Extension Educationin Taylor County

Join our Big Country Master Gardeners for their monthly programs at Abilene Public Library the 1st Tuesday of every month for a FREE program. October's program is Seed Salving! Program starts at 6pm and ends usually ends by 7pm. No registration is required. The South Branch library is located inside the Mall of Abilene.

Join us the first Saturday of every month for our monthly public hike. Join some of our Big Country Master Naturalists as we lead a hike through the trails at Lake Abilene. Be sure to check in at the park office and get your parking pass. $5 per person unless you have a park pass. Then meet us a mile up the road at the Lake Abilene parking lot at 9am. We take a casual hike for roughly 3 hours covered about 5 miles. The hike is an... Read More →

Public Welcome Please join us for this month’s Star Party at Abilene State Park. Meet us across from the swimming pool in the open area (soccer field). Please bring red lights if you have them. We ask you dim headlights when entering swimming pool area so people observing the stars don’t lose their night vision. You do not have to have a telescope to enjoy the star party but you are welcome to bring one if you have one. Come join in on the fun! Entry into the... Read More →

Join our Big Country Master Gardeners for their monthly programs at Abilene Public Library the 2nd Friday of every month for a FREE program. October's program is Seed Salving! Program starts at 6pm and ends usually ends by 7pm. No registration is required. The downtown location is located at 2o2 Cedar Street. There is plenty of parking directly across the street from the library.  

Big Country Master Gardener IN PERSON plant sale Join us IN PERSON on Saturday, October 12th starting at 8am and ending at noon or when all the plants are sold. We will be inside the Modern Living Mall on the Taylor County Expo fairgrounds. Doors open at 8am. Feel free to bring your own wagon. If you don't have one, don't worry, we have some ready for you to use! Click image to enlarge

In-Person Private Applicator Training is held the 2nd Monday of each month at the Taylor County Extension office. Cost: $60 – cost incudes training materials required. Once you complete the in-person training, you will leave our office ready to start at step-4 of the below flyer. Steps to becoming a private applicator: Private Applicator Testing Flyer