Forsyth County Extension will host
Advanced Master Gardener Training:
Advanced Concepts in WaterSmart Landscape Design
August 19, September 16, and October 14 from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
At the Forsyth County Campus of Lanier Technical College, Room A237
Tuesday, September 16, 2008:
8:00 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. Pre-test
9:00 a.m. "Finer Points of Landscape Design:
Function, Maintenance and Management"
12:00 p.m. Lunch on your own
1:00 p.m. "Creating a Rain Garden"
3:30 p.m. Post-test and Evaluation
4:00 p.m. Adjourn
Tuesday, October 14, 2008:
8:00 a.m. Registration
8:30 a.m. Pre-test
9:00 a.m. "Making the Connection: Our
Landscapes, Our Streams, Our Watersheds"
12:00 p.m. Lunch on your own
1:00 p.m. "To Be Announced"
3:30 p.m. Post-test and Evaluation
4:00 p.m. Adjourn
Lanier Technical College, Room A237
7745 Majors Road
Cumming, GA 30041
Lanier Technical College Forsyth Campus map:
http://www.laniertech.edu/downloads/Forsyth_map.pdf
(An additional map to the campus will be sent before the classes begin.)
Master Gardeners who earn advanced certification in WaterSmart Landscape Design will be trained to assist homeowner clientele on how to minimize the environmental impacts from pesticides, fertilizers, yard waste, soil erosion and stormwater runoff. Advanced
http://www.hort.uga.edu/extension/mastergardener/MasterGardenerAdvancedTr
ai ning.html Master Gardener classes are open to certified Master Gardeners who are willing to serve as resource persons for their community, local Extension office, and fellow Master Gardeners. This program is designed to qualify Master Gardeners to attain a Gold Star Level.
http://www.hort.uga.edu/extension/mastergardener/documents/goldstarapp.pdf
Participants must attend all three modules to receive the required credits for a Gold Star. Master Gardeners must have completed the initial MG Training Program and 50-hour volunteer work requirement, have a current active status, and local County Extension office written approval to attend. Master Gardeners need not be members of the Georgia Master Gardener Association to attend.
Registration Form
Name: _______________________________________________________
County :___________________________
Address:______________________________________________________________
______________ _____________
Phone number: ________________________
E-mail address:______________________________________________
County Extension Agent's signature of approval:
____________________________________ Date: ________________
*Make check for $50.00 payable to: "County Agents Expense"
Mail to: Forsyth County Extension
101 East Maple Street, Suite 200
Cumming, GA 30040
*Registration deadline is August 11th. No refunds unless class is cancelled.
Class Size is limited to the first 45 paid registrations received.
Participants requiring special accommodations, please contact Jan VandeVelde at 770-887-2418.
