Projects in Cowlitz County

94 Master Gardeners turn in an annual average of 89 volunteer hours each on projects, including:

Plant Clinics-answering over 500 clientele questions annually regarding gardening problems, plant identification, insect identification and other gardening related questions.
Fair Demonstration Garden offers practical ideas and alternatives to gardening, including gardening with butterfly attracting plants, raised beds, dwarf fruit trees, accessible gardening for the physically challenged, square foot gardening, perennial and cut flower gardens, edible plantings, and more.
The Compost Demonstration Site is next to the garden and features several different styles of worm composting and composting bin systems showing what works and what doesn’t.
Gardening with children throughout the community enrolled in school enrichment, after school and home school programs.
Gardening classes for community adult and youth.
Educational booths at local community events: Celebration of Children, Earth Day Celebration.
Support regular Household Hazardous Waste Collection events.
Speakers for local community groups.
“Intergenerational Horticulture” program with local senior community resident.
Free Tire Recycling Events.
Garden Workshops: every Tuesday at noon by Zoom.
15 Raised Beds with soil given free to public.
Work with Longview Library and Mt. St. Helens Visitor Center on maintaining their gardens.
Offer a Leaf Exchange event in the fall.