Harford County

Harford County MG Annual Report 2006

1. Basic Information
# of active MGs    88
# of interns    13
# of volunteer hours    4040.11

2. Plant Clinics
# of active plant clinic sites    3
# of plant clinics    11
# of residents served at plant clinics    134

3. Bay-Wise
# of new yards certified as Bay-Wise (MGs and other residents)     42
# of total Bay-Wise certified yards (all years combined)     101

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

5. Classes taught
# of classes/workshops taught by MGs    25
# of residents educated    488

6. Awards/recognition

7. Grants:

Moses Foundation Grant $2000.00 see below

8. Partners:

Harford County Libraries
Brightview Assisted Living Center
Liriodendron Foundation
Madison-Bohemian Bank
Harford Glen Environmental Education Center
City of Bel Air
Harford County School System
Eden Mill Nature Center

9. Highlights from past year:

*Conducted a Spring Garden Seminar which had 26 participants from the community learning about what to do in the garden for spring; choosing quality plants, composting, and Bay-Wise practices.

*Began participating in the local Twilight Farmer’s Market held once monthly.

*Provided plant selection and planting expertise for the Caitlin Dunbar Nature Center being developed at the Conowingo Girl Scout Camp.

*Appeared on a local radio show (WAMD 97 AM) six times. Topics discussed were rainfall amounts, Bug of the Week, Invader of the Month, tips from HGIC calendar and upcoming Master Gardener events in Harford County.

*The Bay-Wise Program made great strides in certifying more properties and began getting involved with the county school system.

*Total number of contacts made during 2006 (all events)= 2519, this does not include contacts made at 3 teacher inservice presentations.

For more information, contact Robin Hessey

Last updated: 07/1/2007