UC Cooperative Extension Trinity County

UC Master Gardeners of Trinity County Projects

Completed Projects

Weaverville Joss House State Historical Park Landscape Project

  • 2025
  • UC Master Gardeners of Trinity County, Weaverville Joss House State Historical Park, Weaverville Joss House Association
  • Purpose: Provide landscape advice and education on how to replant identified areas on the Weaverville Joss House State Historical Park Visitor Center grounds
  • Requirements: Meet new 2025 California Fire Ignition Prevention Program requirements, use culturally-significant Chinese plants and landscape design, and increase site safety
  • Research: Principles of classical Chinese garden design, current state of Visitor Center grounds, maintenance needs, visitor usage, safety considerations, historical records of Visitor Center grounds
  • Results: Produced proposal report and PowerPoint presentation on landscape design recommendations, education, and technical advice for State Park, Association, and general public

Current Projects

Burnt Ranch Elementary School Garden & Orchard Project

  • 2024-2026
  • UC Master Gardeners of Trinity County, Burnt Ranch Elementary School
  • Purpose: Provide education and technical advice on how to establish new food garden and orchard, implement food waste compost system, and install greenhouse on school grounds
  • Research: Current state of school grounds, maintenance needs, safety considerations
  • Results: Provide technical advice to school staff, provide suggested timeline and steps to establish food garden and orchard

Lewiston Botanical Garden Project

  • 2025-2026
  • UC Master Gardeners of Trinity County, Lewiston Garden Club
  • Purpose: Provide education and technical advice to improve health of existing plants, identify unlabeled plants, and add new plants to demonstrate theme of each garden area
  • Results: Provide technical advice on plant care, produce landscape design drawings with suggested plant types and layout for each themed area of garden, compile list of existing plants in garden