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4 people are interested
Garden Ambassador
ORGANIZATION: UCSC Arboretum
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4 people are interested
The UC Santa Cruz Arboretum is recruiting Meet & Greet Garden Ambassadors. Garden Ambassadors add a personal touch at the front gate, provide a garden map and info of upcoming Arboretum events, share what's blooming in the gardens, and encourage people to become members. Admissions revenue helps support the Arboretum's mission of education and research and keeps the gardens growing. According to Lea Sandman, one of our newer Meet & Greet volunteers; 'As a gardener, I came to the Arboretum thinking I would work directly with the plants in the gardens and instead, ended up joining the Meet & Greet group, only to find that I get to meet the most interesting people while spending time in this beautiful setting! I really enjoy hearing visitor's reactions to the gardens, whether they are just beginning to learn about plants or they are well versed in plant knowledge'. Meet & Greet shifts are generally 4 hours long (morning or afternoon) daily, but we are open to reduced hours if your schedule is limited.
More opportunities with UCSC Arboretum
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About UCSC Arboretum
Location:
120 Arboretum Road, 1156 High St., Santa Cruz, CA 95064, US
Mission Statement
Connecting People with Plants.
Description
The Arboretum at UCSC is a research and teaching facility committed to plant conservation and serves both the campus and the public. Its rich and diverse collection, containing representatives of more than 300 plant families, provides beginning students with a broad survey of the plant kingdom. Facilities for growing plants offer students and research faculty opportunities to experiment with living plants. The Arboretum maintains collections of rare and threatened plants of unusual scientific interest. Particular specialties are world conifers, primitive angiosperms, and bulb-forming plant families. Large assemblages of plants from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and California natives are displayed on the grounds. Many of the species in these collections are not otherwise available for study in American botanical gardens and arboreta.
Arboretum events educate and engage the public about plant diversity and conservation. Of service to the public and the nursery industry are the Arboretum's activities in importing, selecting, and breeding choice ornamental plants, especially those that are drought tolerant and pest resistant. To date, the Arboretum is the original importer of more than 1,500 different selections of choice ornamentals. Many of these have been and will continue to be the plants of future California gardens.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1156 High St.Santa Cruz, CA 95064
DATE POSTED
February 8, 2016
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Community Outreach
- Gardening
- Relationship Building
- Horticulture
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 4 hour shifts (morning and afternoon) generally