How
To Become A Master Gardener Volunteer
1. Contact the WSU Extension office in your county for information on joining a Master Gardener program in your county, schedules for classes, and fees for training. For more details about the qualifications and duties of volunteers please see the WSU Master Gardener Volunteer Handbook.
Contact the WSU Extension office in your county with gardening questions or to find out about local Master Gardener events, classes and projects.
To contact the state MG Program Leader, email Tonie Fitzgerald at tjfitz@wsu.edu
2. Request and complete an application form. Some counties offer online application forms on their website. Because WSU Master Gardener volunteers work with children and the elderly, a criminal background check is required for all our volunteers. Due to the popularity of the program, in some locations you may be placed on a waiting list.
3. If selected as a potential Master Gardener volunteer, you will be contacted with additional instructions.
4. Those selected to enter the program will be asked to review and sign the enrollment documents and pay any fees for Basic Training. Ask your program coordinator about rebates available for those who complete their service internship and about the availability of local scholarships.
5. You must attend each session of the Basic Training course and complete and pass the related subject exams. These are open book quizzes. A final exam is also administered.
6. Next, complete a one-year service internship for the number of hours specified within your county WSU Master Gardener program (typically about 40 hours to be completed within one year).
7. After completion of all the above you become a WSU Certified Master Gardener.
8. Training requirements for persons transferring from other counties or other state programs are handled on a case-by-case basis. Contact the program coordinator of the program you wish to join.
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