MG Volunteer Continuing Education
Stay on top of your annual Continuing Education (‘CE’) Requirements:
- This is a tool to assist you in achieving your annual ‘CE’ requirement.
- It provides you a listing of pre-approved CE sorted by Program Priority
- With a list of Frequently Asked Questions.
Quick Links
What is Continuing Education ‘CE’?:
Education designed to improve a volunteer’s knowledge and skill base for performing work as a horticulture adviser and serving as a resource on issues of sustainable gardening. Volunteers must earn a certain number of hours (10 hours for certified MGs and 5 hours for emeritus MGs) of continuing education per year to be considered for reapplication. CE must be reported in GivePulse when earned.
From the Ground & Up
This annual event is organized by MG Volunteers in Pierce County to give you and efficient and effective way to tackle your continuing education.
Approved CE Catalog:
CE not specifically linked to a Program Priority:
Below are some approved CE opportunities:
- Urban and Community Tree Stewardship Training
- Use code: WSUMG100 to receive $100 off registration. MG cost is only $50.
- MG Role in ID’ing Invasives (video)
- 2024 MG Basic Training Lecture: Botany
Climate Change CE Resources
Below are some approved CE opportunities around Climate Change:
- Advanced Education Conference: Gardening in a Changing Climate
- 2024 MG Basic Training Lecture: Climate Change & Lawn Alternatives
Water Conservation CE Resources
Below are some approved CE opportunities around Water Conservation:
- Waterwise Garden (video)
Local Food CE Resources
Below are some approved CE opportunities around Local Food:
- Harvest Pierce County Edible Garden Series: Aug 24th, Harvesting and Storing Crops
- Harvest Pierce County Edible Garden Series: Sept 28th, Seed Saving
- Growing Groceries Classes (King County)
- Growing Groceries Education Series Registration (Snohomish County)
Soil Health CE Resources
Below are some approved CE opportunities around Soil Health:
- Harvest Pierce County Edible Garden Series: Sept 14th, Composting Basics
- Harvest Pierce County Edible Garden Series: Oct 5th, Putting the Garden to Bed
- 2024 MG Basic Training Lecture: Soil Science & Composting
Pollinators CE Resources
Below are some approved CE opportunities around Pollinators:
- 2024 MG Basic Training Lecture: Entomology & Pollinators
Plant Biodiversity CE Resources
Below are some approved CE opportunities around Plant Biodiversity:
- Seed Saving Mini Course: Floret Online Workshop – Floret Flowers
Clean Water CE Resources
Below are some approved CE opportunities around Clean Water:
Wildfire Preparedness CE Resources
Below are some approved CE opportunities around Wildfire Preparedness:
Nearby Nature CE Resources
Below are some approved CE opportunities around Nearby Nature:
Frequently Asked Questions:
- Horticultural courses given by WSU, including retaking basic Master Gardener training.
- Webinars, field trips, and workshops sponsored by Extension.
- Classes offered by accredited institutions: community colleges, technical colleges, universities.
- WA State Department of Agriculture approved pesticide classes.
- Classes taught by professional associations, such as Washington State Nursery and Landscape Association, Washington Association of
- Landscape Professionals, International Society of Arboriculture, etc.
- Time spent doing research preparing a Master Gardener presentation which is then delivered to the community (limit of four times the length of the presentation).
- Time spent doing research for a newspaper or Master Gardener newsletter article which is then published (limit of four hours).
- Other activities, including training on how programs are planned, delivered, or evaluated; presentation skills; meeting facilitation; etc., may qualify.
Contact your program coordinator for pre-approval before reporting or enrolling.
- Trips and tours not preapproved by the program coordinator.
- Garden craft or photography classes.
- Personal research, reading, viewing not related to a WSU Master Gardener project or presentation.
- Travel time to and from events.
- Anything outside the state of Washington unless preapproved by the State WSU Master Gardener Program Leader.