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		The purpose of the MCC Gardening Association is to educate students and the community on basic horticultural practices and their benefits through lectures, volunteer projects and gardening related activities in and around the MCC campuses as well as in our community.

MCC Gardening Association
Rebecca Gale-Gonzalez, Advisor
Prahl College Center 100

Contact Us:
Phone: (810) 762-0455
Fax: (810) 762-0454
Email: gardening@edtech.mcc.edu

Meeting Information

Club Highlights

May - Sept., 4th the third Friday of the month at 5 pm, join us in the Native Plant Garden, at Prahl College Center lower level. We will then move to our Cultivating Our Community Garden at Kearsley Park. Please RSVP so we can plan for refreshments, 762-0455.

Club Information

Gardening Association Club Officers
Gardening Association Brochure (pdf)
How to join the MCCGA
- MCCGA Application (online)
- MCCGA Application (pdf)
History
Governing By-Laws
Summary Actions
Plant and Seed Exchange - NEW
- Plant & Seed Exchange Form - use this form to add plants and seeds you would like to share as well as plants and seeds that you are looking for.
- View the list of available items

Club Affiliations •

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MCC Related Courses

BIOL 115 - Applied Botany
BIOL 120 - Introduction to Environmental Science
BIOL 121 - Environmental Science Laboratory
BIOL 126 - Botany

BIOL 205 - Michigan Wildflowers
BIOL 206 - Local Trees and Shrubs
BIOL 222 - Field Biology
BIOL 226 - Systematic Botany (or Plant Taxonomy)

Some courses may have prerequisites. See College Catalog for full course descriptions and WebAdvisor for course availability.

Related Events •

Calendar of Related Events


	Cultivating Our Community — Along with the Flint Journal and the College and Cultural Neighborhood Association, the MCC Gardening Association is sharing responsibility for maintaining the Kearsley Park Cultivating Our Community garden on Robert T. Longway Boulevard across from Applewood Estate. To sign up for a week to monitor the site please email: Rebecca.Gale@mcc.edu or call 762-0455.

Flushing Township Nature Park
- Newsletter
For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum - Calendar of Events
Green Arts Project
Mid-Michigan Pond & Water Garden Club
Tollgate Wetlands
WAM - Michigan Wildflower Conference
WoJo's Garden Splendors

• Some of the links from the MCC Club pages contain information created and maintained by other organizations. Please note that MCC does not control and cannot guarantee the relevance, timeliness, or accuracy of these outside materials.
Related Sites •
Bio-Integral Resource Center - A collection of nontoxic or least-toxic management solutions for garden pests. Diagnosing Tree Problems - Information from Iowa State University Extension (pdf) Eat Well Guide - find good food. local, sustainable, organic. Elisabeth C. Miller Horticultural Library Flint Farmers Market The Global Invasive Species Initiative Global ReLeaf (Tree source) GOVERNMENTAL RESOURCES DEQ - Department of Environmental Quality Calendar Family Guide for Fruits and Seeds - USDA Agricultural Research Service Michigan DNR National Invasive Species Information Center (NISIC) USDA Home Gardening Guide USDA - Natural Resource Conservation Service United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database US Fish and Wildlife Service Houseplants - The University of Illinois Extension Internet Public Library - An array of articles and fact sheets about gardening. LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS Center for Applied Environmental Research Earth Day Celebration and Garden Show Friends of the Flint River Trail Thursday Night and Sunday Bike Rides (pdf) Flint River Watershed Coalition Flushing Township Nature Park For-Mar Nature Preserve and Arboretum Genesee Audubon Sierra Club Nepessing Stewardship Network	McKay's Compost Farm Michigan State University Extension (MSUE) MSUE Bulletins MSU Master Gardener Volunteer Program Gardening in Michigan Integrated Pest Management Resources National Gardening Association National Garden Bureau PLANNING & DESIGN Mulch Calculator Lawn Seed Calculator The Nature Conservancy in Michigan Tree Carbon Calculator Trim Pines Farm PlantAmnesty - Pruning tips and a free referral/reference service. Plant Information Online - University of Minnesota Prairie Moon - Native Plant source Project BudBurst - Check out the website above. They want to gain valuable environmental and climate change information from around the United States through Project BudBurst. This national field campaign engages the public in making careful observations of the phenological events such as first leafing, first flower, and first fruit ripening of a diversity of trees, shrubs, flowers and grasses in their local area. Seeds of Change Southeastern Oakland County Water Authority (SOCWA) WATER RESOURCES Rain Gardens of West Michigan More Information on Rain Garden Worm Composting Guide Wild Flower Association of Michigan Wild Ones

Date Modified:
June 24, 2009

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