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Group Volunteering at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
ORGANIZATION: Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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130 people are interested
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is now formally accepting volunteers to work in groups and assist in the maintenance and beautification of our Garden with a variety of projects including raking, weeding, and pruning. Learn about this magical place which is home to some of the most beautiful plants on Earth!
General Information:
Volunteers will be required to perform physical labor in an outdoor setting, be willing to get dirty, and able to work in all types of weather.
Available Dates:
Saturday, January 4 th
Sunday, January 12 th
Sunday, February 8th th
Sunday, February 23 rd
Sunday, March 8 th
Sunday, March 29 th
Sunday, April 12 th
Sunday, April 26 th
Sunday, May 3 rd
Saturday, May 23 rd
The shift is from 9:00am-12:00pm. Please plan to arrive 15 minutes prior to complete registration.It is highly recommended that you wear closed-toe shoes, long-sleeve shirts, long pants, and hat/cap.
Volunteers under the age of 18 must bring a signed parental consent form provided once registered.
Volunteers under the age of 14 require a signed parental consent form and must be accompanied by a parent or adult chaperone.
What to bring:
Refillable water bottle
Snacks
Mosquito repellant
Sunscreen
Gardening gloves
* Space is limited, so please e-mail jpeterson@fairchildgarden.org to register.
Please include a contact person, the date desired, and the amount of people that would like to volunteer.
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About Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Location:
10901 Old Cutler Road, Miami, FL 33156, US
Mission Statement
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden's mission is to save tropical plant diversity by exploring, explaining and conserving the world of tropical plants; fundamental to this task is inspiring a greater knowledge and love for plants and gardening so that all can enjoy the beauty and bounty of the tropical world.
Description
Founded in 1938 on an 83 acre site south of Miami, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden gets it name from one of the most famous plant explorers in history, David Fairchild (1869-1954). Fairchild was known for traveling the world in search of useful plants, but he was also an educator and a renowned scientist. At the age of 22, he created the Section of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction of the United States Department of Agriculture, and for the next 37 years he traveled the world in search of plants of potential use to the American people. Fairchild visited every continent in the world (except Antarctica) and brought back hundreds of important plants, including mangos, alfalfa, nectarines, dates, cotton, bamboos, and the flowering cherry trees that grace Washington D.C.
Dr. Fairchild retired to Miami in 1935 and joined a group of passionate plant collectors and horticulturists, including retired accountant Col. Robert H. Montgomery, environmentalist Marjory Stoneman Douglas, County Commisioner Charles Crandon, and landscape architect William Lyman Phillips who were all interested in bringing a one of a kind botanic garden to South Florida. In 1938, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden opened its 83 acres to the public for the first time.
Today, Fairchild is one of the premier conservation and education-based gardens in the world and recognized leader in both Florida and international conservation. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden emphasizes the expansion of plant knowledge through publications, education programs, and research in taxonomy, floristics, conservation biology and ethno-botany. Fairchild plays many roles, including museum, laboratory, learning center and conservation research facility, but it's greatest role is protecting biodiversity, which the garden's scientists, staff, and volunteers all contribute to on a daily basis. In 2012, Fairchild became the home of the American Orchid Society, and opened the state-of-the-art DiMare Science Village, covering more than 25,000 square feet and featuring five buildings including The Clinton Family Conservatory's Wings of the Tropics Exhibit, Glass House Cafe, Windows to the Tropics Conservatory, The Whitman Tropical Fruit Pavilion and the Kushlan Tropical Plant Science Institute.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
10901 Old Cutler RoadMiami, FL 33156
DATE POSTED
April 16, 2020
SKILLS
- Habitat Restoration
- Botany
- Gardening
- Horticulture
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 14
- 3 hours
- Fill out registration form and sign hold harmless and consent forms