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 list of steps and timeline to prepare grounds for establishing food garden, orchard, and greenhouse
Completed Projects
Lewiston Botanical Garden Project
- 2025-2026
- UC Master Gardeners of Trinity County, Lewiston Garden Club
- Purpose: Provide technical assistance identifying unlabeled plants in garden and advice on improving health of plants
- Research: Current state of garden grounds, plant species, historical records of garden
- Results: Produced plant map for each of the seven garden areas and comprehensive species list of all current plants in the garden
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