- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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10 people are interested
Seattle Urban Nature Guide
ORGANIZATION: Seattle Parks and Recreation
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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10 people are interested
Seattle Urban Nature Guides enhance, promote and foster appreciation of nature by connecting families and students with their Seattle parklands, and providing educational opportunities for all.
As a Seattle Urban Nature Guide, you will:
- Learn valuable job skills including communication, public speaking, teamwork, and teaching techniques.
- Receive training on Pacific Northwest flora and fauna, habitats and environmental education techniques for diverse audiences.
- Lead hands on learning experiences in a variety of settings from playgrounds to beaches.
Spring training is on Thursdays AND/OR Saturdays March 23 - April 15, 2017.
Fall training is on Thursdays AND/OR Saturdays August 17 - September 16.
Locations: Various places in Seattle, including Discovery Park and Camp Long
Service Days & Hours: Choose to volunteer Tuesday - Friday, and/or weekends. Programs and events are an average of 2 hours.
ContactPenny Rose
Seattle Urban Nature Guides
Phone: (206) 386-4250
Email: Penny.Rose@seattle.gov
For more information and to sign up, follow this link:
http://www.seattle.gov/parks/volunteer/environmental-education-volunteers
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About Seattle Parks and Recreation
Location:
Environmental Education and Outdoor Learning Unit, 3801 Discovery Park Boulevard, Seattle, WA 98199, US
Mission Statement
Seattle Parks and Recreation provides welcoming and safe opportunities to play, learn, contemplate and build community, and promotes responsible stewardship of the land. We promote healthy people, a healthy environment, and strong communities. Seattle Parks and Recreation manages a 6,200-acre park system of 400+ parks and extensive natural areas. Parks provides athletic fields, tennis courts, play areas, specialty gardens, and more than 25 miles of boulevards and more than 120 miles of trails. The system comprises about 11% of the City's land area. Parks also manages many facilities, including 26 community centers, ten swimming pools (two outdoor and eight indoor), four environmental learning centers, two small craft centers, four golf courses, an outdoor stadium, and much more.
Description
Seattle Parks and Recreation's Environmental Education and Outdoor Learning Unit provides outdoor recreation and education opportunities for all of Seattle's residents. We provide nature education to public and private school students, nature walks to the general public, and walks for our youngest environmental learners. We utilize city parks and our Environmental Learning Centers throughout the city,
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
3801 Discovery Park BoulevardSeattle, WA 98199
DATE POSTED
February 2, 2017
SKILLS
- Teaching / Instruction
- Habitat Restoration
- Botany
- Environmental Education
- General Education
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 16
- Orientation or Training