San Diego County
leataylor@ucanr.edu
Please join us in welcoming Leah Taylor as the new UC Master Gardener Program coordinator in San Diego County. During her college years, Leah worked at the County Department of Agriculture, Weights, and Measures in the Entomology lab identifying invasive insect species, and participated in the creation of new San Diego beekeeping ordinances. After graduating college with a degree in Horticultural Science, she conducted research on pollinators and honey bees for UCCE and UC Davis, as well as taught community education courses on gardening for health and wellness. In 2018, she added Master Beekeeper to her resume and continues to be very active within the UC California Master Beekeeper Program.
Throughout her career at UCCE San Diego and UC Davis, Leah collaborated with UC Master Gardener Program personnel and volunteers on a number of grant-funded projects. One such project is UCCE San Diego's award-winning garden education work (in partnership with Alzheimer's San Diego) with county memory care facilities.
Leah is a passionate container gardener, mother of two, and enjoys spending as much time talking about insects as possible. Leah is working remotely but is based at the UCCE San Diego office in San Diego and can be reached at leataylor@ucanr.edu.