Now that you've seen how much fun we have
and how rewarding the "work" is, won't you please join us.
To apply as a volunteer and member of George Whittell's Thunderbird Lodge Preservation Society click on the thunderbird icon below and select the volunteer link and the membership link.
Remember, all garden volunteers must become members of the Preservation Society, please submit your dues as soon as possible. If you plan on being a gardener this year (and we really need you!) please join the society. If you don't I can't consider you a garden volunteer. This is for insurance purposes. Also, all garden volunteers must attend the mandatory volunteer meeting in early June.
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Gardeners - new and seasoned
please note these dates on your calendar:
2011 calendar to be posted in April 2011
If you are a newly certified Master Gardener this is the perfect garden to hone your skills and accrue hours for continuing certification. Most of the gardeners are UNR Master Gardeners.
Upon arrival, sign volunteer sheet located in lighthouse garage next to the bulletin board. Include travel time in hours. First time volunteers will work
with a seasoned gardener to learn the ropes.
Weekly general duties include: watering containers, planting beds where needed & newly planted trees/shrubs/flowers not on regular irrigation.
“Chain Gang Work” : removal of dead tree branches & manzanita shrubs,
soil erosion work. You can water or weed if you choose not to do C.G. work.
Bring your newly sharpened hand tools of choice, gloves, hat and sunscreen
along with a sack lunch each week. Gardeners are requested to wear a T.Bird
Lodge tee shirt, long sleeve denim shirt or sweat shirt.
All for sale at the museum store at the Lodge.
Support the preservation of the Thunderbird Lodge, a historic site, by becoming a member.
Diane Weidinger (775)588-3993 dianeweidinger@yahoo.com
Won't you please come out............
Please come out and join us as we continue to beautify the grounds on the estate of George Whittell Jr.'s Thunderbird Lodge.
Nearly half of our volunteer staff are certified Master Gardeners,
so not only do you have a wonderful place to garden on the lake, you may pick up a pointer or two from these well educated and enthusiastic gardeners. Besides all that, it's fun.
See you in the garden, Diane ***********************************************************************************************************************
Share your gardening talents, send an email photo of your favorite spot in your own garden to Cornelia to post on our T.Bird web site!
Everyone agrees gardening in and around Lake Tahoe has it's challenges. For the most part we are all still experimenting with "what grows here"! The Thunderbird Lodge's gardens are no exception. They are evolving through trial and error just like our own.
Sharing your "trowel and errors" as Lauren Springer says will help others in the same situation or at the very least, comfort those who have faced the same challenges. Email me those pearls of wisdom and I'll pass them along to our fellow gardeners. Making confident gardening decisions makes for a happy gardener!
Diane.
Here's a link to a happy visitor's blog about her Thunderbird experience:
In September I received a wonderful tour under the great guidance of Tim Callicrate. Our time at Thunderbird resulted in this entry as well as another more general one on the lodge (which I wrote for my trip blog.
As a gardner I am sorry that I don't visit Incline Village more frequently and for longer spells so that I could take a turn in helping.
Being from West Virginia, we have very different worries as gardeners. You probably worry more about water while I am constantly weeding. I count on rain for almost all my garden's water but I must count on daily doses of elbow power and Mudd (brand) gloves to keep weeds in check.
Thank you for the care your team obviously gives to the historic garden. I hope to return on another visit to my children who live at Incline.
yours, Nellie Howard
