Community Work Day at La Esquinita (Formerly River Garden Park)

Join us at the La Esquinita (Formerly River Garden Park) as L.A.Works hosts community work day event at this beautiful  Ethnobotanical Garden recently opened to the community during Earth Month Celebrations. 

Why: By joining, you’ll:​

• Contribute to maintaining the vibrant ethnobotanical garden that highlights plants with cultural, medicinal, and ecological significance.

• Gain familiarity with herbs that can be used for tea, food, and medicine.

• Contribute to a greener, more connected community by cultivating a space for healing,  fostering biodiversity, sustainability and strengthening community connections. 

Who: Test Plot is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to build a land ethic based on cultural care and ecological stewardship. This ethnobotanical garden is a living classroom, fostering awareness about the cultural and medicinal uses of plants while strengthening local biodiversity.

What to Expect: This hands-on community work day event will focus on caring for the  diverse range of plant species, particularly those valued for their medicinal and cultural uses. Volunteers will assist with:

• Maintaining the thriving garden: By caring for the plants.

• Weeding and  Watering: Support the newly planted species to ensure successful growth.

• Mulching: Learn how mulching supports plant health, conserves water, and nurtures soil microbes.

• We will provide tools, snacks and water. A restroom facility is nearby.

What's Required:

• Time/shift commitment: Saturday, May 17, 2025 From  1:00PM-3:00PM. 
  Saturday, June 14, 2025 From 9:00AM-1:00PM.          

• Physical demands: Ability to be in the sun and perform light physical activity for several hours.

• Dress code: We recommend that volunteers wear comfortable outdoor/garden-appropriate clothing that can get dirty and closed toed shoes.

• Safety protocols: Make sure to bring a filled water bottle and sun protection (sunscreen, hats, sunglasses, etc).

• A positive attitude and readiness to work outdoors.                 

Note: If you can’t join this event, we will be hosting monthly work days throughout the upcoming year where volunteers learn to grow and use these plants.

Have Questions or Need Accommodation? Email the Opportunity Coordinator below. 

This opportunity is managed by L.A. Works. 

All volunteers participating in this volunteer opportunity are expected to adhere to the health and safety guidelines outlined here: /www.laworks.com/health-and-safety 

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