Prince George's County

Prince George’s County MG Program
Annual Report 2005

1. Basic Information
# of active MGs   28
# of interns   15
# of volunteer hours   1053.41

2. Plant Clinics
# of active plant clinic sites   20
# of plant clinics   20
# of residents served at plant clinics   434

3. Bay-Wise
N/A

4. Composting
# of composting demonstration sites   0
# of residents who received a compost bin   0

5. Classes taught
# of classes/workshops taught by MGs   7
# of residents educated   215

6. Awards/recognition
Prince George’s County Beautification Award to Ernestine Ashley, Irene Jewett, and Jack and Alva Worthington.

7. Grants:
N/A

8. Partners:
Prince George’s County Memorial Library System
Maryland National Parks and Planning Commission – Lake Artemisia
Prince George’s County Public School - Apple Grove Elementary

8. Highlights from past year:

•   PG MG were featured in the Gazette Newspaper for Gorgeous Prince George’s Day at Apple Grove where we planted trees with 70 youth.

•   We gave 7 talks to local garden clubs and civic groups on gardening issues and alternatives to pesticides usage.

•   25 Plant Clinics were conducted throughout the county every weekend from March until July and September to December.

For more information, contact Robin Hessey

Last updated: 02/21/2007