State and Provincial Master Gardener Programs: Extension and Affiliated Program Listings

Looking to find an Extension Master Gardener program in your state? Nearly all Master Gardener programs in the United States administer training through a state land-grant university and its Cooperative Extension Service, and are considered Extension Master Gardener programs. Extension Master Gardeners receive and recommend university and research-based information through the Cooperative Extension System. The State Extension Master Gardener programs listed below follow these guidelines:

• The organization is affiliated with a university for the training and education of their volunteers.
• The focus of these organizations is to train EMG volunteers to distribute information to the public.
• The organization recommends research-based information to the public.
• The organization has a certification program for their volunteers.
• The organization has an educational focus rather than promoting commercial products or entities.

Several Master Gardener programs in Canada and the U.S are not administered by a state land-grant university or its Cooperative Extension Service, but have been affiliated with the Extension Master Gardener program through their involvement with the bi-annual International Master Gardener Conference (IMGC) and Search for Excellence awards program. Through IMGC, a tradition of volunteer and educational service are honored.

Find a State Extension Master Gardener Program Near You

Nearly all 50 states and the District of Columbia have an Extension Master Gardener program. Find an Extension Master Gardener program in your state (listed below in alphabetical order):

A | C | D | F | G | H | I | K | L | M | N | O | P | R | S | T | U | V | W

ALABAMA

Kerry Smith
101 Funchess Hall
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849-5630

Phone: 334/844-3036
E-mail: smithkp@auburn.edu

• http://mg.aces.edu/

ALASKA

Julie Riley
University of Alaska
221 E. Northern Lights Blvd., Suite 118
Anchorage, AK 99508 – 4143

Phone: 907/786-6300
Email: jariley@alaska.edu

• www.uaf.edu/ces/gardening/mastergardeners/

ARIZONA

• https://extension.arizona.edu/master-gardeners

ARKANSAS

Berni Kurz
University of Arkansas, Cooperative Extension Service
2301 South University Avenue
Little Rock, AR. 72203

Phone: 501/671-2245
E-mail: bkurz@uaex.edu

• http://www.arhomeandgarden.org/master_gardener.htm

CALIFORNIA

Missy Gable
Director, UC Master Gardener Program
2801 Second Street
Davis, CA 95618-7779

Phone: 530/750-1266
Email: mjgable@ucanr.edu

• mg.ucanr.edu
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COLORADO

Katie Dunker
Colorado Master Gardener Statewide Coordinator
4040 Campus Delivery
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-4040

Phone: 970/491-6603
E-mail:Katie.Dunker@colostate.edu

• http://cmg.colostate.edu/

CONNECTICUT

Sarah Bailey
State Extension Master Gardener Program Leader
Hartford County Extension Center
270 Farmington Ave, Exchange Bldg., Suite 262
West Hartford, CT 06032

Phone: 860/409-9053-9023
Email: sarah.bailey@uconn.edu

• http://mastergardener.uconn.edu/

DELAWARE

Valann Budischak
Delaware Cooperative Extension, Extension Agent
Univ. of Delaware Botanic Gardens, Volunteer & Education Coordinator
Delaware Nursery & Landscape Association, Executive Director
152 Townsend Hall
Newark, DE 19716-2170

Phone: 302/831-4188
Email: valannb@udel.edu

• http://ag.udel.edu/extension/horticulture/index.htm

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Sandra Farber Bandier
Extension Agent and Master Gardener Coordinator
202.274.7166
sfarber@udc.edu

https://www.udc.edu/causes/land-grant/center-for-urban-agriculture-gardening-education/master-gardener-program/

FLORIDA

Wendy Wilber
107 Mehrhof Hall, PO Box 110675
Gainesville, FL 32611

Phone: 352/392-1831 ext. 331
E-mail: gardening@ifas.ufl.edu

• Web: mastergardener.ifas.ufl.edu

GEORGIA

Sheri Dorn
Coordinator, Georgia Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Program
Extension Horticulture Specialist, Ornamentals
University of Georgia, Griffin Campus
1109 Experiment Street, Cowart Building
Griffin, GA 30223-1731

Phone: 770/228-7243
Email: sdorn@uga.edu

• http://www.caes.uga.edu/departments/hort/extension/mastergardener/

HAWAII

Jayme Grzebik
Urban Horticulturist & Master Gardener Coordinator
University of Hawaii at Manoa
955 Kamehameha Hwy
Pearl City, Hawaii 96782

Phone: 808/453-6059
Email: grzebik@hawaii.edu

• www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/UHMG

IDAHO

TBA

Email:

