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2026 Minnesota Extension Master
Gardener Volunteer Program Conference
volunteering with purpose
2026 MGVP Conference
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Friday and Saturday, June 26 and 27
Registration will open on April 1
Reduced "Early Bird" registration fees
available during April
We are excited to announce that Rootstock, the Arboretum’s Cafe, will be
catering the conference! Rootstock offers plant-forward, meat-supported
options that compliment the Arboretum experience and help conference
attendees eat healthfully every day of the conference!
AGENDA / FRIDAY, JUNE 26
12:00 pm Check-In in Great Hall / Refreshments in Reedy Gallery
1:00 pm Welcome & Opening Remarks in MacMillan Auditorium
1:30 pm Keynote Presentation in MacMillan Auditorium
2:30 pm Networking Break / Snacks in Reedy Gallery
3:00 pm Concurrent Sessions (First Come, First Served Based on Room/Tour Capacity) - 4 Classes and 5 Walking Tours
4:00 pm Networking Break / Snacks in Reedy Gallery
4:30 pm Concurrent Sessions: (First Come, First Served Based on Room/Tour Capacity) - 3 Classes and 5 Walking Tours
5:30 pm Social Gathering / Light Appetizers in Reedy Gallery / Live Music in Great Hall
7:00 pm Safe Travels Back Home!
AGENDA / SATURDAY, JUNE 27
8:00 am Check-In in Great Hall / Snacks in Reedy Gallery
9:00 am Welcome & Opening Remarks in MacMillan Auditorium
9:30 am Keynote Presentation in MacMillan Auditorium
10:30 am Networking Break
11:00 am Concurrent Sessions (First Come, First Served Based on Room/Tour Capacity) - 4 Classes and 5 Walking Tours
12:00 pm Catered Lunch in Reedy Gallery
1:00 pm Concurrent Sessions (First Come, First Served Based on Room/Tour Capacity) - 5 Classes and 4 Walking Tours
2:00 pm Networking Break / Snacks in Reedy Gallery
2:30 pm Concurrent Sessions (First Come, First Served Based on Room Capacity) - 5 Classes
3:30 pm Safe Travels Back Home!
Important Links
Landscape Arboretum -- MacMillan Auditorium (main floor)
Landscape Arboretum -- Teaching Classroom (second floor)
Landscape Arboretum -- Azalea Classroom (second floor)
Landscape Arboretum -- Andersen Horticultural Library (lower level)
Landscape Arboretum -- Meyer-Deats Conservatory (lower level)
Important Notices
Volunteers must register to attend the conference…no walk-ins.
Reduced “Early Bird” registration fees available during the month of April of 2026.
Landscape Arboretum - MacMillan Auditorium
One complimentary maroon conference T-shirt to volunteers that register during the month of April.
Registration deadline is Friday, June 12, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Financial assistance to cover the registration fee is available. Please email your request to mgweb@umn.edu
“Plus One Policy” – Each registered volunteer can invite up to one guest to come along to the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum to visit the gardens during the conference. However, if the guest will be attending the conference sessions, the guest must register.
Hours attending the conference should be counted as continuing education hours rather than volunteer hours.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, speakers and classes could be subject to change.
We will be following the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum cancellation policy:
You may cancel your registration and receive a partial refund if we are contacted 2 weeks prior to the conference. Please send an email to mgweb@umn.edu to request the cancellation. Your request will be reviewed by the Landscape Arboretum Education Department and they will process your refund minus a $10.00 cancellation fee. Cancellations made within 2 weeks of the conference cannot be refunded.
A big Thank You to the members of the Conference Planning Committee!
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