Frequently Asked Questions
If the Extension services in your county or reservation offers the Master Gardener program they will determine the time and location of the class. For further information regarding the Montana Master Gardener program in your county contact your local MSU county or reservation Extension office.
During or upon completion of your training, you will meet with the program coordinator in your county or Reservation to discuss your talents and the needs of Cooperative Extension. You will choose a volunteer placement that will best utilize your knowledge and skills while helping Extension to meet community needs. Volunteer commitments may include but are not limited to:
- Answering horticulture questions at local Extension or reservation offices
- Staffing Clinics
- Staffing booths at fairs and farmers markets
- Writing horticulture articles
- Helping design, install and maintain community flower and vegetable gardens
- Teaching Master Gardener classes
- Helping set up Master Gardener classes
- Applied research through the county Extension office
- Other volunteer placements that help meet the needs of the community
As a representative of Montana State University, Master Gardener volunteers are expected to conduct themselves in the same manner that all Extension employees follow. A volunteer who is unable to adhere to the MSU Extension Master Gardener Code of Conduct may be "deselected". Such decisions will be determined by the county or reservation Extension agent or Master Gardener Coordinator, in conjunction with the state Master Gardener Coordinator.
An active Montana Master Gardener is a Master Gardener of any Level having participated in and tracked volunteer activity during the current calendar year.
The Montana Master Gardener Handbook will be handed out the first day of class and is also available through Montana State University Extension Publications. To purchase the Montana Master Gardener Handbook, contact Extension Publications via the contact information below:
Distribution Center
Communications & I.T.
Po Box 172040
Bozeman, MT 59717
Tel: (406)994-3273
Fax: (406) 994-2050
Location: 115 Culbertson
PO Box 173140
410 Leon Johnson Hall
Bozeman, MT 59717
Tel: (406) 994-2120
dara.palmer@montana.edu
The Montana State University Extension Service provides many other programs and information including:
- 4-H Youth Development
- AG & Natural Resources
- Community Development
- Health & Family
- Yard & Garden
- Energy
- Rural Living
- Publications
- Careers in Extension
- Extension Calendar
- Pesticide Education