Learning by Leading

Learning by Leading

We believe that students learn best by leading. In this innovative environmental restoration and education program, leadership skills and real-world experience combine to help our students address the earth’s most important environmental issues. The Learning by Leading™ internship program offers quarter-long and school year-long internships in which students work in a team to solve real-world problems in the UC Davis Arboretum and Public Garden. 

Headshot of Araya Hopp in the Arboretum Teaching Nursery

Araya Hopp

  • by Araya Hopp
Landscape Assistant & Waterway Stewardship, Apprentice and Co-Coordinator (2023-2026)
Headshot of Talia Levi in the Arboretum and Teaching Nursery

Talia Levi

  • by Talia Levi
Plant Propagation and Nursery Management, Nursery Assistant and Co-coordinator (2025-2026)
A collage featuring photos of 1) a student intern driving a tractor in a grassy field, 2) two student interns posing with a white board in a dried grassy field and 3) A group of student interns gathered around someone holding a large whiteboard

Students Lead Habitat Restoration at Russell Ranch

At Russell Ranch, just west of campus along Russell Boulevard, a transformation is underway. What was once grazed pasture and alfalfa field is becoming a thriving native habitat led by UC Davis students and funded by The Green Initiative Fund, or TGIF. 

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