover (magjoejohn@hotmail.com)  
   
Heritage Hall Hort. Therapy Vegetable Garden Lynn Brammer (lbrammer@vt.edu)    
 Radford Health and Rehab Karolyn Givens (kgivens@radford.edu)  
 Riverview Nursing Home - Rich Creek Jim Topping (james.topping@nrhcc.org)  
Huckleberry Trail Tree Diversity Enhancement Hazel Beeler (hbeeler@nr.edu or 544-7283)  
International Peace Garden Carol Eggleston (cae@vt.edu)  
Juvenile Detention Center Erica Jones (emjones@vt.edu) and Phyllis Eschenmann (eschp@vt.edu)  
Junior Master Gardener Program Michelle -(Mont. Co. 4-H agent 382-5790), Stephanie Huckenstein (vtgarden@vt.edu), Joe Hunnings (hunnings@vt.edu) Spring-Fall
Kids Tech No current leader Mar. 26
Lewis Gale Regional Cancer Center Compass Garden Stacy Nichols (nichak57@yahoo.com)  
Master Gardener College Monitor Dave Close- Virginia State Master Gardener Coordinator (dclose@vt.edu) June 21-26
Master Gardener Newspaper Column Cynthia Baute (cabaute@gmail.com)  
Montgomery County Government Center Garden    Garland Linkous (linkousg@msn.com)  
Montgomery Museum Garden  Beth Umberger (fredandbeth@verizon.net)  
New River Park Native Plant Establishment Beth Umberger (fredandbeth@verizon.net)  
NRCC  Butterfly garden and Tree Garden Hazel Beeler (hbeeler@nr.edu)  
NRV Home Expo Lynn Brammer (lbrammer@vt.edu) Mar. 11-13
NRV Fair/ Mont. 4-H Fair/Newport Fair Steve Hale (snowshale@gmail.com)                                                                                     and VCE (Pulaski, Giles, Montgomery)  
Plant Clinics - various locations Angie Hall (angiehall007@gmail.com), Ini Beckman                                (inibeckman@yahoo.com) and Jack Selcovitz (darnell861@yahoo.com)  
Pulaski County 4-H Gardens and Hort. Projects. Steve Hale (snowshale@gmail.com)                                                                                     and Chris Lichty- Pulaski 4-H agent (980-7761)   
Pulaski Library Children's Plantaninal Zoo & Shade Garden Mickey Balconi (johnmickey@psknet.com)  
Rain Barrel workshop-  Wendy Silverman (wss@vt.edu, 239-5918), Elizabeth Gilboy and Kim Steika-Community Design Assistance Center egilboy@vt.edu & ksteika@vt.edu) Spring
Reality Store Michelle Dickerson-Montgomery 4-H agent (382-5790)
A public school function
 
Share the Spare Lynn Brammer (lbrammer@vt.edu)  
Smithfield Plantation Don Bixby -Garden head of Smithfield Plantation (dbixby@albc-usa.org)  
Teaching a program/workshop    
 Teaching programs or workshops in Floyd Jack Selcovitz (darnell861@yahoo.com) and Michael Mallabone (pryderi@swva.net) David Helscher (dandjhelscher@cox.net)  
The Triangle (Craig County) Erica Jones (emjones@vt.edu)  
US Forest Service Native Butterfly and Rain Garden  Sara Patterson (spatters2@hotmail.com)  
Volunteering at the Ext. Office/MG Helpdesk VCE- Floyd (745-9307), Giles (921-3455), Montgomery (382-5790),            Pulaski (980-7761)  
   

Project photos:

(Note - these links take you to "Photobucket". There is not enough space on BevNet to store them)

If you would like to send a project description (location, time, what is done)  please send an e-mail to your web master

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