Virtual Volunteer Writer Jobs

We are a small community nursery and non-profit based Oxnard, California. We are seeking some virtual volunteers who can help us compile a comprehensive document of all the plant species native to the Sa'aqtik'oy Oxnard Plain and how to propagate them.

Responsibilities

Copy and paste information from CalScape.org

Research propagation processes of each plant and make detailed instructions including stratification requirements and pretreatment

Include Spanish and Chumash names of each species (a doc of our own lists some of them)

Research the uses of each plant and its cultural relevance (Chumash, Mexican, American, etc.): food, medicine, material, basketry, etc.

If edible include info: how to harvest, when to harvest, how to process, etc.

Find information that might be missing from CalScape

Correct information from CalScape when needed

Format the document to look nice and cohesive when printed out

Qualifications

Love for native plants, some knowledge about native plants and their uses!

Please apply through here on LInkedIn or email us at [email protected] with the subject line VOLUNTEER