UC Cooperative Extension Trinity County

UC Master Gardeners of Trinity County Projects

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