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Becoming a
Master
Gardener
Land
Care Steward Unit 1
This first unit introduces Master
Gardener—Land Care Stewards (MGLCS) and provides an overview of how MGLCS can
bring about positive change in their communities. The resources in this chapter
focus on two areas: 1) An
explanation of the need for new approaches to land care, and 2) The ways in
which volunteers are needed to help define and implement these new approaches to
land care management in their communities.
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Gain an understanding of the
purpose and organization of Master Gardener—Land Care Stewards.
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Gain an understanding the problems
with current approaches to land management systems and the need for new
solutions.
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Learn the three “Rs” –
Reduce, reuse & recycle.
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Familiarize yourself with the
issues inherent in living at the Wildland-Urban Interface.
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Complete and return volunteer
agreement form.
Understanding Land
Care
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Why there is a need for Land Care
Stewards?
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What is the place of Land Care
Stewards in the community?
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Becoming a Land Care
Steward
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Introduction to the program
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Creating a lasting impact through
education
Unit Review
The Master Gardener Handbook
Chapter 17. Who are the
Master Gardeners? 515-563
Reading Materials
Note that articles cited as:
"Staff. 2004. (Title of
article). Master Gardener—Land Care Steward.
Virginia
Cooperative Extension. "
Are available in the Handbook. To obtain the Handbook please contact
the State Master Gardener Coordinator
US
EPA. 2004. Municipal Solid Waste in
the
United States
: 2003 Facts and Figures. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/msw99.htm
12pages,
Sustainable Landscape Management.
1995. The Virginia Gardener Newsletter.
14(7): 2.
A.H. Christian and G.K. Evanylo, Extension Specialists.
2001. Compost: What Is It and What's It To You: Department of Crop & Soil
Environmental Sciences,
Virginia
Tech; R. Green, Office of Solid
Waste
,
U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency; Organics Recycling and Composting Committee (ORCC).
http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/compost/452-231/452-231.html
Gregory K. Evanylo, Caroline A. Sherony, James H. May,
Thomas W. Simpson, and Archer H. Christian.
2000. Introduction to
Yardwaste Management. The Virginia
Yardwaste Management Manual 2nd Edition.
pp. 1-2. VCE http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/compost/452-055/452-055.pdf
Staff. 2004. State
Yardwaste Bans and Regulations. Master
Gardener—Land Care Steward.
Virginia
Cooperative Extension.
Staff. 2004. The
Three R’s of Yardwaste Management. Master
Gardeners-Land Care Stewards.
Virginia
Cooperative Extension.
Virginia
Department
of Forestry. 2004. Causes of
Forest
Fires. http://www.dof.virginia.gov/fire/fire-causes.shtml
Virginia
Firewise Landscaping Task Force. Virginia Firescapes: Firewise Landscaping for
Woodland Homes.
Virginia
Cooperative Extension Publication Number 430-300, 1998. http://www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/turf/430-300/430-300.html
Staff.
2004.
Land
Care Stewards and the Master Gardener. Master
Gardener—Land Care Steward.
Virginia
Cooperative Extension.
Staff. 2004. MGLCM
Program Organization Flow Chart. Master Gardeners-Land Care Stewards.
Virginia
Cooperative Extension.
Reilly, Francis J. & Stewart, Barb. 2004.
Introduction to the Master Gardeners—Land Care Stewards Volunteer
Program. Master Gardener—Land Care
Steward.
Virginia
Cooperative Extension.
Staff. 2004. Volunteer
Agreement Form. Master Gardener—Land
Care Steward.
Virginia
Cooperative Extension.
Staff. 2004. Creating
a Lasting Impact Through Education. Master
Gardener—Land Care Steward.
Virginia
Cooperative Extension.
Firewise Communities/
USA
Program http://www.interfacesouth.org/
Additional Resources
PowerPoint Presentations
 Introduction
to Advanced Master Gardener - Land Care by Frank Reilly, Master Gardener, Prince
William County
Land
Care Stewards Review Diagrams and Exercises - Colleen Calderwood, Extension
Agent, Agriculture and Natural Resources
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