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Reading List
Extension Master Gardeners can earn CE hours by reading books from the lists below. Up to three hours of CE can be earned per book. We have compiled a reading list containing titles recommended by George Graine, a Fairfax EMG Emeritus, and compiled from titles published by past college speakers. We also have a list of audiobooks.
- View the reading list here.
- View the audiobook list here. (access audio books via your local library’s subscription to Hoopla)
Webinars and Videos
- Virginia EMG webinar archive
- Virginia EMG YouTube channel
- VCE Turf YouTube Channel
- eXtension online resources and webinars
- eXtension Master Gardener page
- NC State Extension webinar listing
- Pesticides, People, and Pollinators: Answers to Tricky Pesticide Questions for Master Gardeners
- Southern Regional Extension Forestry webinars
- Northeastern IPM Center, IPM Toolbox webinars
- US EPA Integrated Pest Management Webinars

Webinars by Various Agencies
Some information specific to other areas of the country.
- Understanding Urban and Community Forests, an Extension Webinar Series by the Southern Regional Extension Forestry, includes
- Storm-Resilient Urban Forests: Role of Species Selection&Maintenance Pruning
- 27 Years of Extension Urban Forestry Outreach: A Pennsylvania Success Story
- A Routine Check-Up of Trees Saves Lives and Property…plus others
- Urban Forest Connections Webinar Series 2019
- Leveraging Outdoor Green Space for Improved Health
- Breeding and Restoring the Next Generation American Elm
- Planning in the Wildland-Urban Interface…plus others
- Monarch Butterfly Conservation Webinar Series
- Why Pollinator Habitat Makes Sense on Your Land
- Urban Monarch Butterfly Conservation
- Habitat Restoration Fundamentals…plus others, including prior years
- All Bugs Good and Bad, 2019
- Emerald Ash Borer
- Spiders Commonly Found in Houses
- GMOS and Their Effect on Insect Populations…plus others, including prior years
- Horticulture for Development Professional Series by UC Davis
- How to Integrate Youth in Horticulture Value Chains
- How to Host an Agricultural Extension Workshop
- How to Use Monitoring and Evaluation to Guide Project Success…plus others
- Home Gardening Webinars by PennState Extension
- Tree Tenders Training
- Water Gardening and Aquatic Invasive Species
- Spring-blooming Trees…plus others
- Plants, Pets, and Pathogens by NC State Extension
- Spotted Lanternfly and Current Plant Disease Issues
- Caring for Trees with Storms in Mind
- Growing Grapes in the Garden…plus others
- NC State Cut Peony Webinar
- Northeastern IPM Center Toolbox Webinars
- What You Need to Know about the Spotted Lanternfly
- New Tools for Identifying and Prioritizing Range-Shifting Invasive Plants
- Varroa Mite IPM: Mite Management Is the Bee’s Knees!…plus others
Webinars recommended by Northern Shenandoah Valley EMGs
Courtesy of Stacey Morgan Smith. Thank you Stacey!
- Extension.org
- Gardening for Pollinators
- Growing Healthy Shade Trees with IPM
- Volunteering in Under-Resourced Communities…plus others
- Master Gardener Advanced Training by OSU (may also find at extension.org)
- Demystifying Grafted Tomatoes: The Why & How for Gardeners
- What Can a Leaf Bud Tell Us About Environmental Change?
- Are Viruses Lurking in Your Backyard Cherries?…plus others
- Master Gardener Webinars by UF
- Horticulture Therapy
- Old Garden Roses
- Your Landscape as an Ecosystem…plus others, including prior years
- VCE State MG Office Webinars
- Help Desks & Plant Clinics Panel
- Conflict Resolution
- Cultivating Volunteer Leaders…plus others, click “webinar archive”
- VCE’s Spotted Lanternfly Modules
- Spotted Lanternfly – 1m 5s
- Spotted Lanternfly Training Introduction – 1m 19s
- Identifying the Spotted Lanternfly – 6m 33s
- Recognizing Spotted Lanternfly Egg Masses – 4m 23s
- Phenology and Host Range of Spotted Lanternfly in Virginia – 6m 52s
- Spotted Lanternfly Regulatory Information – 8m 3s
- Followup Survey https://forms.gle/2F58Vr23dSarBKSZ8
Continuing Education for Steward Training
Tree Stewards
- NEW (Aug 4, 2020): Respect Your Trees with Lara Johnson and Laurie Fox https://video.vt.edu/media/Respect+Your+Trees/1_k18ytjhl
- Pretty, But Pungent: The Curious Case of the Callery Pear, http://www.forestrywebinars.net/webinars/pretty-but-pungent-the-curious-case-of-the-callery-pear/?sr=wp~ondemand
- Crepe Myrtle Bark Scale: Biology, Monitoring, and Management, http://www.forestrywebinars.net/webinars/crapemyrtle-bark-scale-biology-monitoring-and-management/?sr=wp~ondemand
- Storm-resilient Urban Forests: The Role of Species Selection and Maintenance Pruning https://learn.extension.org/events/3355
- Understanding Urban & Community Forests, Southern Regional Extension Forestry https://sref.info/articles/2018-urban-community-forestry-webinar-series-for-extension-agents
- Drought and Forest Ecosystems http://www.conservationwebinars.net/webinars/drought-forest-ecosystems/?searchterm=fire
- From the Raindrop to the River: Basics of Forest Hydrology http://www.conservationwebinars.net/webinars/from-the-raindrop-to-the-river-the-basics-of-forest-hydrology-1/?searchterm=fire
Land Care Stewards
- Regenerating the Diversity of Life in Soils – Hope for Farming and Climate, http://www.conservationwebinars.net/webinars/regenerating-the-diversity-of-life-in-soils-hope-for-farming-and-climate/?searchterm=compost
- Wildlife Benefits from Cover Crops on Working Lands, http://www.conservationwebinars.net/webinars/wildlife-benefits-from-cover-crops-on-working-lands/?searchterm=wildlife
- Bumblebee Ecology and Conservation, http://www.conservationwebinars.net/webinars/bumble-bee-ecology-and-conservation/?searchterm=wildlife
- Biochar: What is it? http://www.forestrywebinars.net/webinars/biochar-what-is-it/?sr=wp~ondemand
Water Stewards
- Bottled Water Awareness – Mid-Atlantic Water Program: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rc3wS9NkTGs
- Septic System Function and Maintenance – Mid-Atlantic Water Program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyRLOiR0B4w
- Marcellus Shale and Your Private Water Supply – Mid-Atlantic Water Program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ce1YTPXmh8c
- Emerging Contaminants WaterQuality-Mid-Atlantic Water Program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9FJC9WG7zg&list=UUV6a8RFu8QVrsdlgkWycjYA&index=7&t=0s
- Septic System Function and Maintenance – Mid-Atlantic Water Program https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyRLOiR0B4w&list=UUV6a8RFu8QVrsdlgkWycjYA&index=5&t=586s
- EmergingContaminantsWaterQuality-Mid-Atlantic Water Program – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9FJC9WG7zg&list=UUV6a8RFu8QVrsdlgkWycjYA&index=7&t=0s