My internship this year will be at the San Diego Botanic Garden in Encinitas. My mentor is Jill Gardner, the HR and Volunteer Services manager, but I will mainly be working with the horticultural staff to learn about plant propogation and work with the plants around the gardens. I will report to and collaborate with Ms. Gardner regarding the big picture of my project and process.
During my time at the gardens, I will be collecting samples of native plant species (called propagules) for storage and usage as well as the data that I record in order to preserve the native landscape of Southern California. The plants that I will be researching will be California buckwheat (Eriogonum fasciculatum), Black sage (Salvia mellifera), White sage (Salvia apiana), California sagebrush (Artemisia californica), Coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia), and White coast ceanothus (ceanothus verrucosus). I will be trained in the handling and care of these plants as well as certain data collection and herbarium methods. I am so excited to expand my knowledge of not only native plants but horticulture and plant growth in general. I hope to take away so many interesting pieces of knowledge that I can apply to my everyday gardening and botanical endevours. I come to this internship full of interest, excitement and questions so I hope it will be a blast.
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