Membership
If you would like to join, the annual dues are $20 for an
individual, $25 for family, and $250 for lifetime memberships. You are
welcome to attend a meeting to see if this would be something you
would be interested in joining. The TVMG has speakers, gardens tours
and workshops for all gardeners' interests, come join us!! You can get
more information on our "About Us" page.
See address above.
Volunteers Needed!
For volunteer opportunities, see our
volunteer page. or the
forum
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Forum Opens!
NEW! We now have
a
forum, or discussion board, for Master Gardeners. Just click the
link above to join the discussion. Anyone can read the board, but if you
want to participate, you need to register (free).
Calendar - 2010
7/17 Workshop on Flower Judging, Becky Hassebroek
7/23 & 24 Discover the Bloomin' Interior - 2010 Farthest North
Standard Flower Show. Open and free to the public. All amateur gardeners
are invited to exhibit. Pioneer Park centennial Center, 2300 Airport
Way, Fairbanks. 1 to 5 p.m.
EATinG Celebration
EATinG Celebration (7/31/10) from 5-7pm in the West Valley
Auditorium, the 115 Student Gardeners who have been working in the
school gardens are hosting an exciting, first-time event - the EATinG
Celebration! (EATinG - Engaging Alaskan Teens in Gardening). The public
is welcome and encouraged to attend!
They will be showing a multi-media presentation about life as a student
gardener, some students will be reading poetry they've written and a
panel will be answering questions about their experience. The
presentation will be followed by school garden grown food prepared by
Student Gardeners with the help of local chefs.
Admission is only $5 and kids under 18 are free. Tickets are available
at Gullivers, at school farm stands and at the door. For more
information, please contact Calypso Farm and Ecology Center at 451-0691
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It used to be called the University Experimental
Farm, and the gardens and greenhouses are still used by researchers.
A great place to volunteer!
Here is a little more
information, from the SNRAS
Blog June 3, 2009
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Website of the
society formed to support the Georgeson Botanical Garden. See
their website for upcoming events.
Website
"handbook for those wanting a place to plant in Fairbanks. Get on
the waiting list now!
The mission of
the AISWG is to minimize invasive species impacts in Alaska by
facilitating collaboration, cooperation and communication among
AISWG members and the people of Alaska.
Information on
invasive plants in Alaska
This group
offers membership, information, education on Alaska Native Plants,
and some invasives too. Links to several other Alaskan plant
sites.
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The website
of the organization that is the major authority on gardening in
Alaska. Click on "Publications" to find a list that you can
order from. They also offer Master Gardening classes - the one
for the interior is held beginning each March. In Southcentral,
it is usually earlier in the winter.
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This is the Anchorage branch of the Alaska
Master Gardeners. Links to lots of good information here,
including a link to information on the Master Gardener
Correspondence Course.
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Website of
Fairbanks' own garden guru - the horticulturist for the Fairbanks
Cooperative Extension Service. Includes an archive of garden
articles she has written over the years. Also includes information
on becoming a Master Gardener.
The Alaska Garden
Clubs is made up of six clubs from around the state. There are 331
members located in Ketchikan, Anchorage, Mat-Su Valley, Fairbanks and
North Pole. Membership is open to all. Contact the individual clubs or
they can forward your request to a particular club.
A chapter of the
North American Rock Garden Society (NARGS)
Supporting
Conservation by Providing Resources and Knowledge, Fairbanks Soil &
Water Conservation District is committed to assisting private land
owners with resource conservation projects; helping to educate both
students and adults about conservation stewardship; and assisting
local farmers to improve both production and marketing capacity. Good
invasive plant information.
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