Cornell Cooperative Extension

Columbia and Greene Counties

How to Become a Master Gardener!

http://ccecolumbiagreene.org/gardening/master-gardener-volunteers/how-to-become-a-master-gardener

Applications for our next Master Gardener Volunteer training is now open. Training begins November 2025 Click here to apply for the 2025–2026 TrainingWhat is a Master Gardener Volunteer? The Master Gardener Volunteer Program is a national initiative where trained volunteers partner wit...

4-H Teen Ambassadors

http://ccecolumbiagreene.org/4-h-and-youth-development/teen-ambassadors

Teen Ambassadors is an opportunity for teens to have agency in planning community service, leadership, and stewardship activities which are guided by their collective interests and the values of 4-H.

Episode 104: An MGV's Perspective

http://ccecolumbiagreene.org/gardening/nature-calls-conversations-from-the-hudson-valley/episode-104-an-mgvs-perspective

Rosemary Armao joins the Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley podcast with a perspective on the Master Gardener Volunteer program.

Episode 46: Hydrangeas and Holiday Plants

http://ccecolumbiagreene.org/gardening/nature-calls-conversations-from-the-hudson-valley/episode-46-hydrangeas-and-holiday-plants

Join podcast founders and Master Gardener Volunteers (Linda Aydlett, Teresa Golden, Tim Kennelty and Jean Thomas) in a round table discussion about hydrangeas and get your questions answered.

Episode 105: NYS Master Gardener Program

http://ccecolumbiagreene.org/gardening/nature-calls-conversations-from-the-hudson-valley/episode-105-nys-master-gardener-program

Extension Associate, Ashley Helmholdt, provides an update on the NYS Master Gardener and Seed to Supper Programs on Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley

Episode 106: Great Backyard Bird Count

http://ccecolumbiagreene.org/gardening/nature-calls-conversations-from-the-hudson-valley/episode-106-great-backyard-bird-count

Learn from Rebecca Rodomsky-Bish how citizen scientists can help expand bird insights through the Great Backyard Bird Count, Merlin and eBird.on Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley.

Episode 74: Columbia Land Conservancy

http://ccecolumbiagreene.org/gardening/nature-calls-conversations-from-the-hudson-valley/episode-74-columbia-land-conservancy

The Columbia Land Conservancy (CLC) is a non-profit organization that brings people together to conserve, appreciate, and enjoy land. Learn more on Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley.

Episode 13: New York Breeding Bird Atlas

http://ccecolumbiagreene.org/gardening/nature-calls-conversations-from-the-hudson-valley/episode-13-new-york-breeding-bird-atlas

Learn about New York's Breeding Bird Atlas with Kathryn Schneider. Then discover hellebores, wild strawberries and runner beans in this episode of Nature Calls; Conversations from the Hudson Valley

Episode 14: Poison Ivy

http://ccecolumbiagreene.org/gardening/nature-calls-conversations-from-the-hudson-valley/episode-14-poison-ivy

Learn how to identify and manage poison ivy and treat a reaction to its oils. Serviceberry, invasive bittersweet and companion planting will also be covered in Nature Calls: Conversations from the HV

Episode 15: Berkshire Botanical Garden

http://ccecolumbiagreene.org/gardening/nature-calls-conversations-from-the-hudson-valley/episode-15-berkshire-botanical-garden

Listen to a virtual tour of the Berkshire Botanical garden followed by segments on the Gypsy Moth & the Manual of Woody Landscape Plants on Nature Calls: Conversations from the Hudson Valley

 

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