<div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Crystal Valenzuela</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:cvalenzuela@iercd.org">cvalenzuela@iercd.org</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Jun 8, 2026 at 11:29 AM<br>Subject: Upcoming Volunteer Opportunity<br>To: Christiane Weirauch <<a href="mailto:christiane.weirauch@ucr.edu">christiane.weirauch@ucr.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><div>Hello Christiane,<br><br>I hope you're doing well! I wanted to share an upcoming volunteer opportunity at the Louis Robidoux Parkland & Pecan Grove and see if any students, staff, or community members affiliated with UCR Entomology might be interested in participating.<br><br>This Saturday, June 13th, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, we'll be hosting a volunteer morning focused on helping our gardens transition into summer. Activities will include light watering and weeding in native plant gardens that support pollinators and other wildlife while serving as educational demonstration spaces for the community. Volunteers will also have opportunities to learn about native plant identification, pollinator habitat, and the role these gardens play in supporting local biodiversity.<br><br>I've attached a flyer with additional details. If you know of any students looking for volunteer hours, hands-on experience with native plant and pollinator habitat management, or an opportunity to learn more about Southern California ecosystems, we would greatly appreciate it if you could share this opportunity with them. We could really use the support!</div><div><br></div><div>Sincerely,</div><div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="color:rgb(255,255,255);line-height:0px;font-size:1px;border-spacing:0px;margin:0px;border-collapse:collapse;width:500px;padding:0px!important"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0px!important"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="line-height:0px;border-spacing:0px;margin:0px;border-collapse:collapse;padding:0px!important"><tbody><tr><td width="102" style="padding-right:10px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="line-height:0px;border-spacing:0px;margin:0px;border-collapse:collapse;padding:0px!important"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;line-height:0px;padding:0px!important"><p style="margin:0.04px"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iercd.org/" style="font-size:0px;line-height:0px" target="_blank"><img height="150" width="102" alt="image" border="0" src="https://img2.gimm.io/2b66b75b-65f9-43f8-8cf6-2986260749ea/-/crop/1286x1879/396,109/-/preview/-/resize/204x300/img.png" style="max-width:100%"></a></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="border-collapse:collapse;background-color:rgb(46,158,196);width:2px;vertical-align:super;padding:0px!important"></td><td style="border-collapse:collapse;padding-right:10px"></td><td style="padding:0px!important"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="line-height:0px;border-spacing:0px;margin:0px;border-collapse:collapse;padding:0px!important"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:20px;line-height:22px;font-weight:700;padding:0px!important"><p style="margin:0.04px"><span style="line-height:22px;color:rgb(138,193,71)">Crystal Valenzuela</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:17px;font-weight:700;padding:0px!important"><p style="margin:0.04px"><span style="line-height:17px;color:rgb(45,158,197)">Community Engagement Specialist | IERCD</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:16px;font-weight:700;padding-bottom:2px"><p style="margin:0.04px"><span style="line-height:16px;color:rgb(138,193,71)">Mobile: (909) 255-9631</span></p><p style="margin:0.04px"><span style="line-height:16px;color:rgb(138,193,71)">Hours: M-F, 8 AM - 4:30 PM</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:16px;padding:0px!important"><p style="margin:0.04px"><span style="line-height:16px;color:rgb(138,193,71)">25864-K Business Center Drive Redlands, CA 92374</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;font-family:Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:italic;line-height:16px;padding-bottom:6px"><p style="margin:0.04px"><a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.iercd.org/" style="line-height:16px;color:rgb(46,158,196);display:inline" target="_blank">www.iercd.org</a></p></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="line-height:0px;border-spacing:0px;margin:0px;border-collapse:collapse;padding:0px!important"><tbody><tr><td style="padding-righ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