Job Opportunities
Available positions, internships, and volunteer opportunities
Milkweed and Monarch Technician (SFV and Santa Monica Mountains)
The SAMO Fund native plant nursery in Newbury Park is currently hiring one part-time Native Milkweed and Monarch technician to help connect communities in the San Fernando Valley to local flora and fauna. The Milkweed and Monarch technician will help grow, maintain and distribute thousands of native milkweed plants across the San Fernando Valley. Come join us as we help restore urban areas in the San Fernando Valley!
Additional Duties:
Helping to collect and clean seed of the 3 species of native milkweeds found in Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area
Co-leading the organization of various community gatherings, plant giveaways and classes to educate the public about the benefits of using local milkweed and other native plants
Occasionally aiding with native plant nursery and restoration projects as needed
Documenting and reporting on new plant giveaways, and contacting and reporting on status of previous plant giveaways (gardens)
Applications will be accepted from January 24th, 2025 to April 15th, 2025, or until the position is filled. Interviews will be conducted beginning in February, on a rolling basis, until positions are filled.
Interested applicants should submit a letter of intent (how you found out about the position, your interest in joining this type of work, and how this position will benefit your career moving forward, etc.) resume, and three professional references to antoniosanchez@samofund.org
Native Plant Restoration Internship
Learn about native plant restoration and ecology while gaining valuable hands-on field experience by joining the native plant nursery team at Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area!
This internship is designed to allow participants to explore a variety of aspects within Southern California native plant restoration. Interns will gain experience working in a variety of plant communities including southern oak woodland, coastal sage scrub, grassland, riparian woodland, chaparral, and more. Interns will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of restoration duties.
The schedule will be 3 days a week (Thursday, Friday, and Saturday) from 7am – 3:30pm. The internship
will have two cohorts; the first running from May 29, 2025 through September 20, 2025 and the second from June 5, 2025 through October 25, 2025.
Applications are being accepted on a rolling basis, with interviews occurring as early as
February. A stipend may be available (pending funding).
To apply, submit a letter of intent (include how the position will benefit your career, your availability, which cohort you are applying to, your understanding that this internship is unpaid except for a
potential stipend and that you have a method of transportation to and from work), your resume, and 3 references to antoniosanchez@samofund.org
Santa Monica Mountains Fund is an Equal Opportunity Employer
We often post jobs for Youth under age 30 as we may be limited by restrictions from the funding source to support the project
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