Gardens:
Garden Clean-up: Wednesdays from 12pm-2pm - Weeding, pruning, dead-heading, and invasive plant removal, general garden clean up of gardens. This opportunity is usually in full sun, so sun protection is encouraged.
Horticulture:
Plant Sales: July 16th and September 11th
- Set up/clean up, assist with customers purchasing plants, assist with transport of plants to visitors vehicles,
greeting visitors
Visitor center / gift shop:
Opening the Visitor Center: Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from 8:15am - 10:45am
- Prep Visitor Center for the day: make coffee, count/prepare cash drawer, pull up frequently used websites, place the admission sign
outside, set up glass flower display, unlock the doors at 9am, take admission, answer phone calls and visitor questions, ring up gift shop sales, straighten displays, general organization and cleaning
Weekend Greeter: Saturdays and Sundays
from 10:30am - 1:30pm
- Become familiar with consignment pieces and frequently asked visitor questions, provide directions to visitors, greet
visitors as they arrive, straighten displays, restock cafe items. For this opportunity,
it is recommended that the volunteer knows a lot about native plants
in order to answer visitor questions.
Events:
Summer Concerts: July
9th, August 6th, September 3rd, 4:00pm - 8:30pm
- Help with ticket taking and welcoming guests, help with band set up/clean up, help get all guests gone at the end of the night in a friendly way, help out with concessions/gift
shop during intermission and before concert starts
Summer photographers:
- Taking pictures of people enjoying events, and/or taking photos of things around the grounds (great views, beautiful blooms, etc).
Wild Weekend Lectures: Second Saturdays of the month, 12:00pm - 2:00pm
- Volunteers would be hosts for each lecture. Set up, clean up, interact with guests, and assist the speakers.
Education:
Summer camp assistants
- When summer camp starts there will be more opportunities. More details to come!
For volunteering info:
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