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University of Maryland Extension, Montgomery County
Discover Extension in Montgomery County!
We'd like to introduce you to a remarkable office, located in the heart of Montgomery County, where you can obtain useful, practical, up-to-date information on many subjects. It's called the Univerity of Maryland Extension, Montgomery County, and it acts as a countywide educational system.
It is sponsored jointly by the University of Maryland, Montgomery County Government, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and has access to many of the University of Maryland's resources.
When people ask for help, Extension personnel respond in many ways. Crucial to the Extension's informal education system, they teach in settings far more diverse than the traditional classroom. You'll find they deliver valuable assistance by:
- New - Extension Presentations Online
- answering phone inquiries
- speaking one-on-one with visitors
- making on-site farm visits
- sponsoring public meetings, tours, demonstrations, and expos/fairs
- conducting seminars and speaking engagements
- publishing newsletters and writing newspaper columns
- making radio and TV broadcasts
- distributing accurate technical publications with solutions to specific problems
- computer networking
University of Maryland Extension Serves the Community
Families
- Educational seminars regarding finances, ID theft, and record organization
- Nutrition and healthy lifestyles
- Master Gardener volunteers answer questions regarding landscape and plant problems
- Senior Health Insurance Program
Hundreds of fun and interesting projects allow children to learn by doing...
- 4-H clubs and special interest groups
- School enrichment programs
- After-school food and nutrition programs
- Camping
- Helping to make their community a better place to live
- Teaching self-reliance
- Raising crops and livestock
- Protecting the environment
- Educating for water quality
- Marketing commodities
- Farm and business management
- Pest management
Are you interested in volunteering? Call MCE to learn where your education, expertise and interests can be best used. Our programs encompass such a vast array of subjects, there's surely one in which your time and talents will be most welcome.
If you have any questions or would like to volunteer, give our office a call at 301-590-9638!
For more information, contact Doug Tregoning
Last updated: 01/13/2010
Electronic Newsletters are Here!
Several County Extension newsletters are available in electronic format! If you would like to be notified when new issues of the Back Forty, 4-H News and Notes, and Master Gardeners Newsletters are available, please fill out the online registration form.
Influenza Information from the Maryland Department of Agriculture
- Preliminary investigations have determined that none of the people infected with the flu had contact with hogs.
- The virus is spreading by human-to-human transmission
2010 Starting a Small Farm
The Baltimore County office of The University of Maryland Extension is partnering with Maryland Agricultural Resource Council to offer a workshop series to learn about starting and operating a successful, intensive small farm. - posted Jan 31, 2010
President Mote January '10 Budget Update
January 25, 2010 update from President Dan Mote regarding the UM budget - posted Jan 31, 2010
NIFA Funding Opportunities
Announcement of forthcoming NIFA competitive funding opportunities - posted Jan 31, 2010
