Summer Internship Opportunity with Local Community Nursery
ORGANIZATION: Our City Forest
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ABOUT THE COMMUNITY NURSERY AND TRAINING CENTER
Our City Forest's Community Nursery & Training Center is home to thousands of native and non-native tree, shrub and grass species. All trees and plants are available on a tax-deductible donation basis, and visitors can attend expert-led workshops on planting, care and propagation. The plants grown on site are also used in planting projects at schools, parks, neighborhoods, restoration projects and more.
POSITION SUMMARY
Our City Forest (OCF) Nursery Team interns will work alongside the nursery AmeriCorps members under the direction of the Community Nursery Manager. Interns are needed for the following activities:
- Assisting with general nursery work (watering, labeling, transplanting, mixing soil, pruning, weeding, cleaning, raking.
- Leading weekly volunteer workdays and facilitating the completion of all nursery related tasks with the volunteers.
- Providing friendly customer service and guidance when the nursery is open to the public.
- Tracking all IN and OUT bound trees and shrubs from the nursery.
- Giving tree planting demonstrations.
- Maintaining and improving retail areas, display areas, gardens and compost area.
- Upholding feasible nursery Best Management Practices.
An ideal schedule would be 8am-2pm Wednesday-Saturday's with potential for watering on Sunday's and Monday's during the summer months. June start date preferred.
If you are interested in applying, please submit your resume and cover letter to: nara@ourcityforest.org with the subject line "Nursery Intern". Include in your email a brief description of your interest and your availability. Please attach your resume.
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About Our City Forest
Location:
1195 Clark St, San Jose, CA 95125, US
Mission Statement
Our mission is to cultivate a green and healthy Silicon Valley by engaging community members in the appreciation, protection, growth and maintenance of our urban ecosystem, especially our urban forest.
Description
The ultimate goal of the program is to facilitate the planting of one million trees in Silicon Valley, utilizing one million people. We have planted over 70,000 trees in San Jose, encouraging community members to join us in improving the environmental conditions of their communities. We focus on making a healthy urban forest accessible to all by offering services targeted towards disadvantaged communities because we believe a healthy environment should be available to all people, not just those who have the resources to access it.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1000 Spring St.San JoseSan Jose, CA 95110
DATE POSTED
February 2, 2018
SKILLS
- Program Management
- Habitat Restoration
- Botany
- Environmental Education
- Horticulture
- Customer Service
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- 8am-2pm Wednesday-Saturday.