Help plant a special display in a local park garden or other public area. Assist the staff of a local garden, research station, church, or other site maintain annual and perennial beds. Reestablish a prairie on public lands. Help an environmental preservation group with its annual cleanup of public or private lands. Master Gardeners volunteer service to their community, normally within their own county, although special arrangements can be made to participate in other outside activities.
Local associations have many organized activities to participate in.
Some Master Gardeners have a great degree of flexibility as to when they can volunteer, but those with regular job responsibilities can make arrangements to volunteer in the evening or on the weekends. Some tasks that can be done after hours include research, writing, telephone calling, helping with meetings and record keeping. You will be given a form to record time spent on your varoius activites. These reports will be turned in on a regular basis to a designated local coordinator. The report not only allows for recognition of volunteers for their hard work, but are also valuable for program evaluation.