• http://www.extension.uidaho.edu/mg/

ILLINOIS

Candice Hart
Extension Horticulture Educator
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS EXTENSION – Serving DeWitt, Macon & Piatt Counties
8425 Katie Rd. | Clinton, IL 61727

Phone: 217/935-5764

Emaill: mille116@illinois.edu

• http://www.extension.uiuc.edu/mg/

INDIANA

John Orick
Purdue Master Gardener State Coordinator
Purdue University, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
625 Agricultural Mall Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2010
Office location: Hort 203-B

Phone: 765/496-7956
Email: orick@purdue.edu

• http://www.hort.purdue.edu/mg/

IOWA

Susan DeBlieck
Master Gardener Coordinator
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, Department of Horticulture
106 Horticulture Hall, Ames, IA 50011

Phone: 515/294-6764
Email: deblieck@iastate.edu

• http://www.extension.iastate.edu/mastergardener/

KANSAS

Ward Upham, Extension Associate
2021 Throckmorton Hall
Manhattan, KS. 66506-5507

Phone: 785/532-1438
E-mail: wupham@ksu.edu

• http://hnr.k-state.edu/extension/master-gardeners/

KENTUCKY

Rick Durham
University of Kentucky
N-318 Ag. Sci. N
Lexington, KY 40546-0091

Phone: 859/257-3249
Email: rdurham@uky.edu

LOUISIANA

Dr. Sarah Rogers Shields
Courthouse Annex
180 E. Main St. 1st Floor
New Roads, LA. 70760-3500

Phone: 225/638-5533
E-mail: srshields@agcenter.lsu.edu

• http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/lawn_garden/master_gardener/

MAINE

Amy Witt, Horticulturist
UMaine Cooperative Extension
PO Box 9300
Portland, ME 04104-9300

Phone: 207/780-4205
Email: amy.witt@maine.edu

Marjorie Peronto, Educator
UMaine Cooperative Extension
63 Boggy Brook Road
Ellsworth, ME 04605

Phone: 207/667-8212
Email: marjorie.peronto@maine.edu

Frank Wertheim, Educator
UMaine Cooperative Extension
21 Bradeen Street, Suite 302
Springvale, ME 04083

Phone: 207.324.2814
Email: frank.wertheim@maine.edu

• http://extension.umaine.edu/

MARYLAND

Stephanie Mathias
State Master Gardener Coordinator
Email: mathias@umd.edu
Phone: 410/531-1754

University of Maryland Extension
Home and Garden Information Center
12005 Homewood Rd.
Ellicott City, MD 21042
Fax: 410/531-5557

• Website: http://extension.umd.edu/mg

MASSACHUSETTS

No longer administered by University of Massachusetts Extension
See the Master Gardener Affiliate Programs listing for more information.

MICHIGAN

Mary A. Wilson
MSU Extension Southeast Region
28115 Meadowbrook Road
Novi , MI 48377-3128

Phone: 248/347-0269 x 3
Email: wilsonm1@msu.edu

• http://web1.msue.msu.edu/mastergardener/

MINNESOTA

Tim Kenny
Director of Education, Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
Director, Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program
University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum
3675 Arboretum Drive
Chanhassen, MN 55318

Phone: 612/301-3482
Email: kenny003@umn.edu

• http://www.mg.umn.edu/

MISSISSIPPI

Jeff Wilson
Horticulture Specialist MSU Extension

Phone 662/566-8019
Email: jeff.wilson@msstate.edu

• http://extension.msstate.edu/community/leadership/master-gardener

MISSOURI

Missouri Master Gardener Extension Program
1-40A Agriculture Building
University of Missouri
Columbia, MO. 65211

Phone: 573/882-9633

• http://mg.missouri.edu/

MONTANA

Dara Palmer
State Master Gardener Coordinator
Montana State University
PO Box 173140
Bozeman, MT 59717-3140 Location
410 Leon Johnson

Phone: 406/994-2120
Email:dara.palmer@montana.edudara.palmer@montana.edu

• http://gardenguide.montana.edu/mastergardener/default.htm

NEBRASKA

Terri James
Nebraska Extension Educator – Horticulture
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Dept. Agronomy & Horticulture
172 Keim Hall, PO Box 830915
Lincoln, NE 68583-0915

Phone: 402/472-8973
Email: tjames2@unl.edu

• www.mastergardener.unl.edu

NEVADA

Please contact the Extension Master Gardener program nearest you:

Central/Northeast Area:

