Student Leadership

Miles DePrato and Mara Feldman working in the Putah Creek Riparian Reserve

Support for Learning by Leading Ecological Land Management Team

Wed, December 11, 2024

Student Leadership

Mara Feldman, an environmental science and management major, joined the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden’s Learning by Leading™ internship program to further her plant knowledge and gain hands-on experience. Along the way, she developed valuable leadership skills.

Two student interns pose smiling, wearing waders standing in Putah Creek

Apply to be a Putah Creek Riparian Reserve Field Technician

Thu, April 04, 2024

The UC Davis Riparian Reserve is looking to fill 2 summer Field Technician positions assisting with the ongoing habitat enhancement, restoration, and maintenance of these diverse public spaces. This position will focus on stewarding hundreds of acres of land through active hands-on field work for wildlife and visitors to use and enjoy. The Technicians can expect to gain extensive knowledge and practical skills in vegetation management, community-based restoration, and regional plant and wildlife identification.

Person wearing an Arboretum and Public Garden cap photographing a fruit tree

Apply to be the Arboretum Ambassador Student Photographer

Thu, March 14, 2024

Student Leadership

We are hiring an Arboretum Ambassador Student Photographer! This is a unique paid position that involves taking and editing photos of community events and Learning by Leading™ program activities to be be publicized by the Arboretum and Public Garden and Learning by Leading's newsletters

Image of the entry to the UC Davis Gorman Museum of Native American Art.

Students Design Garden for Gorman Museum of Native American Art

by Katie Ferguson Hetrick
Mon, September 25, 2023

Students from the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden's Learning by Leading Sustainable Horticulture program designed a new garden slated for installation outside the newly opened Gorman Museum of Native American Art.