Welcome to our Summer California Climate Actions Corps!
California Climate Actions Corps Fellows lead Youth Stewards in an activity at Redwood Grove
We are hosting three California Climate Actions Corps Fellows for the very first time this summer! Melissa Murphy, Yvonne Ng, and Elisa Reclusado are spending their summer caring for Byrne Preserve in Los Altos Hills, Redwood Grove Nature Preserve in Los Altos, Pearson-Arastradero Preserve in Palo Alto, as well as leading a group of our high school Youth Stewards.
Melissa is a student at West Valley College, and is returning to Grassroots Ecology this summer as a Climate Action Corps Fellow after interning with us for the first half of the year. She is looking forward to the professional development opportunities from the program, as well as learning invasive plant management techniques in differing landscapes. Her favorite native plant is hummingbird sage.
Yvonne, a student at San Jose State University, also interned with us earlier this year before joining as a fellow this summer. She is interested in gaining leadership skills by working with our high school Youth Stewards at Byrne Preserve and Redwood Grove. She also wants to improve her plant identification skills. Yvonne’s favorite native plant is coffeeberry.
Elisa is currently a student at San Jose State University majoring in Environmental Studies and minoring in environmental restoration. She is excited to learn about native plants and be a part of hands-on environmental change. Her favorite native plant is golden yarrow.
We are happy to have all three of them with us for the summer!
California Climate Action Corps is dedicated to advancing climate actions that engage community members, cultivate change, and leave a lasting impact. Learn more about California Climate Action Corps.
By Emily Repech, Communications and Development Coordinator
