Queen Anne's County

Queen Anne’s County MG Program
Annual Report 2005

1. Basic Information
# of active MGs   106 (now 124) -53 members officially transferred to Talbot County’s MG Program
# of interns   18 (became certified MG’s)
# of volunteer hours   4,031

2. Plant Clinics
# of active plant clinic sites   1 – in Oxford, now part of Talbot County’s MG Program
# of plant clinics   7 This may be partial -Records are now going to Heather Buritsch
# of residents served at plant clinics   44

3. Bay-Wise
# of new yards certified as Bay-Wise (MGs and other residents)    6 (including 2 public)
# of total Bay-Wise certified yards (all years combined)    43 (there may be more- we have just unearthed a tome of records which our Bay-Wise chair is still cross referencing.

4. Composting
# of composting demonstration sites   0
# of residents who received a compost bin   0

5. Classes taught
# of classes/workshops taught by MGs   63 including lectures
# of residents educated   719 approximate- many do not report contacts or do not report in standard format

6. Awards/recognition

None

7. Grants:

None

7. Partners:

Soil Conservation Service, Q.A. Co. 4-H, Adkins Arboretum, Kennard Elementary School, Kent Island Elementary School, Greensboro Elementary School, Ruthsburg Community Center, Chesapeake College, Queen Anne’s County Parks and Recreation, Pickering Creek, Corsica River Conservancy, Upper Eastern Shore Tributary Team

8. Highlights from 2005:
Master Gardeners coordinated and ran a rain-barrel workshop which resulted in 12 members of the public taking home their own rain –barrels and brought in $700 for the Master Gardener program.

Master Gardeners organized and staffed an ‘Ask a Master Gardener booth’ at the Queen Anne’s county Fair. 120 members of the public received answers to environmental horticulture questions as well as information on HGIC and the Master Gardener program.

A team of Master Gardeners worked with nearby Kent Co. library to implement a native plant garden. The plants in the garden are identified and signage explains the site to patrons of the Library.

Several master Gardeners worked with teacher Lee Franklin to integrate an ecology group into the Jr. Master Gardener program. 73 children were introduced to principles of ecology and horticulture during 8 weeks of after school programs, 2 hydrology presentations and the culminating creation of a butterfly garden at Kennard Elementary School.

Master Gardeners organized and Team taught a six week horticulture course for the Institute of Adult Learning at Chesapeake College. Topics included Rain Gardens, IPM, and Herbs among others. Over 20 people were educated on these subjects.

For more information, contact Robin Hessey

Last updated: 02/21/2007