Whether you’re looking to help build your experience, more work, or some part-time fun, this part-time gardener position could be exactly what you need! A local Homeowner in Alexandria VA has asked NOVA Horticulture for our help with some work in her garden. If you think this would be a good fit for you, don’t hesitate to reach out, because I know the opportunity will go quick! You could use this for your HRT 297 Cooperative education experience if you still need it!
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Part Time Gardeners- Green Spring Garden
The fabulous Green Spring Garden that you know and love from Professor Dickson’s Plant ID courses, the same Green Spring Garden that is meticulously managed by a NOVA Horticulture Alumni, is looking to hire a part-time gardener! You’re in luck though! Not only are they hiring one part-time gardener, but they actually have 2 open part-time gardener positions! One is for 900 hours per year, which maths out to about 18 hours per week, and one for 1,560 hours per year, which maths out to about 30 hours a week. The pay and the positions are great especially if you’re still working your way through the program so do not hesitate to apply!
Green Spring_Part-time Gardener (both PT positions)
To apply: Send your resume to FCPAJOBS@Fairfaxcounty.gov.
Deadline Extended for $16,000 Scholarship for 100 Local Community College Students
Originally Posted in the NOVA Daily Flyer by:
Clint Young, Financial Aid, JCYoung@nvcc.edu
The Herb Block Foundation has extended the deadline for The Herb Block Scholarship application until June 13. This is a great opportunity, so please encourage your students to apply by the deadline!
The Herb Block Scholarship is a “last dollar” scholarship valued at up to $8,000 per academic year and up to $16,000 over the life of the scholarship. It is awarded to about 100 students each year and can cover tuition, mandatory fees, books, and limited transportation and childcare expenses. It is a ‘last dollar’ scholarship, meaning that the amount of the award depends on the student’s financial need and the other financial aid the student receives. It is renewable for up to five years, provided the student continues to meet all other eligibility criteria and has not reached the monetary cap.
Students of any age are eligible for The Herb Block Scholarship if they are a high school graduates, GED holders or current community college students, who meet the following criteria:
- Are US citizens/nationals, Permanent Resident Aliens, have been granted DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) by the US Customs and Immigration Service, or qualify for in-state tuition under the Maryland Dream Act or Virginia Dream Act. (Note: the 2020 Virginia Dream Act refers to the change in VA policy that allowed students who met certain criteria to receive in-state tuition through the SB 935, “Tuition Equity Provision for High School Completers.)
- Are a primary resident in Washington, DC, or Montgomery or Prince George’s Counties in Maryland, or the Cities of Alexandria or Falls Church, or the Counties of Arlington or Fairfax in Virginia.
- A US citizen/nationals, Permanent Resident Aliens, have been granted DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) by the US Customs and Immigration Service, or qualify for in-state tuition under the Maryland or Virginia Dream Act
- are eligible for (but need not necessarily receive) federal financial aid.
- Are attending, or plan to attend, on a full time or part time basis, one of the participating community colleges, and have not yet earned more than 40 credits towards a degree.
- Can demonstrate financial need and, if eligible, apply for financial aid.
Visit https://www.herbblockfoundation.org/scholarships to learn more and to apply.
There are many scholarships out there, some with looming deadlines. Check ’em out out at https://nvcc.academicworks.com/.
Originally Posted in the NOVA Daily Flyer by:
Clint Young, Financial Aid, JCYoung@nvcc.edu
Nature’s Best Hope: Tallamy offers advice on how we can restore biodiversity
Doug Tallamy addresses the need for all of us to participate in restoring our natural world. Global insect declines and 3,000,000,000 fewer birds in North American are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape designs have been at sustaining the plants and animals that sustain us.
To create landscapes that enhance local ecosystems rather than degrade them, we must 1) remove invasives and 2) add native plant communities that sustain food webs, sequester carbon, maintain diverse native been communities and manage our watersheds.
If we do this in half the area now in lawn, we can create Homegrown National Park, a network of viable habitats throughout the US that will provide vital corridors connecting the natural areas that remain. This approach to conservation empowers everyone to play a significant role in the future of the natural world. It is also enormously satisfying and restorative for those who act.
Doug Tallamy, the T. A. Baker Professor of Agriculture in the Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology at the University of Delaware, has authored 111 research publications and taught insect related courses for 41 years. Chief among his research goals is to better understand the many ways insects interact with plants and how such interactions determine the diversity of animal communities. His books include Bringing Nature Home, The Living Landscape, co-authored with Rick Darke, Nature’s Best Hope, a New York Time’s bestseller and The Nature of Oaks, a winner of the American Horticultural Society’s 2022 book award. In 2021 he co-founded Homegrown National Park with Michelle Alfandari. His awards include recognition from The Garden Writer’s Association, Audubon, The National Wildlife Federation, Allegheny College, Ecoforesters, The Garden Club of America and The American Horticultural association.
Sunday, February 26
3 pm – Author signing & Wine Reception
4 pm – Tallamy’s Chat
Mt Vernon Unitarian Church, Main Building
1909 Windmill Lane
Alexandria, VA 22307
Tickets are $25. Other options include donations to Friends of Hollin Hills.
Buy tickets for the event HERE
https://www.friendsofhollinhills.org/store/p31/Nature%E2%80%99s_Best_Hope%3A_Tallamy_offers_advice_on_how_we_can_restore_biodiversity.html
Summer 2023 Internships- Green Spring Gardens
It’s that time of the year again! All around the area, horticultural businesses and public gardens are starting to think of and release summer internship positions! If you’re still looking for a position to complete your Cooperative Education Credit, one of these could be your answer! Green Spring Gardens, a local favorite public garden located in Alexandria, has 5!! available positions for the summer of 2023! GSG is not only host to several ID courses, but is also managed by a NOVA Hort Alumni! That’s right! If you apply for any of these opportunities, you might be lucky enough to work with Adam Bucher, NOVA Horticulture Alumni and Green Spring Garden’s Horticulture Resource Manager! What better way to learn about life after school than this??
Internship brochure Summer GSG 2023
Farmers Market Internship 2023 GSG
Historic Resources Internship 2023 GSG
Horticultural Internship 2023 GSG
Horticultural Technician- Green Springs Garden
Have you fallen in love with Green Springs Gardens during one of Sue’s plant ID Courses? Did you wish you could help maintain the beauty of such an important park? Well now is your chance to do so! Green Springs Garden is looking to fill the position of a Horticultural Technician!
https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/fairfaxcounty/jobs/3801534/horticultural-technician
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Part-Time Gardener- Green Spring Gardens
Are you looking for a part-time opportunity to grow your horticultural knowledge? Are you looking to work with some of the best in the business? Green Spring Gardens is hiring a part-time gardener and this position could make your educational dreams come true! This position can be used for HRT 297 Cooperated Education requirements as well as working under the direction of NVCC Horticulture Technology and Landscape Design alumni turned Green Spring Gardens Horticulture Resource Manager, Adam Bucher!