This is our educational issue, which outlines our communication outlets and how we are using them.  New subscribers will learn about the UC California Garden Web and the resources that are but a click away.

Updates on 2022 MG Graduation and changes to elected officers and project coordinators for West County Advisory Board (WCAB) and Desert Advisory Board (DAB) along with both 2022-2023 Rosters.

In this issue: 2021-2022 Cathy Konyn Memorial Award Recipients; Soboba Resource Garden Update; MGs Assist Guide Dogs of the Desert; MGs Partner with CalFresh; There’s an Oasis in the Desert, Coachella Valley Preserve; Our Principles of Community; Monarch Habitat Planted in Riverside; What is RCRCD?; Recognition of MGs Milestone Hours; MG Behind the Scenes, Debby Leuer; A Succulent Encounter at Sunnylands; Editor’s Note, Laguna Beach Mystery Tree; Janet’s Jottings, describes Valentine’s Day Flowers; News from Rosa! New badges and Covid Exception Hours; Riverside County Master Gardener Rosters.

In This Issue: Update for the Master Gardener Riverside County (MGRC) Organization Development Project; Book Review, Dirt to Soil from Patti Reed; No Child Left Inside by Kim Coons-Leonard; Celebrate our Master Gardener Volunteer Hours; Peanut Patch Harvest from Burt Boss; Update on Trees for Tomorrow by Xochitl Peña; Produce: Safety After a Fire from Betty Guide; Gardening Events: Driftwood Succulent Planter, Riverside Flower Show and Garden Tour; Tomato Time; Growing Vegetables; Spring Home Gardening Class March 15.

In this issue: Atypical graduations for the West County and Desert; Master Gardener Milestones; new officers elected to the Advisory Boards; Interview with Platinum Badge Member, Ottillia Bier; Ottillia Bier shares a memorable letter received for her newspaper; Master Gardener volunteering with the Women, Infants, and Children Program; study of tree longevity and update on the smoketree; eastward move of Desert MG, Brenda Costantino; Janet Hartin shares preliminary results of an ongoing research project; Rosa Olaiz briefs on Master Gardener news.

In this issue: County Recognition Celebration; Jim Thompson displays Blue Ribbon award; Marcia Stone celebrates renaming at 1,000 Palms Oasis; Ralph Thompson shares a “Ask a Master Gardener” Desert Helpline; Jane Payne gives kudos to Bill Floyd, Master Gardener volunteer; Jan Seaman gives kudos to Steve Scott, Master Gardener volunteer; Recognition Awards for Volunteer Hours for March; Ann Platzer teaches us 10 Butterfly Facts; Kim Coons-Leonard updates the Valley View HS Garden project; Smoky Zeidel announces Desert Home Gardening to Expand Offerings; Janet Hartin shares latest findings for “Benefits of Plants to Humans and Urban Ecosystems”; Rosa Olaiz describes new Desert offices; Riverside County Rosters.