Applications to volunteer in the Nebraska Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program are now open for the Spring 2025 training season.
Classes are offered twice a year, starting in late January and October. To find the closest training location, please contact your local county extension office. Please note that enrollment may be limited based on available space.
As a Nebraska Extension Master Gardener Volunteer (NE-EMGV) Student, you are required to complete a minimum 40 hours of education. Once you fulfill this requirement and pass an open-book test with a score of 70% or higher, you will be classified as a NE-EMGV Trainee. After completing an additional 40 hours of volunteer activities, you will officially become a Volunteer in the Nebraska Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program. This title will remain with you until the next training sessions begin the following year.
Applications and Program Information
For all Counties (including Lancaster - Evenings) except Lancaster (Days) and Douglas/Sarpy
ONLINE APPLICATION - The application is open for training in the winter of 2025.
Click here for NE-EMGV Program Application
- East Campus (Lancaster County evening classes) contact Terri James at (402) 472-8973
Lancaster County Extension Office
For information and an application, see the Lancaster County Extension Master Gardener program (daytime training). This is the daytime program in Lancaster County.
Applications are OPEN until January 15, 2025
Click here for Lancaster County Application
For more information about the program administered in Lancaster county:
- Lancaster County office (day classes) contact Mary Jane Frogge at (402) 441-7180
Douglas/Sarpy County
Applicants from Douglas/Sarpy DO NOT use the application forms listed above. Applications are made available only at Master Gardener informational meetings. See Douglas/Sarpy Extension for information on meeting times. These meetings are designed to inform the public about the qualifications necessary to be accepted into the internship program. For more information on the Douglas/Sarpy Program.
- Friday, November 15, 2024, 6:30 PM – Douglas County Extension Office
- Saturday, November 16, 2024, 9:30 AM – Sump Memorial Library
Douglas/Sarpy 2025 Program Information
For more information, call 402/444-7804. Scott Evans, Douglas-Sarpy, Horticulture Program Coordinator