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2026 State Advisory Board Regional Gatherings
2026 State Advisory Board Regional Gatherings
BE SURE TO ATTEND one of this year's Regional SAB Gatherings! In addition to networking with fellow volunteers, you'll enjoy workshops with Extension Horticulture Educator Matthew Gullickson, Special Projects Coordinator Jamie Spanks and Extension Horticulture Educator Jennie Wagner. In addition, you'll find out what's planned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Master Gardener Volunteer Program!
BE SURE TO ATTEND one of this year's Regional SAB Gatherings! In addition to networking with fellow volunteers, you'll enjoy workshops with Extension Horticulture Educator Matthew Gullickson, Special Projects Coordinator Jamie Spanks and Extension Horticulture Educator Jennie Wagner. In addition, you'll find out what's planned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Master Gardener Volunteer Program!
Agenda and dates
Agenda and dates
Workshops and presenters
Workshops and presenters
Producers, consumers, and beyond: Managing food webs in the garden ecosystem
Producers, consumers, and beyond: Managing food webs in the garden ecosystem
With Matthew Gullickson, Extension Horticulture Educator
TOO LITTLE OR too much of a single species or resource in a garden can throw the ecosystem out of balance. Matthew's workshop explores how gardens function as complex ecosystems, and how everyday management choices shape the entire food web from producer to consumer to decomposer.
Matthew Gullickson
Matthew has an academic background in invasive species management, sustainable fruit production, woody landscape plants, and applied ecology. At the University of Minnesota, he has worked as a researcher and instructor in the Horticultural Science Department and as a field technician with the Minnesota Native Bee Lab.
Cultivating Community: A New Approach
Cultivating Community: A New Approach
With Jamie Spanks, Special Projects Coordinator, and Jennie Wagner, Extension Horticulture Educator
BASED ON THE tremendous growth of our program and changing volunteer demographics, we have refined and redesigned our community engagement tools. Jamie and Jennie will introduce you to the new set of proactive learning resources to address evolving program needs. You will learn about available resources, methods for use and considerations for implementation. Through case studies, small-group discussions and activities, you will gain tools and inspiration to effectively engage with your communities, strengthen your activities, and build strong science-informed programming.
Jamie Spanks
Jamie has worked with the University of Minnesota Master Gardener Volunteer Program for the past 8 years, managing strategic planning, creating program development resources and coordinating educational materials. Once a middle school teacher, Jamie has significant professional experience managing NGOs, working in organizational advancement, education and youth development.
Jennie Wagner
Jennie is an Extension Educator for the Master Gardener Volunteer Program. She develops the educational materials for the Program and oversees the Horticulture Core Course for new volunteers. Jennie has a B.S. in plant and soil science and an M.S. in horticulture and has been teaching learners of all ages for more than seven years.
An invitation for your region will be emailed directly to you soon! See you this fall!
An invitation for your region will be emailed directly to you soon! See you this fall!
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