The deadline to submit applications is November 18, 2021

SUTTER AND YUBA COUNTIES, CA (MPG) - Sutter and Yuba residents may participate in a 64-hour training program to become a UC Master Gardener volunteer through the University of California Cooperative Extension. The training classes will be held in Yuba City.

An introduction to horticulture, soils and water, weeds, insects, lawns, pests, landscape, fruit trees and disease diagnosis will be part of the curriculum. The cost of the program is $175.00 which includes three U.C. reference books.

Individuals must pass a written exam, be able to volunteer a minimum of 50 hours their first year and 25 hours thereafter. They also must be able to easily communicate by telephone and in person.

The deadline to submit applications for Sutter and Yuba County residents is Thursday, November 18, 2021. Applications and more information are available at the UCCE Sutter-Yuba Counties office, 142A Garden Highway, Yuba City or call (530) 822-7515.

Classes begin in February. A mandatory “Sutter-Yuba Master Gardener Program Introduction” is scheduled for Friday, December 3, 2021, from 3:00p.m. to 4:30p.m. Training will be every Wednesday from February 9, 2022 to May 25, 2022.