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Guerrilla Gardening Escapades
 

IF YOU DON'T LIKE READING, BUT WOULD LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN GUERRILLA GARDENING WITH US, YOU CAN SKIP READING THIS PAGE AND SIMPLY COME TO OUR COMMUNITY NURSERY WHERE ONE OF OUR WORKERS WILL EXPLAIN EVERYTHING TO YOU. 

 

OUR COMMUNITY NURSERY IS AT 1801 JOLIET PLACE OXNARD CA 93030

WE ARE OPEN SATURDAYS 10AM-2PM

 

You may have seen empty medians and parkways around town and have thought to yourself "I could just plant something there" or "what if I sprinkled poppy seeds there?" 

 

Through our Guerrilla Garden Escapades program, we give individuals native plants, seeds, resources, and a MiniNature Reserve branded sign. We also lend personal protection equipment, landscaping equipment, and other materials that are necessary for guerrilla gardening. These gardens you create will be adopted into our wider network of MiniNature Reserves. 

 

Guerrilla Gardening Escapades - this specific program you are participating in outlined by this document

 

Individual - a person or small group of people that is NOT associated with a specific entity, organization, school, club, etc.

 

Resources - information (e.g. a how-to booklet) or technology (e.g. Bloomerang, our volunteer management software that allows you to )

 

Guerrilla gardening - planting without permission from a governing body, landowner, or any other authority

 

MiniNature Reserve - a garden located in an urban area full of native plants that is grown, planted, maintained, and utilized by the community​​​​​

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READ THROUGH EVERYTHING BELOW BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR GUERRILLA GARDEN PROJECT IDEA!

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Eligibity 

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Projects MUST be: 

  1. Publicly accessible.

  2. NOT on your own private property.

  3. NOT on a property of a landowner you know or work with. 

  4. Located in Ventura County. (LA coming soon!)

  5. ​Between November and March (this is peak rainy season in Southern California)

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The following entities, spaces, and projects are NOT eligible for this opportunity: 

  1. Organizations

  2. Small businesses

  3. Landowners

  4. Land managers

  5. Headquarters or Office

  6. Homes and other places of residence

  7. Schools

  8. Libraries

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If you are any of the above, please fill out this form instead:

 

The following entities, spaces, and projects are ideal for this opportunity:

  1. Parkways (anywhere!)

  2. Medians

  3. Vacant lot (unless you own it or are working with the landowner)

  4. Areas that are low-income or devoid of green space. 

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If you don't know where you would like to go guerrilla garden, feel free to look at our Bloomline responses! (Make sure to mark it as completed if you choose that location)

 

Here is our volunteer resources shared folder. There are video manuals and how to guides on a lot of things. The ones most relevant to you are under the "guerrilla garden escapades" folder. 

 

After you submit the form, come to our Community Nursery to pick up your plants at 1801 Joliet Place Oxnard, CA 93030. You may also wish to come to the nursery before you fill out this form. We can help you choose the right plants, location, etc. 

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Before you leave the nursery, you MUST fill out a liability waiver. 

 

After you plant, please also remember to record your volunteer hours here under the guerrilla gardening escapades opportunity! This is our volunteer management software Bloomerang. You may need to create a profile. Here are some videos that can help you navigate the volunteer management software. You may also use Bloomerang to organize your own guerrilla gardening escapade session which other volunteers can sign up for. Email zacks@mininature.org if you would to have this ability. These videos can also help.

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You can also join our discord server and ask if anyone would be interested in joining you on your project under the "guerrilla-gardening-escapades" channel. For more info on how to use Discord, watch this video. 

 

Please email photos of the garden to info@mininature.org with subject "guerrilla gardening escapade"

 

Please include the location and your name in the email. 

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DISCLAIMER: We have the right to turn down a guerrilla gardening project for any reason. Especially if we believe it places you at high risk, or if we determine you to be ineligible. Filling out this form is not a guarantee of plants and materials. This does not stop you from completing the project on your own. Native Plants don't need permission! Not even from MiniNature Reserve.

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SUBMIT YOUR GUERRILLA GARDENING PROJECT HERE! ​

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