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Online Training Repository for UC Master Gardener Volunteer

  • By Lauren L Snowden
Computer tablet displaying eXtension online training program
This year has brought many changes to our personal and professional lives especially in how it has changed how we interact. With the limits placed on group size, social distancing, travel and other personal safety restrictions holding in-person training for current and new UC Master Gardener volunteers is a challenge. Many groups are talking about how to overcome these challenges by hosting classes online, live and recorded or doing a hybrid model that would work for their current level of technology, staff, speaker availability, budget and other factors.

With the assistance of several program coordinators and academics the statewide UC Master Gardener Program office has established and is actively managing a course on eXtension campus that is functioning as a repository for UC Master Gardener related trainings. Recordings, online resources and quizzes, for volunteers have been and will continue to be posted in the course as they become available during this time of transition. Access to this is FREE and open to the public. There are currently 8 trainee focused recordings and 14 continuing education opportunities.

Add a Recording Anytime

If you have a training to submit and the permission of the content creator and would like it reviewed and listed as a resource please complete the Recorded Training Submission survey. Provide proper titles of speakers, complete training description, any quizzes, and required / recommended readings, if you are not sure of those items contact the speaker to get their input.  Click here to submit a training.

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Accessing eXtension Campus

Navigate to the Navigate to the eXtension online campus website https://campus.extension.org/login/index.php

Create a free account or log in as a guest. 

  • Some courses may allow guest access, some require an account.
  • It is highly recommended to make an account to track progress, see your history and receives updates as classes are added

Distribute this information easily with others by sharing and linking to the UC Master Gardener eXtension campus webpage: http://mg.ucanr.edu/Resources/eXtension_Campus/

Course Table of Contents (6/26/20)

  1. Home Survival in Wildfire-Prone Areas Design & Maintenance Considerations (Fire)
  2. Maintaining an Existing Landscape (Drought Related)
  3. Planning a Low Water Landscape (Drought Related)
  4. Weeds (Training Class)
  5. Weed Management in the Landscape (Training Class)
  6. Control of Weeds in the Garden Landscape (Training Class)
  7. Diagnosing and Managing Arthropod Pests (Training Class)
  8. Plant Identification- tools and techniques for learning how to identify plants (Training Class)
  9. Plant Propagation (Training Class)
  10. Vertebrate Pest Management (Training Class)
  11. Plant Diagnostics (Training Class)
  12. Climate Change: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions (Climate Related)
  13. Asian Citrus Psyllid for Backyard Growers (IPM)
  14. Slugs and Snails (IPM)
  15. Avocado Cankers and their Causes (IPM)
  16. Avocado Root Rot Disease Management (IPM)
  17. Laurel Wilt Disease (IPM)
  18. Invasive Shot-hole Borer (IPM)
  19. Bee Gardening (Horticulture)
  20. Container Gardening (Ornamentals)
  21. Gardening in Crisis: An American Norm (General)
  22. Creating an Oasis for Yourself and Others (General)

Questions? Contact: 
Lauren Snowden
Statewide Training Coordinator 
llsnowden@ucarn.edu