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Thursday, August 22 (Optional Pre-Conference Activities)

The following are optional pre-conference activities that can be done prior to Master Gardener Conference:

  • Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy 
  • Otsego Conservation District
  • Pine Hill Nursery

Friday, August 23
7:30-9 a.m. Registration
Garden Marketplace Opens (will remain open all day)
9:00-9:30 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
9:30-11:15 a.m.  Keynote Address
Climate Change: Simple Serious Solvable - Chris Edwards
11:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.  Lunch
Visit the Garden Marketplace
12:45-2:45 p.m. Workshops
Run concurrently with Breakout Session A and B
12:45-1:45 p.m.  Educational Session A
Run concurrently with Workshops
1:45-2:00 p.m. Break
Visit the Garden Marketplace
2:00-3:00 p.m. Educational Session B
Run concurrently with Workshops
3:00-3:15/3:30 p.m. Break
Visit the Garden Marketplace
3:15-5:15 p.m. Workshops
Run concurrently with Breakout Session C
3:30-5:00 p.m. Educational Session C
Run concurrently with Workshops
5:15/5:30-6:00 p.m. Break
Visit the Garden Marketplace
6:00-7:30 p.m. Celebration Dinner
   

Saturday, August 24
7:30-9 a.m. Registration / Breakfast
Garden Marketplace Opens
9-10:30 a.m. Keynote Address

Unlawn America: An Introduction to Creating Urban and Suburban Meadows - Benjamin Vogt
10:30-10:45 a.m. Break
Visit the Garden Marketplace
10:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. Workshops
Run concurrently with Breakout Session D
10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Educational Session D
Run concurrently with Workshops
12:15/12:45-2:15 p.m. Lunch
Visit the Garden Marketplace
2:15-3:15 p.m. Educational Session E
3:15-3:30 p.m. Break
Visit the Garden Marketplace
3:30-5:00 p.m. Keynote Address

All Our Kin. Reframing our respect for gardens, living collections, and landscapes so they become essential Life Centers - David Michener
5:00-5:30 p.m. Farewell and Closing Remarks
   

Sunday, August 25 Optional Post-Conference Activities)

The following are optional post-conference activities that can be done after the conclusion of the Master Gardener Conference:

  • Beauty is Therapy: Tour at The Botanic Garden at Historic Barns Park

  • Northwest Michigan Horticulture Research Center  

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