Volunteers from Scottsdale Assist Tahoe RCD with Evans Family Garden

Twenty-three teen and four chaperones from the Bureau of Jewish Education of Greater Phoenix volunteered Thursday at the Evans Family Garden and pitched-in with the Tahoe Resource Conservation District's (TRCD) efforts at the garden. As the five-year-anniversary of the Angora Fire just passed, it was a fitting volunteer effort from this out-of-town group.

Tina Schulz, Marsha Hudson and Jennifer Cressy, all from the Tahoe RCD, showed the volunteers gardening, mulching and composting practices for their volunteer project.

Use of this property was granted to the Tahoe RCD by the Evans family after the Angora Fire for the development of a garden, in place of their former home, where the community would learn and enjoy the beauty of their Tahoe native plants and environment. Under the direction of the Tahoe RCD, hard-working volunteers and generous donors are responsible for the development and maintenance of this project, according to Tahoe RCD’s website.

“The Evans Family Garden is a gift to the community for people to spend time, see which native plants grow best in our arid, dessert, alpine climate and a place to enjoy watching the birds” said Tahoe RCD Volunteer Coordinator Tina Schulz.

The Scottsdale group originally contacted the City of South Lake Tahoe’s Volunteer Corp inquiring how the community of South Lake Tahoe could benefit from their volunteer efforts. The City’s Volunteer Corp has been partnering with local agencies to promote and assist volunteer efforts community wide.

To find out how you can volunteer at the Evans Family Garden, contact Jennifer Cressy at (530) 543.1501 ext. 107, jcressy@tahoercd.org.