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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Volunteer Opportunities:</span>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">V: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="http://vols.pt/VCmugw"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Roving Reporter</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">V: the Cultivator</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">V: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="http://vols.pt/T4ptdi"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Horticulture Hotline</span></a> – volunteers needed!</span></li>
</ul>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Counting Education: -</span>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE<a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=11471"><span style="color: #4276aa;">: Four Seasons Gardening</span></a> – Fall Series</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=11472"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Home Orchards and Apple Tasting</span></a> – October 13 at 6:30 p.m.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">CE: <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=13019"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Tour the Current Sky</span></a> – October 19 at 6:30 p.m.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=12782"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Environmental Damage Affecting Trees and Outdoor Landscapes & Master Gardener Panel Discussion</span></a> – October 20 at 6:15 p.m.</span></li>
</ul>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Miscellaneous</span>
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<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Champaign County Master Gardener 2016 Training Dates</span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="http://web.extension.illinois.edu/cfiv/champaignmg/1172.html"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Reporting Volunteer/Continuing Education Hours</span></a></span></li>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 18pt;"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES</span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>V: Roving Reporter</em></strong></span></p>
<p>The Champaign County Master Gardeners need <strong>Roving Reporters</strong> to document specific programs/activities and submit them to the Cultivator newsletter. Each event requests one volunteer to attend the event and provide a brief synopsis of the event. The article has potential to be used for other media outlets as well.</p>
<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="http://vols.pt/VCmugw"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Click on the VolunteerSpot calendar</span></a> to see which programs need Roving Reporters!</p>
<p>Didn’t read the latest edition? <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="http://web.extension.illinois.edu/cfiv/champaignmg/3962.html"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Visit our website</span></a> to read the September/October 2015 version!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>V: the Cultivator</em></strong></span></p>
<p>Submissions are needed for the <strong>November/December Holiday Issue</strong></p>
<p><strong>by October 15. </strong>Gift ideas, recipes, book reviews, indoor gardening ideas for winter—</p>
<p>please send them all to <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:Lorikgarrett@gmail.com"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Lorikgarrett@gmail.com</span></a>.</p>
<p>The Cultivator is published bimonthly. The deadline for the November/December edition is October 15th.</p>
<p>Please follow these guidelines for submissions.</p>
<ul>
<li>All submissions must be your own work. If not, you are responsible for getting permission from the work’s author and you must provide proper credit. Articles cannot be copied from the Internet.</li>
<li>All submissions undergo editorial screening and may be edited for accuracy, clarity, and length as needed.</li>
<li>Please submit articles as Word documents (not PDFs).</li>
<li>Photos must be submitted as JPEG files separate from articles. All photos should be accompanied by a list of photo captions.</li>
<li>For photos accompanying an article, you may indicate where you would like the photo inserted, but please know that the final layout is at the Editor’s discretion.</li>
<li>If you submit photos that are not your own, please credit the photographer and be sure they are free of any copyright restrictions—get permission for use.</li>
<li>Photos cannot be pulled off the Internet due to copy right.</li>
<li>If you are submitting photos that include recognizable people, be sure to get permission from everyone who is shown before submitting their image for publication. Please identify each individual shown by their full name.</li>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>V: Horticulture Hotline</em></strong></span></p>
<p><strong>October is the LAST month of the Hotline!</strong> While the season is winding down, we’re still receiving questions daily! Here are some common concerns and questions:</p>
<ul>
<li>Emerald Ash Borer</li>
<li>How/when to prune trees and shrubs</li>
<li>Lawn maintenance</li>
<li>How to care for tender perennials and bulbs </li>
</ul>
<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="http://vols.pt/T4ptdi"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Click here</span></a> to sign up on our Volunteer Spot calendar.</p>
<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="http://vols.pt/T4ptdi"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Click here</span></a> to sign up on our Volunteer Spot calendar.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><table style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background: #000000; font-size: 1px; padding: 0; line-height: 1px; height: 1px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><style rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>CE: Four Seasons Gardening – Fall Series</em></strong></span></p>
<p>The Four Seasons Gardening webinars Fall Series begin in September. Here’s the schedule:</p>
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<li>Tuesday, October 6 at 1:30 p.m.: Vegetative Propagation</li>
