A photo collage showing pictures of volunteers from the history of the program.

About us

Cultivating plants, people, and communities since 1981

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Who We Are: Clallam County Master Gardeners are volunteers who enjoy plants, gardening and doing community outreach and education about sustainable gardening. Volunteers have taken the WSU Master Gardener Training, and have access to the experts and the latest research based resources from Washington State University and other sources that provide the best information for the North Olympic Peninsula.

Clallam County Master Gardeners are a diverse group of people with a wide variety of knowledge, skills and interests. Our membership is currently over 130 individuals.

Quick Links

The following links will take you to the state WSU Extension Master Gardener website. Simply hit the back button to return to local Clallam County pages.

Our Vision, Mission and Values

Master Gardeners inspecting greenhouse plants

Our Vision

Highly recognized, diverse, and fully supported, WSU Master Gardener volunteers are the go-to resource for communities seeking research-based, innovative solutions for their ever-changing horticulture and environmental stewardship needs.

Learn about our history

Our Mission

Engaging university-trained volunteers to empower and sustain diverse communities with relevant, unbiased, research-based horticulture and environmental stewardship education.

Extension Master Gardener taking inventory

Our Values

We value personal and professional research and discovery because it encourages us to stay current about horticulture and environmental stewardship to meet the unique educational needs of our communities.

We foster and benefit from an atmosphere of diversity and inclusivity because our differences inspire creative thinking and innovative solutions.

We act with integrity because trust, truthfulness and respect create a healthy and positive culture.

We are committed to stewardship and sustainability, serving as ethical and responsible agents of our natural resources, human resources, and University resources.

We collaborate because together we empower healthy and resilient communities.

We are a dynamic and responsive program where knowledge inspires change.