- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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113 people are interested
Volunteer in our Native Plant Nursery!
ORGANIZATION: Back to Natives Restoration
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
113 people are interested
All attendees must register at our website:https://www.backtonatives.org/volunteer/
Back to Natives Nursery at Santiago Park (Santa Ana)
Currently we would love to have the help of volunteers on Saturdays and Sundays, from 9AM to 12PM and 1230PM to 330PM and you MUST must register at our website:https://www.backtonatives.org/volunteer/ *All volunteers need to have a signed waiver with them, **Humans under 18 years old must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, and ***parent or guardian must sign their waiver.
DETAILS:
Come out to the Back to Natives Nursery at Santiago Park to help us grow native plants to use in habitat restoration and to sell to raise funds for our service learning program! Activities may include watering, weeding, propagating, transplanting and more! We can accommodate up to 6 volunteers at a time.
Long pants and long sleeves recommended. Wear sunscreen, a hat, and closed toed shoes (hiking shoes preferred). Bring a snack and a re-usable water bottle filled with water. We will meet at the Back to Natives Nursery @ Santiago Park. *Humans under 18 years old must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
*Please leave your pets at home, as they can compromise habitat areas through scent and scat markings.
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About Back to Natives Restoration
Location:
P.O. Box 10820, Santa Ana, CA 92711, US
Mission Statement
To encourage and actively participate in the restoration and conservation of Orange County and California wildlands, through education and restoration programs featuring native plants and biodiversity as a centralizing theme.
Description
To encourage and actively participate in the restoration and conservation of Orange County and California wildlands, through education and restoration programs featuring native plants and biodiversity as a centralizing theme.
- Restore and preserve open space (private and publicly held lands). Assisting appropriate agencies in the acquisition of open space, by funding when available, to be owned and managed by appropriate agencies which will ensure the preservation of that open space. Restoration projects will include, when appropriate, community outreach and education components. Restoration projects will provide opportunities for the public to volunteer, and become involved in the actual process of habitat restoration, at actual restoration sites as contracted. Restoration projects will be funded by grants, membership fees and donations or by the site's land manager.
- When funding is available, provide Land Managers with curriculum aligned with federal and state science and social science standardsdeveloped specifically for their site. When there is interest, and funding is available, provide training for staff and volunteers to assist them in interpreting the curriculum.
- School Programs
- Service Learning Programs
- Home School Education Programs
- Community Education Programs
- STEP Programs and Developmentally Disabled Citizens Programs
- Court Referred Volunteer Programs
- Internship Programs
- High School Internship programs
- College/University Internship Programs
- Promote volunteerism to land stewardship groups, to provide assistance with restoration of lands entrusted to Orange County Parks and Recreation, the State Parks system, The United States Forest Service and other Federal lands as well as privately held lands. Encourage volunteer participation in interpretation, education and restoration at the many facilities.
- Assist local schools and public facilities with the integration of native plant/habitat curriculum, and provide service learning opportunities and guidance through the service learning process.
- Encourage and assist private residences in the use of Native Plants and Native Plant Gardening for water conservation and Habitat Gardening.
- Encourage and assist Home Owner's Associations in the use of Native Plants and Native Plant Gardening for water conservation and Habitat Gardening.
- Encourage and assist Commercial Business Properties in the use of Native Plants and Native Plant Gardening for water conservation and Habitat Gardening.
- Encourage private residences, Commercial Business Properties, Home Owner's Associations, Schools and Land Managers to reduce the use of pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides to reduce runoff pollution and secondary effects by these substances.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
600 E. Memory LaneSanta Ana, CA 92705
DATE POSTED
January 2, 2019
SKILLS
- Habitat Restoration
- Gardening
- Botany
- Horticulture
- Business Development
- Management
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 3 hours shifts
- All attendees must register at our website:https://www.backtonatives.org/volunteer/