<li>Tuesday, October 22 at 1:30 p.m.: Abiotic Plant Problems on Landscape Plants</li>
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<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=11471"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Click here</span></a> to register to <strong>view the webinars at the Champaign Extension office</strong>.</p>
<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="http://web.extension.illinois.edu/hmrs/4seasons/"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Click here</span></a> if you wish to <strong>watch the webinars from the comfort of your own home</strong>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>CE: Home Orchards and Apple Tasting</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Tuesday, October 13 at 6:30 p.m.</em></strong></span></p>
<p>Join Vermilion County Master Gardeners for a seasonal and fun-filled evening as Master Gardeners <em>John Bodensteiner & John Bukowski</em> share their expertise with home grown fruits; apples, peaches, figs, blueberries, raspberries etc. Then there will be an apple tasting so you can see which varieties you prefer.</p>
<p>Classes are held at 6:30 at Crossroads Christian Church (*unless indicated otherwise), 3613 N. Vermilion St. in Danville. Please pre-register by following <a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=11472"><span style="color: #4276aa;">this link</span></a> or calling Vermilion County Extension office at 217-442-8615 Cost is $5.00 per person except for 'Make and Take' classes.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>CE: Environmental Damage Affecting Trees and Outdoor Landscapes</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>& Master Gardener Panel Discussion</em></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Tuesday, October 20 at 6:15 p.m.</em></strong></span></p>
<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="https://web.extension.illinois.edu/registration/?RegistrationID=12782"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Click here</span></a> for more information and to register.</p>
<p><strong>Beginning at 6:15 p.m.</strong>, refreshments will be available to attendees who are interested in learning more about the Champaign County Master Gardeners. At 6:30 p.m. a panel of Master Gardeners will give testimonies of their involvement in the program. The panel will talk about their hesitations in joining the program, what they experienced during training, and how they've been involved since. The panel will accept questions after the discussion.</p>
<p><strong>***This is a perfect time to invite your gardening friends who have questions about the Master Gardener Program! Visit the Champaign County Extension office for postcards to mail!***</strong></p>
<p><strong>Beginning at 7:00 p.m., </strong>Don White, Emeritus Professor of Plant Pathology at the University of Illinois, will begin his presentation on<em> Environmental Damage Affecting Trees and Outdoor Landscape</em>s. Dr. White is often asked by the public, “Why are our trees dying?” This has also been a common question posed by people who call the Champaign County Master Gardener Horticulture Hotline. All anyone needs to do is just drive around, and look at the number of trees that are failing. It seems that arborists are working full time taking down trees including many that are very old.</p>
<p>Dr. White will discuss this and other questions in a talk he is giving to the public and Master Gardeners on October 20th, 2015. The talk will be held at the Champaign County Extension Office, 801 North Country Fair Drive, Champaign, at 7:00 p.m. He will address several major causes of tree loss: some are environmental; others, disease-based; and in many situations, both work together to kill the trees.</p>
<p>The entire program is free and open to the public. </p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><table style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background: #000000; font-size: 1px; padding: 0; line-height: 1px; height: 1px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><style rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Champaign County Master Gardener 2016 Training Dates</em></strong></span></p>
<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="http://web.extension.illinois.edu/cfiv/downloads/61027.pdf"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Visit our website</span></a> to download the calendar for our 2016 Master Gardening training schedule! As always, be on the lookout for future requests for Master Gardener volunteers to assist with the following:</p>
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<li>Mentors</li>
<li>Interviewers</li>
<li>Training hosts</li>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong><em>Reporting Volunteer/Continuing Education Hours</em></strong></span></p>
<p>As the year is winding down, now is the time to start entering your volunteering and continuing education hours. For a complete review, please visit the updated “<a style="color: #4276aa;" href="http://web.extension.illinois.edu/cfiv/champaignmg/1172.html"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Volunteer Hour Reporting</span></a>” on our website underneath “<a style="color: #4276aa;" href="http://web.extension.illinois.edu/cfiv/champaignmg/"><span style="color: #4276aa;">Champaign County Master Gardeners</span></a>.”</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></table><table style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table style="width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background: #000000; font-size: 1px; padding: 0; line-height: 1px; height: 1px;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><table style="border: none; width: 100%;" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding: 0; line-height: 12px; width: 100%;"> </td></tr></tbody></table><style rel="stylesheet" type="text/css">
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<p><em>Program Coordinator, Horticulture</em></p>
<p>University of Illinois Extension, Unit 13</p>
<p>Champaign County</p>
<p>801 N. Country Fair Drive, Suite D</p>
<p>Champaign, IL 61821</p>
<p><a style="color: #4276aa;" href="mailto:carmien2@illinois.edu"><span style="color: #4276aa;">carmien2@illinois.edu</span></a></p>
<p>217-333-7672 </p>
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