Helping People Help Themselves
Happy Earth Day!
As we celebrate Mother Earth today (and everyday), we focus our energy and intentions on leaving our future generations with a better world to grow up in. In doing this, we not only need to consider what is sustainable and eco-friendly, but also what is ethical and equitable. Nurturing the land you live on means to acknowledge and give land back to the communities who originally found it.
The greater Lake Tahoe area is the land of the Washoe (Wašiw) tribe. Lake Tahoe (Da.aw) was the center of life, where people and animals congregated and thrived in the summer months. Read more about the Wašiw people and the land they cultivated thousands of years before civilization claims its 'discovery' in the mid 1800s on the
Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California website
You can also follow them on Facebook
@WashoeTribeOffReservation
Virtual Grow-Your-Own Classes
Starts Tuesday, May 4th!
In cooperation with COVID-19 precautions from the State of California, our UCCE offices will be closed to the public until further notice. While we regret the inconvenience and although our doors are closed, we are working remotely to meet your needs. Our in-person events will be limited for the near future. Please see our calendar or call us to learn more about virtual and in-person opportunities to connect with us.
- Phone: 530-303-8352
- Email: laketahoemg@ucanr.edu
Master Gardeners are community members who have been trained under the direction of the University of California Cooperative Extension. Each volunteer has completed more than 50 hours of formal classroom training. Master Gardeners, agents of the University of California, assist the UC Cooperative Extension by providing practical, scientific gardening information to the home gardeners in the Lake Tahoe Basin.
The Lake Tahoe Master Gardeners extend research-based information by:
- answering questions via email hotlines, farmers markets and at community events
- offering workshops and classes
- publishing articles in newsletters, local newspapers and social media.
Physical and mailing address:
UCCE Master Gardener
of Lake Tahoe
1100 Lyons Ave
South Lake Tahoe, Ca 96150
Click on the button above to make a gift t the UCCE Master Gardeners of Lake Tahoe.
Bug Blog
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Great Recognition for Their Innovative Research
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For the Record: Congress Honors Bruce Hammock
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High Honor for Cornell Professor Anurag Agrawal, UC Davis Alumnus
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Happy 'World Robber Fly Day!'
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The Bee and the Lygus Bug
Ever seen a beneficial insect and a pest sharing the same blossom? At a recent visit to the UC Davis Ecological Garden at the Student Farm, we watched a honey bee, Apis mellifera, and a lygus bug nymph, Lygus hesperus, foraging...