April 2018: Internships, Employment and Volunteering

Multimedia and Writing Project Intern

We are looking for help with the following efforts:

● Increase photo collection of activities taking place at the Farm & Garden, including weekend workshops, on-site research, students at work on the Farm, and Farm tours. This could involve both taking new photos and reviewing and organizing existing photos. Some of this may include weekend work and work away from campus for research activities.
● Research and recommend “slideshow”-type software for use on websites. Create slideshows.
● Create audio and video clips of CASFS staff and activities to post to CASFS and alumni websites and CASFS Facebook page. Some of this may include weekend work and work away from campus (for research activities).
● Write short profiles of Apprenticeship alumni and find accompanying images to post to CASFS and Alumni websites and CASFS Facebook page

For more information, please click here.

Media Internship 
Ecology Action’s Community Programs team is looking for a Marketing & Outreach Intern to help propel our message forward. Key responsibilities include maintaining various social media platforms, capturing unique content from our field staff (e.g. testimonials from community members, photos and video clips from our school program team, etc), and developing engaging content to be shared through a variety of channels. For more information, please click here.

Epicenter Nursery and Fruit Tree Internship
Epicenter is an organic orchard that specializes in growing apples, pears, plums, and cherries.  The fruit varieties have been selected over a period of years for their ability to fruit well in our microclimate (very cold, high chill winters and a long warm summer and fall).  When harvested, the fruit is sold primarily to restaurants that appreciate highly flavored unusual fruit. For more information, please click here.

Cultivating A Daily Revolution Internship
This internship is a student-based & facilitated program designed to engage, provide experience, and educate participating students in various topics pertaining to communities on and around our campus. This internship will strive to foster a student community that is aware of the importance of gender, economic, and social justice issues within our food and commodity chains. The 2-unit internship will be hosted by the Friends of the Community AgroEcology Network (FoCAN), an on-campus student organization that promotes campus and communal involvement in food awareness, social justice, fair trade, agroecological approaches, and more. For more information, please click here.

Earth Day Santa Cruz 2018: Volunteering
As a volunteer, your time and energy will go into making Earth Day a big success. You’ll be energizing the Santa Cruz community about the environment all while attending a fantastic event and even getting a free lunch. Find more information by clicking here.

Coastal Restoration Day with Groundswell Coastal Ecology:
We are seeking volunteers for two Earth Day coastal restoration events both are on Saturday, April 21 from 8:30 am -12:30 pm. One is at Seabright Beach and the other at Natural Bridges. We will provide all tools as well as coffee and delicious pastries. If you would like to volunteer, simply show up at the specified time and place or contact Bill Henry at bill.henry@groundswellecology.org for more information. The two project's information are located below:

Seabright Beach: Coastal Restoration Invasive Plant Removal and Native Planting: Earth Day Volunteers will participate in planting and maintenance to support the Seabright Beach Coastal Enhancement Project (100-150 volunteers). Volunteers will plant native plants and remove invasive plant species from coastal restoration sites. Volunteers will also learn about flora and fauna of coastal native ecosystems and how green infrastructure can make coastal habitat more resilient to climate change. This restoration work creates habitat for fauna long absent from Seabright Beach and helps capture sand that will better protect the beach, beach habitat and the Santa Cruz Harbor from sea level rise and other climate change impacts.

Natural Bridges: Coastal Restoration and Infrastructure Updates: Earth Day Volunteers will participate in planting, maintenance and construction to support the Natural Bridges Coastal Enhancement Project.. Volunteers will maintain the restoration site, plant native plants and remove invasive plant species at Natural Bridges (~50 Volunteers). They will also assist with repair of a degraded fences and placement of ‘sitting logs’ at a scenic overlook adjacent to the restoration site (~30 volunteers). This will invite people to spend time at the restored area and improve park access. Volunteers will also learn about flora and fauna of coastal native ecosystems and how green infrastructure can make coastal habitat more resilient to climate change. This restoration work creates habitat for flora and fauna long absent from Natural Bridges, helps capture sand that would ultimately end up on Park roads and promotes ongoing interaction of people and parks.