UCCE Master Gardeners of Lake Tahoe
As you know, the State of California has issued a shelter-in-place order to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and UCCE Master Gardeners of Lake Tahoe are now working remotely. We are still here to answer your questions and address needs during this unprecedented situation. We are picking up messages several times per day.
- Phone: 530-314-8383
- 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.
Bug Blog
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Bohart Museum Virtual Open House: Honing in On the Hornets!
Oh, the questions that Lynn Kimsey, director of the Bohart Museum of Entomology, fielded at the Bohart's first-ever virtual symposium, held Friday morning, May 22. For nearly an hour (11 to 11:45), Kimsey answered questions about the Asian giant...
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Ready for the May 22th Bohart Museum Virtual Open House?
If Lynn Kimsey, who directs the Bohart Museum of Entomology, UC Davis, had her say, the Asian giant hornets would NOT be nicknamed “the murder hornets.” Kimsey, professor of entomology with the UC Davis Department of Entomology...
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Bee Inspired: It's World Bee Day!
Did you observe World Bee Day today? Every year on May 20, the United Nations asks us to think about this day, "to raise awareness of the importance of pollinators" and "the threats they face and their contribution to sustainable...
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Name That Spider!
Name that spider! UC Davis professor Jason Bond is seeking a species name for a new genus of trapdoor spiders he discovered on a sandy beach at Moss Landing State Park, Monterey County. Bond proposes to name the genus, Cryptocteniza, part of...
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A Tiger in Your Garden
The "Tiger King" has nothing on the Western Tiger Swallowtail. The colorful yellow and black butterfly, Papilio rutulus, reigns supreme. We saw this one last week at the Ruth Storer Garden in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden. "The...
Physical and mailing address:
UCCE Master Gardener
of Lake Tahoe
1100 Lyons Ave
South Lake Tahoe, Ca 96150
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Become a Master Gardener
UC Master Gardeners of Lake Tahoe are now recruiting for new members! Apply today!
Training session will run 1st and/or 3rd Friday of the month April 17th - December 4th, 2020.