7:00 p.m.  Refreshments and networking

7:30 p.m.  Project announcements

8:00 p.m.  Dean Krauskopf, PhD, with the Annual Spring Opener for Gardening

Join MGAWC members for this annual spring talk to reflect on last year and prepare for the seasons ahead. Dean Krauskopf, Ph.D., host of The Gardening Show on News/Talk 760 WJR, will put weather conditions into a broader context, share the latest information about the top problems he expects gardeners to deal with this year, and provide links to accurate information you might use or pass on to others. He will also answer your gardening questions.

Dean retired from MSU as the Integrated Crop Management Agent for Southeastern Michigan. He taught many Master Gardener training classes, often speaks at Growing with Master Gardeners, and is the inspiration for MGAWC's Dean Krauskopf Award for volunteer contributions to community education. His doctorate in horticulture is from North Carolina State University.