The Alabama Master Gardeners Association (AMGA) was incorporated in 1993 and the Officers and Board of Directors are comprised of representatives from many of the counties in the State of Alabama. The Board meets quarterly to address statewide program issues and is responsible for locating a local county association to host the annual conference and business meeting, required by the bylaws. The conferences are located around the state, depending on the local association that agrees to host. The conferences are attended by 250-300 Master Gardeners who can participate in several advance training workshops and lectures. Awards are presented to individuals from throughout the state for their Master Gardener activities and recognition is given to a State Master Gardener of the Year (Mary Lou McNabb Alabama Master Gardener of the Year Award, named in honor of Mary Lou who brought the MG Program to Alabama in 1981 from the state of New York).
AMGA presently has more than 1800 members statewide representing approximately 30 counties. Over 121,000 volunteer hours were reported to the Alabama Cooperative Extension Agents during the year.
The Lee County Master Gardners Program was started in 1990 by Tony Glover and Chuck Browne. Since then, more than 150 people have trained to be Master Gardeners in Lee County.
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