CMGA

UConn Cooperative Extension System Advanced Master Gardener Program

In response to the continued requests for more information on various horticulture topics not coverd in the basic Master Gardener Program, the Advanced Master Gardener Program was formed in 2000. Upcoming Calsses:

Requirements to obtain advanced certification:
* 20 classroom hours
* 40 outreach hours over a three year period. This time starts accumulating with the first AMG class you take.

Annual requirements to maintain AMG certification:

--Attend Hot Topics class *NOTE: the fee is waived if you are an active Certified Advanced Master Gardener
--20 hours of outreach hours – 10 hours must be completed mentoring in your Extension Office or the Bartlett Arboretum

Go to the UConn Home & Garden Center to get more details.

Spring 2012 Catalog
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AFTER AMG....Get your bars!!

The following incentives are being offered to any Certified AMG wishing to advance their status.

Bronze 40 classroom hours and 80 outreach hours
Silver 60 classroom hours and 100 outreach hours
Gold 80 classroom hours and 140 outreach hours
Ruby 100 classroom hours and 180 outreach hours

These hours will be cumulative, adding on to the previous earned hours of 20 classroom and 40 outreach hours that was initially achieved for their AMG certification.

Unlike the initial AMG time requirement (earned over 3 years) these AMG levels will have no time restrictions placed on them.

UConn Home and Garden

Leslie Alexander: State Master Gardener Coordinator

Leslie Alexander (pictured at right) is the State Master Gardener Program Coordinator, appointed by the University of Connecticut Plant Science Department.

Leslie has a strong horticultural background and much teaching experience. She received a B.S. in Biology from Framingham State College and her M.S. in Plant and Soil Science from the University of Massachusetts. She has taught middle school, high school and college level classes and presents many classes in the Master Gardener Program. Since 2005, she has been employed on a half-time basis at the UConn Home & Garden Education Center. Leslie’s full-time position is split between the Center and the Master Gardener Program.

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