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Grow with the WSU Master Gardener Program of Thurston County

CONTACT:    Cori Carlton, WSU Thurston County Extension, (360) 867-2162 or email cori.carlton@co.thurston.wa.us

OLYMPIA – The application period for the 2024 WSU Master Gardener Volunteer Training is now open. The 2024 training course has 79 hours of comprehensive virtual, classroom, and field-based instruction, starting Friday, January 26, 2024, and ending Friday, June 7, 2024. This training is provided by the Washington State University (WSU) Thurston County Extension Master Gardener Program.

WSU Extension staff and regional experts will teach you how to use resources to research and educate best gardening practices. You will also learn how to answer horticulture questions from the general public. Training topics include basic botany, integrated pest management, soil science, plant identification, pest, and disease diagnosis, and more.

In addition, you will complete lesson assignments at home between class sessions. After completion of training, participants are expected to share what they learned via horticultural-related community service.

Tuition for the training is $325 and covers all course training supplies and field trips. Payment plans and a limited number of full or partial scholarships are available. The deadline to submit a volunteer application is 5 p.m. Friday, December 8, 2023. Applicants must be 18 years old or older to apply.

For more information about the training and the application process, please visit: https://extension.wsu.edu/thurston/gardening/wsu-master-gardener-volunteer-training/

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