Master Gardener Foundation of Cowlitz County
We’re the support team behind the WSU Extension Cowlitz County Master Gardeners—the wind beneath their wings. Through funding and volunteer leadership, we help make community-based sustainable gardening education possible. From workshops to outreach projects, we’re here to help great ideas take root and grow.
Interested in becoming a Master Gardener?
If you love gardening and want to support environmental education opportunities in your neighborhood, please check out everything the Cowlitz County Master Gardener Program has to offer. Our county MG Program website has information on how to apply for Master Gardener certification this fall and what the training involves. We also offer general gardening tip sheets, links to education resources, and ways to support our mission in your community. We’ve got learning opportunities for all ages and all levels of horticultural experience.
Innovative fundraising and sound financial management
We’re the support team behind the WSU Extension Cowlitz County Master Gardeners—the wind beneath their wings. Through funding and volunteer leadership, we help make community-based sustainable gardening education possible. From workshops to outreach projects, we’re here to help great ideas take root and grow.
State wide impact, county by county
Cowlitz County Foundation
Cowlitz County Master Gardener Foundation is a separate, volunteer-run, nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that was established in 1990 to support horticultural education and the WSU Extension Master Gardener Program in Cowlitz County. Guided by a Board of Directors, the Foundation provides financial oversight and raises funds to sustain community outreach efforts, including the Answer Clinic, public workshops, and educational events. In addition to supporting the Master Gardener Program, the Foundation awards grants to other horticulture-focused projects, such as our annual Raised Bed Give-away contest.
Our largest fundraiser—and the most visible public event for our Master Gardeners—is the Annual Plant Sale. We invite you to join the Foundation and help us continue this important work in our community.
WSU Extension
WSU Extension offices coordinate the Master Gardener program, train volunteers in research-based best practices, and provide the educational resources for public outreach and environmental advocacy throughout Washington state.
The Master Gardener program promotes educational outreach and community engagement through its demonstration gardens, educational workshops, and youth programs. These programs require public support. Master Gardener foundations provide that financial support through donations and fundraising campaigns to ensure our programs will continue to thrive.
The State Foundation
Our State Foundation focuses on three things: Providing financial and logistical support to our annual Advanced Education Conference so that we can continually improve the horticultural education of Master Gardeners throughout Washington.
Nurturing state-wide leadership, communication and collaboration amongst our dozens of local chapters, representing all 39 Washington counties, and to promote best practices in both fundraising and foundation management.
Work in concert with WSU Extension to magnify the benefits of Master Gardener programs in all counties and regions of Washington state and across the U.S.
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