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Onboarding

​Volunteer & Continuing Education Hours
Our reporting period is on a calendar year basis, January to December.   To understand the new participation levels, please refer to the Onboarding Course in the UW Canvas Classroom where you’ll be able to find the most up-to-date information relating to the Extension Master Gardener Program.   Go to the Toolbox at:  https://mastergardener.extension.wisc.edu/toolbox/
  
Online reporting system
log in at:  https://wimastergardener.org/report-your-hours/
  
Volunteer Hours Requirements

In 2022 Master Gardeners will go back to the standard requirements: minimum of 24  volunteer hours and 10 hours of continuing education.  This plus completing all the volunteer mandates will be required to certify next year.
 
December 31, 2021 is the deadline to complete and report your hours in the online reporting system. 
 
See the State Program Website for frequently asked questions on Master Gardener Volunteer requirements:  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_xYjjiMJQvdV_I6NeatTP3-BIVnY1psWoCwALwuLvgs/edit#
  
 Not Meeting Hours Requirements
If you have at least 1 hours of CE or volunteer hours, you will be considered Active (but not Certified for the next year.)  If you do not report any hours, you will be considered Inactive.  If you wish to return, please review the following criteria and contact the Master Gardener Program office.
· Once Deactivated, you have up to 5 years since last being Active/Certified to return to the program (with the requirement of completing Onboarding-lite (no exam, no fee).
· If returning after 5 years of absence, you must re-enroll and complete Onboarding (take exam and pay fee). You will return with a participation level of Inactive.

The hours you report into the ORS by December 31 will determine your participation level for the following year.

Location

Visit the Teaching & Display Gardens

The Teaching and Display Gardens  are a joint effort between the Spooner Agriculture Research Station, operated by the University of Wisconsin - Madison College of Agriculture and Life Science, the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension and area UW-Extension Master Gardener Volunteers.  

Open to the public for self-guided tours during day light hours seven days a week mid-May through mid-September. 

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  • Home
  • Teaching Gardens
    • Twilight Garden Tour >
      • 2020 Virtual Twilight Garden Tour
  • Archives
    • Members >
      • Meetings
      • Committees
      • Member Handbook
      • Presentation Resources for Members
      • Volunteer Opportunities
      • Continuing Education
      • Onboarding
    • Press Releases
    • Plant Sale
    • Kids in the Garden
    • 2021 Handouts
    • 2020 Handouts
    • 2019 Event Handouts
    • 2018 Handouts
    • 2017 Handouts & Slides
    • 2016 Handouts & Slides
    • Archive Photos Pinwheels
  • About/Contacts
    • Speakers Available
  • Helpful Links
  • Training
  • Blog
    • Videos