EMG Committees

EMGs are welcome to attend any of the committee meetings, even if you did not indicate an interest on your Volunteer Activities form. If you have questions about the committees or their activities, contact the committee chairperson, Mary Jane Frogge or Sarah Browning.

Compost Committee

Teaching best practices for utilization of landscape and household waste to both youth and adult audiences.

Leaders: Jack Morris, Craig Hahn

Events Committee

Leading the development of education and social events for the Lancaster County Extension Master Gardeners. 

Leaders: Kendra Noller, TBD

Youth Education Committee

Helping create in youth a love of plants, an appreciation of nature and an awareness of how they can protect the environment from pollution by humans.

Leaders: Gary Wells, Sandy Franks

EMG Volunteer Reporting

Our online reporting system has been developed to enable EMGs to enter their volunteer and educational activities. Every person has their own account. If you have questions or problems logging in, contact Mary Jane Frogge

Request EMG Assistance

Master Gardeners are a remarkable group of volunteers, trained by Nebraska Extension, who participate in horticulture programming & projects throughout Lancaster County. Master Gardeners are enthusiastic, willing to learn and help others, and able to communicate with diverse groups of people.

To submit a request that your project to be considered for Master Gardener involvement, please review the garden project guidelines and complete the project request form below

Project Request Form - print pdf, online submission form
Garden Guidelines

Request a Speaker

We Teach...... Composting | Tree & Flower Selection | Turfgrass Management | Growing Wildflowers...

All speaker requests are subject to availability. Please note that due to the volume of requests received, groups are limited to one horticulture program request per year. A minimum of 30 days notice are required for all speaker visits. Staff will contact you with a confirmation call or e-mail. A $45.00 donation to the Nebraska Extension Master Gardener program is requested for all presentations and there may be an additional fee involved for supplies with certain programs.

Complete Request Form