• Lyon County: Marcia Moffitt, 775/463-6541
• Humboldt County: Connie Beck, 775/623-6304
• Mineral County: Kellie Zuniga, 775/945-3444
• No. Nye County: Debby Woodland, 775/727-5532

Southern Area

Dr. Angela O’Callaghan
Southern Area Spec.
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
8050 Paradise Road, #100
Las Vegas, NV 89123

Phone: 702/257-5581
Email:ocallaghana@unce.unr.edu

Western Area

Dr. Heidi Kratsch
Western Area Horticulture Specialist
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
4955 Energy Way
Reno, NV 89502

Phone: 775/336-0251 (direct line), 775/784-4848 (main office)
Email: kratschh@unce.unr.edu

Websites and Social Media:

• http://www.unce.unr.edu/programs/sites/mastergardener/western/
• http://www.growyourownnevada.com
• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/UNCEMasterGardeners
• Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/Garden_Chat

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Ruth Smith
Master Gardener Coordinator
University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension
Education Center and Info Line
329 Mast Road, Suite 115
Goffstown, NH 03045

Phone: 603/351-3831 ex. 8235
Email: ruth.smith@unh.edu

• http://extension.unh.edu/Volunteer/Who-are-Master-Gardeners

NEW MEXICO

Richard Heerema
Extension Master Gardener Program Manager

Phone: 575/646-2921
E-mail: rjheerema@nmsu.edu

• http://aces.nmsu.edu/ces/mastergardeners/

NEW JERSEY

Jan Zientek
County Extension Department Head
Senior Program Coordinator
Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources
NJ Agricultural Experiment Station
Cooperative Extension of Essex County
621A Eagle Rock Avenue
Roseland, NJ 07068

Phone: 973-228-3179
Email:zientek@njaes.rutgers.edu

• http://njaes.rutgers.edu/mastergardeners/

NEW YORK

Kimberly Fleming
Cornell University
State Professional Development and Volunteer Involvement Specialist
386 Roberts Hall
CALS Professional Development, Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853

Phone: 607/255-6506

Email:kff2@cornell.edu

http://moodle.cce.cornell.edu/course/view.php?id=218

NORTH CAROLINA

Charlotte Glen
NC State University
Department of Horticultural Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Campus Box 7609
Kilgore Hall 270, 2721 Founders Drive
Raleigh, NC 27695-7609

Phone: 919/515-1226
Email: Charlotte_Glen@ncsu.edu

NORTH DAKOTA

Esther E McGinnis, Ph.D.
Extension Horticulturist and Assistant Professor
Dept of Plant Sciences
Office: 166H Loftsgard Hall
NDSU Dept 7670, PO Box 6050
Fargo, ND 58108

Phone: 701/231-7406
Email:Esther.mcginnis@ndsu.edu

• http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/mg/

OHIO

Pam Bennett
Master Gardener State Coordinator
OSU Extension, Clark Co.
3130 E. Main St.
Springfield, OH 45505

Phone: 937/521-3868
Email:bennett.27@osu.edu

• http://mastergardener.osu.edu/

OKLAHOMA

David Hillock
Oklahoma State Univ., Dept. of Horticulture & Landscape Architecture
360 Agri. Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078

Phone: 405/744-5158
Email:david.hillock@okstate.edu

• http://www.hortla.okstate.edu/hortla/mastergardener.htm

OREGON

Gail Langellotto
Master Gardener Coordinator
OSU-Dept of Horticulture
4017 Ag and Life Sciences Bldg
Corvalis, OR 97331-7304

Phone: 541/737-5175
Email: gail.langellotto@oregonstate.edu

• http://extension.oregonstate.edu/mg/

PENNSYLVANIA

Nancy Knauss
State Master Gardener Coordinator
Penn State Extension
Energy Innovation Center – Suite A
1435 Bedford Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219

RHODE ISLAND

Vanessa Venturini
Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Coordinators
URI Outreach Center
3 East Alumni Avenue
Kingston, RI 02881-0804

Phone: 401/874-7142
Email: vanessa@uri.edu

• http://www.uri.edu/cels/ceoc

SOUTH CAROLINA

Terasa Lott
State Master Gardener Coordinator
Clemson Cooperative Extension
2685 S. Irby St., Ste. K
Florence, SC 29505

Phone: 843-661-4800 x113
Email: terasa@clemson.edu

• http://www.clemson.edu/extension/mg

SOUTH DAKOTA

David Graper
Master Gardener Coordinator – Interim
254A Edgar S. McFadden Biostress Laboratory (SNP), Box 2140C
Brookings, SD 57007

