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Advanced Training

  • The next Georgia First Detector training will be held at the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge on Friday, September 30, 2022. Learn about how to find, ID, report, and the management of invasive species to help keep Georgia’s wild places healthy and beautiful. There will be speakers from UGA, GFC, GA DNR, and private individuals and…

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  • Georgia Master Gardeners, help protect your community from wildfire with a new training on fire-resistant landscaping. This six-week (January 29 – March 12, 2022), user-friendly online course includes videos and activities for completion for Advanced Training credit. Every year, hundreds to thousands of wildfires occur in the southeastern U.S. Fortunately, there are actions that homeowners…

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  • Georgia Master Gardeners, help protect your community from wildfire with a new training on fire-resistant landscaping. This six-week (January 29 – March 12, 2022), user-friendly online course includes videos and activities for completion for Advanced Training credit. Every year, hundreds to thousands of wildfires occur in the southeastern U.S. Fortunately, there are actions that homeowners…

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  • Spots are filling up, but there is still time to register for the last online offering of the Georgia First Detector Program as an online, self-paced Advanced Training course for GA MGEVs. First offered in Fall 2020 (learn all about the training in this previous blog post), this popular training will be offered twice in…

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  • First offered in Fall 2020 (learn all about the training in this previous blog post), this popular training will be offered twice in 2021, in spring (February 20 – April 10, 2021) and in fall (September 11 – October 23, 2021). The First Detector training focuses on the identification and reporting of invasive species. This training is 100%…

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  • There are a few spots remaining for this online Advanced Training for GA MGEVs! UPDATE: REGISTRATION CAPACITY REACHED. Georgia First Detectors Program First offered in Fall 2020 (learn all about the training in this previous blog post), this popular training will be offered twice in 2021, in spring (February 20 – April 10, 2021) and in…

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  • Communication Training Series (2020 RLC Archives) The three Regional Leadership Conferences (read all about them in this previous blog post) from last year are available for viewing in our online training classroom. Registration is required in order to receive site access. This three-part series includes Communicate to Connect, Communicate to Cultivate, and Communicate for Community.…

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  • Many of you are familiar with the Advanced Training program for Georgia MGEVs. We have offered in-person and online formats for the training, but they have all been during the week and offered as a group experience. So, even if you were participating in an online session, you had to be available during the session times in…

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  • NEW Online asynchronous Advanced Training Course for Georgia Master Gardener Extension Volunteers now available! Many of you are familiar with the Advanced Training program for Georgia MGEVs. We have offered in-person and online formats for the training, but they have all been during the week and offered as a group experience. So, even if you…

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  • In September, we kick off an Advanced Training, Teaching with Demonstration Gardens, aimed at taking advantage of your beautiful demonstration gardens. I have offered this training before, but this time, we’ll cover the material in a distance format over a series of weeks. In addition to the webinar time together, participants will have access to…

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