<div dir="ltr">Hi everyone,<div><br></div><div>Please see the Seed Conservation job opportunity below- more information is also available in the attached document. Thanks!</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div>Annika</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Jan 24, 2022 at 6:21 PM Loralee Larios <<a href="mailto:loralee@ucr.edu">loralee@ucr.edu</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Hi All,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Please forward along to any interested parties.</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Cheers,</div><div dir="ltr">Loralee<br><br><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Naomi Fraga <<a href="mailto:nfraga@calbg.org" target="_blank">nfraga@calbg.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> January 24, 2022 at 6:14:41 PM PST<br><b>Cc:</b> Cheryl Birker <<a href="mailto:cbirker@calbg.org" target="_blank">cbirker@calbg.org</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Job opportunity: Seed Conservation Internship (California Botanic Garden)</b><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Dear Colleagues,<div><br></div><div>CalBG is hiring a full time <b><span>Seed</span> <span>Conservation</span> <span>Intern</span> </b>to begin work this spring (late March/early April). It is a seasonal position, available for 6 months with the possibility of an extension. This is a great opportunity for a recent graduate. </div><div><br></div><div>The position description is attached. Please pass this on to any interested individuals. Thank you! </div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><span>Seed</span> <span>Conservation</span> <span>Intern</span>: </b> Assist the Director of Conservation Programs and the Seed Conservation Program Manager in execution of field research and seed collecting activities for California Botanic Garden’s (CalBG) Conservation Program. Project activities will include a diverse program of work that includes assisting with: California Plant Rescue (CaPR) rare plant seed banking, Seed LA restoration seed collections, the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Seeds of Success Program (SOS), rare plant monitoring, botanical surveys, and California Seed Bank curatorial duties. CaPR is a collaborative project to secure the future of California’s native flora by collecting seeds of California native plant species for long term preservation in secure regional seed banks (ex-situ conservation), Seed LA is a regional effort to make locally appropriate regional native plant materials more broadly available in the greater Los Angeles region, and SOS is a program coordinated by the BLM to support seed collections from native plant populations to conserve and develop native plant materials for stabilizing, rehabilitating and restoring lands in the United States. Duties include assisting in the field to scout populations, collect seed, conduct surveys, collect and process plant specimens, plant identification, data collection, preparation of field forms and reports, data entry and labeling of field collections, seed processing, seed testing, and preparation of seeds for storage.</div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>_____________________________________________________<br>Naomi S. Fraga, Ph.D. </div><div>Director of Conservation Programs, California Botanic Garden</div><div>Research Assistant Professor, Claremont Graduate University</div><div><div><a href="mailto:nfraga@calbg.org" target="_blank">nfraga@calbg.org</a></div><div>(626) 674-6746 (cell)</div>1500 N. College Avenue, Claremont, CA 91711<br><a href="https://www.calbg.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">https://www.calbg.org/</a><br></div><div></div></div></div></div></div>
</div></blockquote></div><div dir="auto"><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"></div></blockquote></div></blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font color="#666666">Annika Rose-Person | she/her/hers</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#666666">PhD Candidate | Rafferty Lab</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#666666">Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology</font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#666666">University of California, Riverside</font><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="mailto:arose012@ucr.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">arose012@ucr.edu</a><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><a href="mailto:arosepe@gmail.com" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">arosepe@gmail.com</a></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>