Master Gardener and Master Naturalist 17th Annual Training Conference

Maryland Master Gardener and Master Naturalist

17th Annual Training Conference

Thursday, June 4, 2015
8:00 am - 4:30 pm

University of Maryland College Park

Stamp Union & Plant Sciences Building

Early registration ends at 11:59 pm on May 7, 2015

Late registration ends at 11:59 pm on May 15, 2015

No refunds will be given after May 22, 2015

Schedule of Events

Check in, Continental Breakfast, Grand Ballroom 7:45-8:30 am Tradeshow GB Lounge & Prince George's Room Opening Remarks
Grand Ballroom 8:30-9:15 am Dr. Cheng-i Wei, Dean & Director, University of Maryland Extension Dr. Stephen Wright, Associate Dean & Associate Director, University of Maryland Extension
Mr. Jon Traunfeld, Extension Specialist, Director, Home and Garden Information Center, University of Maryland Extension
Master Gardener Keynote Grand Ballroom 9:15-10:15 am Dr. William Woys Weaver, Author
The Kitchen Garden for Culinary and Cultural Research: The Roughwood Seed Collection
and Baker Creek Alliance Master Naturalist Meeting
Atrium (SU 1107) 8:30-10:15 am Ms. Wanda MacLachlan, Senior Agent & Area Extension Educator, Bay-Wise and Master Naturalist Program Coordinator, University of Maryland Extension Ms. Joy Shindler Rafey, Faculty Extension Assistant and Master Naturalist Program Assistant, University of Maryland Extension Mr. Ned Tillman, Author
Saving the Places we Love
Session One
Various Locations 10:30-11:45 am Link to list of presentation descriptions Lunch
Grand Ballroom Lounge
12:00-1:30 pm Master Gardener Expo Colony Ballroom
12:45-1:30 pm Link to list of exhibit descriptions

Session Two
Various Locations 1:45-3:00 pm Link to list of presentation descriptions Session Three
Various Locations 3:15-4:30 pm Link to list of presentation descriptions