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Clinton River and Spillway Bikepath Beautification Project Contact: Sandra Richards at MSUE - 586-469-5180. Click here for more information on the Clinton River Watershed Council. Click here for more information on other Nautical Coast Clean-Up Activities. MSUE Master Gardeners offer educational Horticultural Travel Tours. These tours are designed to actively explore and test the ideas and assumptions presented in the Master Gardener classroom learning. Participants are guided through learning experiences while exploring beautifully designed gardens, research facilities, production nurseries and greenhouses. Call Sandra Richards for more information: 586-469-6440. Trip costs vary. Following is information regarding the Macomb County MSU Extension Master
Gardener Volunteer Training Program. You are encouraged to take the
program in your county of residence. For more information see the Master
Gardener website at http://web1.msue.msu.edu/mastergardener/ To add your name to the mailing list for the next program, please call (586) 469-6440. Applications for the Macomb County Program are sent 4-6 weeks before classes start and the program is filled on a first come first served basis. Please send your name, address and phone number to be added to the database to get an application for the next program or e-mail Sandra Richards at goeddek2@msu.edu for a pdf version of the application. The Macomb MSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Training program is held in the VerKuilen Building located at 21885 Dunham Rd. in Clinton Twp. The cost of $230.00 (subject to change) includes all materials and registration. Partial scholarships are available. The MSUE Master Gardener is a volunteer training program and the only requirement is that you agree to commit to 40 hours community service. Call us at (586)469-5063 or (586)469-6440 if you have any questions. Location: MSU Extension Office (map) NxLevelT Tilling the Soil of Opportunity MSU Extension (MSUE), the Michigan Small Business and Technology Development Center and Macomb County Board of Commissioners are offering "Tilling the Soil of Opportunity," an eight-week, nationally recognized agricultural training program for current and perspective producers. Tuition is $250 for the first student and $100 for additional business partners. For more information, contact Hannah Stevens at 586-469-6440 or by email at stevens@msu.edu. Participation is limited to the first 20 applicants.
Programs and examinations will be conducted in the Macomb County SMUE Assembly Room, entrance door E or F, 21885 Dunham Road, Suite 12, Clinton Township, MI 48036. Programs are open to residents of any county by sending in the attached registration form with your payment to reach this office no later than one week before the program you wish to attend. You must bring your recertification paperwork, certification number and a photo ID with you to take the examination. Manuals are for sale at the MSU Extension office.
Other class options: Michigan Green Industry Association offers classes for pesticide applicators. Michigan Department of Agriculture holds tests year round. MSU Extension office is currently hosting the following test dates for this year, and manuals are always available through our office. You may contact the MDA. For test information at 248-356-1701. Macomb County MSUE Spring Plant Exchange Held annually first Saturday in June from 9 a.m. to noon in the parking lot of the VerKuilen Building, 21885 Dunham Road in Clinton Township. MSU Extension's (MSUE) Master Gardeners are hosting the Annual Spring Plant Exchange. Bring your healthy plant material to exchange with other gardeners at our office: perennials, herbs, seeds, bulbs, house plants. Rain or shine, we'll be out there! The general public is welcome to attend. No registration necessary. For more information, call the MSUE Gardening Hotline at 586-469-5063, Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Please label all plant material with plant name and growing information. Master Gardener volunteers will be on hand to answer questions. Come enjoy demonstrations in the Demo-Garden. Bring one of your favorite plants to donate to the "Plants for a Purpose" project. Bring soil samples to be sent to MSU for nutrient analysis ($11). |
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