Visit your local library and learn how to protect your family from tick borne illnesses.

Fall 2023 Exceptional Volunteers Lorie Lotito and Patti Martellaro. Thank you all MGVs!

2024 Gardening Classes - Photos of backyard landscaping, imported cabbage worms on a leaf, and a wildflower meadow

Ready for Gardening to Begin? We have lots of new classes! Register Below.

Order your discounted Composters and Rain Barrels from Orange County Government

Home Gardening

Cornell Cooperative Extension offers research-based support to gardeners through our community horticulture and Master Gardener Volunteer programs. Homeowners can attend our classes, view online resources and have their gardening questions answered by our Garden Helpline service. Plant, insect and soil samples can be brought to our diagnostic lab for help determining problems in their home or garden.

2024 Create a Tee Pee Trellis

Come design your own six-foot teepee trellis to incorporate into your garden.

2024 Create a Hypertufa Planter

Hypertufa is a lighter weight man-made, stone-like material created from natural materials that can be fashioned into all sorts of containers and objects. In this class, you will make a hypertufa planter to take home with you.

2024 Albert Wisner Library - Ticks & Tick-Borne Diseases

Let’s get ready for Tick Season! Ticks can carry multiple diseases that pose serious health issues. Learn how to protect yourself and your family.

2024 Chester Public Library - Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases

Bring the whole family to this interactive program and learn how to stay safe from ticks!

Cornwall Public Library - Tick/Tick-Borne Diseases

Ticks can carry multiple diseases that pose serious health issues. Bring the whole family to this interactive program and learn how to stay safe outdoors.

2024 Nature Journaling

Join us at the new gardens at our Education Center & 4H Park to create a Nature Journal. Together we will sketch landscapes, plant life, and record our observations.

Last updated April 29, 2024