Online via Zoom with recordings available for registrants two weeks after airing.

This FREE class is only for certified Extension Master Gardener volunteers.

Join MSU Extension Consumer Horticulture staff for this year-long series of 1-hour presentations. Each online class includes an exciting educational topic that counts towards your EMG continuing education. Register once for the entire series. To register go to this link: https://events.anr.msu.edu/event.cfm?eventID=5FE0BCA45C0054B52066DD1D23ED47C5EDC34155B1FAD56DC581C3C4977A3B5B

This month’s topis is Peopling Plants and Place at Beal Botanical Garden presented by Maeve Basset - Education Director at Beal Botanical Garden & MSU Campus Arboretum

Join Maeve Bassett, ethnobotanist and Education Director of Beal Botanical Garden and Campus Arboretum in East Lansing, to explore using ethnobotany to engage audiences at a historic botanical garden! Explore the enduring legacy of the oldest university botanical garden in the U.S. and how Beal is adapting to thrive for another 150 years. Maeve will guide you through the principles of ethnobotany, the vital, interconnected relationship between people and plants, and demonstrate how she uses it to foster meaningful connections, engage the wider university, and successfully diversify the garden's audience for a more inclusive future.