Event calendar for volunteer opportunities, master gardener volunteer events/parties, association meetings. Events for the public are listed on the Douglas County Extension Service website.
The Master Gardener fall training course 2025. Sessions are open for veteran MG’s to get recertification hours AM Plant Pathology with Cindy Ocamb, OSU (Extension auditorium) PM Soils with Linda Brewer, OSU (Extension auditorium)
At 3pm, join in on a group discussion on how to best communicate between the membership in an effort to lessen the amount of general emails being sent out. At 4pm, Geoff Puryear will be giving the talk “What makes the Umpqua Valley so cool?” A geological, geographical, and ecological overview of Douglas County.
The Master Gardener fall training course 2025. Sessions are open for veteran MG’s to get recertification hours AM Berries and tree fruits with Logan Bennett/Grace Florjancic (Extension auditorium) PM Invasive Weeds with Tracy Pope, Douglas County Dept. of Natural Resources (Extension auditorium)
The Master Gardener fall training course 2025. Sessions are open for veteran MG’s to get recertification hours AM Flowers with MG Jack Finney (Extension auditorium) PM Plant ID with OMGA President Chris Rusch (Extension auditorium)
The Master Gardener fall training course 2025. Sessions are open for veteran MG’s to get recertification hours AM Concurrents/Xeriscaping with MG Team/Geoff Puryear (Extension auditorium) PM Sustainable Landscape Design with Signe Danler, OSU (Extension auditorium)
Learn all about winter cover cropping at this hands on workshop worth 2 hours of continuing education! Please register through the ideal-logic system at https://apps.ideal-logic.com/osuextension?key=F3T9-25VWY_K9KH-5PTF_1eaaeebeeeb1
The Master Gardener fall training course 2025. Sessions are open for veteran MG’s to get recertification hours AM Houseplants Geoff Puryear (Extension auditorium) PM Entomology Andony Melathopoulos (Extension auditorium)
The Master Gardener fall training course 2025. Sessions are open for veteran MG’s to get recertification hours AM Native Plants with Julie Burchstead, MG and Eric Stauder, Elder Oaks Nursery (Extension auditorium) PM Veggies/Irrigation with Nicole Sanchez, OSU (Extension auditorium)
Douglas Co. Master Gardener, Scott McKain, to speak on Fixing Free Nitrogen in Sustainable Food Production: Scott will cover the chemistry and biology needed for nitrogen to be fixed from the air to the soil. This process is rare west of the Cascades for reasons that will be described. Understanding this gives us the opportunity […]
The Master Gardener fall training course 2025. AM In-field final (ALC) with MG Team PM In-class Final MG with Team (Extension auditorium)
Let’s celebrate the season with a hands-on, educational, and fun gathering for mason bee enthusiasts and curious gardeners alike! Robin Wyll will be leading a session on how to harvest mason bee cocoons from various types of nesting materials. She’ll walk us through: Why harvesting is important What pests and problems to look out for […]
Monthly membership meeting. All are invited. 9am: Continuing education presentation: The aftermath of the Archie Creek fire 10am: General meeting