UC DAVIS ARBORETUM AND PUBLIC GARDEN INTERNSHIPS 2015-2016
Commitment: ~3-9 hours/week (exact days/times vary by program)
Fall, Winter, and Spring Quarters OR Year-long
ABOUT
The Learning by Leading Internship Program offers quarter-long and school year-long internships in which students work in a team to solve real-world problems in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden. Internships correspond with the
UC Davis academic schedule and are offered fall, winter and spring quarters. Summer internships are offered on an individual basis, in coordination with staff mentors. Students of all ethnic, cultural, academic, and gender backgrounds/identities are encouraged to apply.
Quarter-long Internships
Students may opt to intern for one quarter only, stay with the same program for multiple quarters, or try different programs each quarter. These programs can be joined in the fall, winter, or spring, depending on available space, and offer the most flexibility to try a variety of areas of public garden management.
Current quarter-long internships include:
Sustainable Horticulture Internship (Fall, Winter, and Spring)
Plant Propagation & Nursery Internship (Fall, Winter, and Spring)
Habitat Restoration & Naturalized Lands Management Internship (Fall, Winter, and Spring)
Gardening with Native Plants Internship (Spring)
Year-long Internships
Students are required to commit for one academic year, beginning in fall quarter and continuing through spring quarter.
These programs emphasize leadership development and significant public outreach, allowing students to plan and execute longer-term projects in the Arboretum and Public Garden.
Current year-long internships include:
Edible Landscaping Internship
Arboretum Ambassador Internship (FULL)
GATEways Outreach Internship (FULL)
For more information about each of the internships including meeting times, please visit: http://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/student_opportunities.aspx
QUESTIONS?
If you have questions, please e-mail the coordinator(s) of the internship to which you are applying.
Sustainable Horticulture Internship – Ryan Deering, rhdeering@ucdavis.edu
Plant Propagation & Nursery Internship – Taylor Lewis, tclewis@ucdavis.edu
Habitat Restoration & Naturalized Lands Management Internship – Andrew Fulks, amfulks@ucdavis.edu
Gardening with Native Plants Internship – Stacey Parker, sparker@ucdavis.edu
Edible Landscaping Internship – Carli Hambley, cahambley@ucdavis.edu and Natalie Dean, ngdean@ucdavis.edu
Arboretum Ambassador Internship – Elaine Fingerett, efingerett@ucdavis.edu
GATEways Outreach Internship – Melissa Cruz, melcruz@ucdavis.edu

UC DAVIS ARBORETUM AND PUBLIC GARDEN
INTERNSHIP APPLICATION 2015-2016
INSTRUCTIONS:
Please complete and e-mail your answers back to the coordinator of the internship to which you are applying. Spaces are limited, so please apply as soon as possible. If you are applying to multiple internships, please fill out a separate application for each.
Internship applying for:
Sustainable Horticulture
Plant Propagation & Nursery
Habitat Restoration & Naturalized Lands
Edible Landscaping
1. Name:
E-mail:
Phone:
Year at UC Davis:
Major:
2. Please list your availability Monday through Friday. If specified, can you make the internship’s weekly meetings? (See internship exact meeting times on the website: http://arboretum.ucdavis.edu/student_opportunities.aspx
or email the appropriate internship contact person.)
3. Why are you interested in this internship? What do you want to learn or hope to gain?
4. Have you ever worked in a garden or grown plants on your own? Describe in detail please.

5. Have you had prior leadership experience? Describe in detail please.
6. Have you had prior experience with community outreach or development? Please explain.
7. Please list any classes you have taken related to identifying or cultivating plants.
8. Why should we choose you? What strengths will you bring to our team?