Master Gardener Volunteer Webinars
Webinars provide a convenient and free professional development option for people who want to learn new strategies and tools without taking time off work and paying travel expenses. Each hour-long session will be recorded and available on our website to view whenever you’d like.
To Join the Webinar
Webinars are facilitated in Zoom. For help, see “Getting Started” on Zoom.com.
Registration for the 2025 webinars will be available soon. Contact your MGV county coordinator for the registration link.
2025 Upcoming Webinars
All webinars are at 1 p.m. Eastern
- November 20 – Mushrooms in Florida with Matt Smith
- December 18 – Artificial Intelligence for MGVs with Wendy Wilber and Wayne Hobbs
Next Webinar
November 20, 1 pm 2025 » Mushrooms in Florida with Matt Smith
Matt Smith is a professor in plant pathology at the University of Florida and curator of the “Fungarium” fungal collection at the Florida Museum of Natural History. In addition to teaching fungal biology, Dr. Smith is also responsible for identifying unknown fungi for UF/IFAS Extension, the veterinary school, Florida’s poison control centers and many other organizations. Fungi that Dr. Smith studies include hypogeous fungi (“truffles”), plant-symbiotic ectomycorrhizal fungi, wood-decaying zygomycete fungi, and the symbiotic fungi of ambrosia beetles. He holds a doctorate in ecology from the University of California at Davis.
Recent Webinars
October 23, 1 pm 2025 » Benefits of Bats and Conserving Bat Habitat with Shelly Johnson
September 25, 1 pm 2025 » Urban Pests and Landscape Considerations with Faith Oi
August 28, 1 pm 2025 » People / Plant Interaction with Leah Diehl
July 24, 1 pm 2025 » Prevention of Mosquito-borne Diseases in Florida with Eva Buckner
June 26, 1 pm 2025 » Growing Clumping Bamboo with Tia Silvasy
May 22, 1 pm 2025 » Turfgrass Updates with A.J. Lindsey
April 24, 1 pm 2025 » Toxic Weeds, Invasives, and Ornamentals in the Florida Landscape with Dr. Chris Marble
March 27, 1 pm 2025 » Invasive Species in the Landscape with Seokmin Kim
February 27, 1 pm 2025 » Preserving Snags and Stumps for Your Yard’s Ecology with Dr. Jiri Hulcr
January 23, 1 pm 2025 » Alternatives to Peat with Dr. Mica McMillan
December 12, 1 pm 2024 » MGV Projects That Make Us Proud with Wendy Wilber
November 14, 1 pm 2024 » Honey Bees: What MGVs Need to know with Amy Vu
October 24, 1 pm 2024 » Nematodes: Basics and Beyond with William Crow
September 26, 1 pm 2024 » Hurricane Survivors: What Makes it Through the Storm with Stephen Brown
August 22, 1 pm 2024 » Beneficial Insects: IPM and Success Stories with Adam Dale
July 25, 1 pm 2024 » Perennial Peanut: Tough Groundcover for Florida with Kelly Thomas
June 27, 1 pm 2024 » Great Southeast Pollinator Census with Jeremy Rhoden
May 29, 10 am 2024 » Milkweed, Monarchs, and OE in Florida: It’s Complicated with Jaret Daniels
May 23, 1 pm 2024 » Climate Change in Real Life with Larry Figart and Savanna Barry
April 25, 1 pm 2024 » Planting for Success: Trees and Urban Stressors with Ryan Klein
- Watch a recording of the webinar
- Please complete this post-webinar survey
- Trees and Urban Stressors presentation (pdf)
March 28, 1 pm 2024 » Turf and Soil Testing Update with Bryan Unruh
- Watch a recording of the webinar
- Please complete this post-webinar survey
- Turf and Soil Test Update presentation (pdf)
March 20, Noon, 2024 » Special Pest Alert: Thrips Parvispinus with Drs. Lance Osborne and Nicole Benda
February 22, 1 pm 2024 » Tomatoes: Growing for Success with Larry Williams
- Watch a recording of the webinar
- Tomatoes: Growing for Success presentation (pdf)
- Please complete this post-webinar survey