Coordinator News

UC IPM's popular Meet the Beneficials: Natural Enemies of Garden Pests poster is available to the UC Master Gardener Program for free! This helpful resource makes a great gift to new trainees or as a program incentive. Coordinators can request up to 50 copies of the poster using this request form.

With the continued group size restrictions, social distancing and general uncertainty, some counties have adopted a hybrid UC Master Gardener training.

The final statewide evaluation reports for the program year 2021 (PY21) were sent out in Dec. 2021. Because the reports are cumulative, this report represents total participation in the follow-up survey for your county for PY21.

Determining when to return to in-person activities is being managed at the local level with direction and support from County Directors.

COVID-19 continues to impact our program and the ability to complete standard UC Master Gardener volunteer hour requirements. Based on feedback of program coordinators, adjustments to volunteer hour requirements are available for the 2021-22 program year (July 1, 2021 June 30, 2022).