Ciao for now.

Yvonne Savio

Common Ground Garden Program Manager

University of California Cooperative Extension, Los Angeles County

4800 E. Cesar E. Chavez Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90022

Phone:   323-260-3407

Fax:       323-881-0067

Email:    ydsavio@ucdavis.edu

Website: http://celosangeles.ucdavis.edu/Common_Ground_Garden_Program/

Master Gardener Email Gardening helpline:  mglosangeleshelpline@ucdavis.edu

Master Gardener Phone Gardening helpline:  323-260-3238

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/pages/Common-Ground-Garden-Program-UC-Cooperative-Extension-Los-Angeles-County/124160624772

2010 Horticulturist of the Year, Southern California Horticultural Society

2007 Lifetime Achievement Award, Los Angeles Community Garden Council

2007 Certificate of Commendation, Los Angeles Unified School District

SOUTHERN CALIFRONIA HORTICULTURE SOCIETY

STUDENT INTERNSHIP

JOB DESCRIPTION

This internship will be awarded to a student currently enrolled in a college degree or certificate program with an emphasis on horticulture or similar area of study.

GENERAL DISCRIPTION: Interns will work under the close supervision of horticultural and other professional staff of the South Coast Botanic Garden . Interns are part-time, temporary employees, and perform a variety of skilled tasks supporting these personnel, including garden maintenance, plant propagation and greenhouse care, special events and programming. Incumbents are expected to develop skills and knowledge in horticulture, while enhancing with practical experience their preparation in horticulture and community programming in a public garden. Intern will complete a rotation for the first half of the internship working in several areas of the garden to obtain a broad understanding of the various aspects of horticulture and programming at South Coast Botanic Garden , followed by development and completion of a directed project under the supervision of garden staff based on the intern’s particular interest.

Thanks to the Linda Pomerance Internship Grant from the Southern California Horticulture Society (SCHS), the South Coast Botanic Garden Foundation is pleased to offer the intern a stipend of $2,900 upon completion of the internship period.

The intern will be expected to complete a one-page final report to the Southern California Horticulture Society about their experience at the end of their internship. A brief presentation will also be made to the SCHS Board of Directors or general membership meeting.

To apply, please send your letter of interest and work history to feedback@southcoastbotanicgarden.org. The application process is as follows:

• Application deadline: June 6

• Interviews: June 13-25

• Internship starts: July 5