Phone: 605/688-5796
Email: david.graper@sdstate.edu

• http://hortmg.sdstate.edu

TENNESSEE

Dr. Natalie Bumgarner
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
252 Ellington Plant Science Building
Knoxville, TN 37996

Phone: 865/974-7324
Email: nbumgarn@utk.edu

• http://mastergardener.tennessee.edu

TEXAS

Jayla Fry
225 Horticulture/Forestry Sciences Bld
Texas A & M University
College Station, TX 77843-2134

Phone: 979/845-3308
Email: jbfry@tamu.edu

• http://mastergardener.tamu.edu/ & http://txmg.org/

UTAH

• http://extension.usu.edu/yardandgarden/master-gardeners

VERMONT

Beret Halverson
UVM Extension, Master Gardener Program
63 Carrigan Dr. Jeffords 206 Burlington, VT 05401

Phone: 802/656-1777
Email: beret.halverson@uvm.edu

• http://www.uvm.edu/mastergardener/

VIRGINIA

David D. Close, Consumer Horticulture and Master Gardener Specialist
Department of Horticulture
407 Saunders Hall
Blacksburg, VA. 24061-0327

Phone: 540/231-2714
Email: dclose@vt.edu

John Freeborn, Assistant Master Gardener Coordinator
Virginia Tech, Department of Horticulture
407 Saunders (0327)

Phone: 540/231-2714
Email: freeborn@vt.edu

• http://blogs.lt.vt.edu/mastergardener/
• Virginia EMG Facebook

WASHINGTON

Jim Kropf
Interim State Master Gardener Program Leader
Phone: 253/445-4526
Email: jakropf@wsu.edu

• http://mastergardener.wsu.edu/

WASHINGTON, DC

Sandy Farber Bandier
Environmental and Natural Resources Extension Agent
Master and Junior Master Gardener Coordinator
University of the District of Columbia Cooperative Extension Service
4200 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20008

Phone: 202/274-7166

WEST VIRGINIA

Dr. Mirjana Bulatovic-Danilovich
Associate Professor & Extension Horticulture Specialist
State Extension Master Gardener Coordinator
West Virginia University
2088 Agricultural Sciences Building
Morgantown, WV 26506-6108

Phone: 304/293-2620

Email: mira.danilovich@mail.wvu.edu

• http://mastergardeners.ext.wvu.edu/

WISCONSIN

R. Michael Maddox
Director, Wisconsin Master Gardener Program
University of Wisconsin-Extension, Cooperative Extension
Email: mike.maddox@ces.uwex.edu

Amy Freidig
Coordinator, Wisconsin Master Gardener Program
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Horticulture
Email: Akfreidig@wisc.edu

Wisconsin Master Gardener Volunteer Program
1575 Linden Drive
University of Wisconsin- Madison
Madison, WI. 53706

Phone: 608/265-4504

• http://wimastergardener.org
• http://www.facebook.com/wimastergardener

WYOMING

Chris Hilgert
100 E University Ave.
Dept. 3354
Laramie, WY 82071

Phone: 307/766-3103
Email: chilgert@uwyo.edu

• www.uwyo.edu/mastergardener

Master Gardener Affiliate Programs

These programs are not administered by a state land-grant university or its Cooperative Extension Service, but have been affiliated with the Extension Master Gardener program through their involvement with the bi-annual International Master Gardener Conference (IMGC) and Search for Excellence awards program. Through IMGC, a tradition of volunteer and educational service are honored.

MASSACHUSETTS

Cape Cod Master Gardener Association

• http://www.capecodextension.org/horticulture-entomology-ticks/horticulture-program/

Massachusetts Master Gardener Association

• http://massmastergardeners.org/

West Massachusetts Master Gardener Association
66 Rural Lane
East Longmeadow, MA 01028
Phone: 413/525-6742

• http://www.wmmga.org/

CANADIAN PROVINCES

Alberta

• Master Gardeners Association of Alberta www.mgaab.org

Atlantic (multiple provinces)

• Atlantic Canada Master Gardeners Association atlanticmastergardeners.ca

British Columbia

• Master Gardeners Association of British Columbia www.mgabc.org

Manitoba

• Manitoba Master Gardeners Association www.mgmanitoba.com

Ontario

• Master Gardeners of Ontario, Inc. www.mgoi.ca

Saskatchewan

• University of Saskatchewan Master Gardeners www.ccde.usask.ca/mastergardener/volunteer
• Prairie Master Gardener www.prairiemastergardeners.ca
  • prairie.mastergardeners@gmail.com

Master Gardener Coordinators requesting changes to this list can send requests to emg@extension.org