Bay-Wise Master Gardener Volunteers Taking Action AGNR Convocation May 3, 2012

MG Advanced Training State of the Chesapeake Bay Humans’ effect on water quality Hydrology, well & septic system care Environmentally sound landscape maintenance –Stormwater management –Fertilizers and the Bay –Soil compaction –Native & invasive plants –IPM Coastal zone management

Quick Stats Programs in 22 of 24 Counties* # of volunteers trained1007 (792 active) # of demo sites423 (357 active) # of client landscapes certified 826 # of non-residential landscapes certified 87

Knowledge PRIOR TO Training Knowledge AFTER Training n= 52/123

Action PRIOR TO Training Action AFTER Training

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Bay-Wise Certified Sites

Examples of Projects Talbot – Tred Avon Watershed Howard – Wood Elves Way Watershed Cecil – Rain Barrels for county WIP Carroll – King Park Wetlands Baltimore – Jennifer Branch Watershed

Bay-Wise Maryland Yardstick Program Wanda MacLachlan Area Educator – Environmental Management Homewood Road Ellicott City, MD