Metro Master Gardener Volunteer Portal
Master Gardener Volunteers Make a Difference!
Each year, hundreds of MG volunteers in the Portland metro area contribute thousands of hours toward gardening education and outreach activities.
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Master Gardener Volunteer Practicum Description
The MG Volunteer Practicum is an essential continuation of the initial training that participants receive through the 66-hour MG training. In this program, MG trainees work in various capacities to extend the educational mission of OSU Extension and the Master Gardener Program. Participants are taught to engage with diverse audiences about the art and science of sustainable gardening. MG volunteers are trained and supervised educators that interact with the general public in the Portland metro area about all aspects of growing and caring for plants.
MG volunteers participate in the following educational activities in and about the Portland metro area:
- Home horticulture hot-lines to answer the public's plant questions.
- Plant diagnostic clinics at farmers' markets, retail nurseries, and special events.
- Demonstration and community gardens.
- School gardens and nutrition programs.
- Gardening programs of regional importance in association with Portland City Parks and Metro
- International Rose Test Garden- Washington Park
- Pittock Mansion,
- Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden,
- Oregon Zoo.
- Doernbecher Children's' Hospital garden.
- Kaiser Permenente's Poisonous Plants Demonstration Gardens.
- Other horticulture programs in the Portland metro area:
- Oregon Association of Nurseries Yard, Garden, and Patio Show
- Metro's annual Garden of Natural Delights tour.
- Portland State University Learning Gardens Laboratory is a new site for Master Gardeners to work with school children and create an edible demonstration site. Stay tuned for more details.
Generally, MG volunteers serve as educators in the community helping to teach about plant-based solutions for urban environmental and social problems.
To Become a Master Gardener Contact Jordis Yost:
Phone: 503-650-3118