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ORGANIZATION: Denver Botanic Gardens & Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms
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Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms is a working farm located along the banks of Deer Creek in southern Jefferson County. Volunteers provide vital support to our visitor services, horticulture, and children’s education programs and special events. Training is provided for all tasks.
To participate in these opportunities, you will need to fill out a Chatfield Farms Volunteer application form (see link below) and go through our orientation process. As part of this process, after orientation you must complete a background check and placement discussion interview.
Listed below are the opportunities that we will have at the farm this season.
Ambassador
Volunteers support staff from a variety of locations throughout the farm by welcoming visitors, and answering questions about events, programs and facility’s.
Butterfly House Assistants
Volunteers work with staff to greet visitors and provide basic interpretation of plants and butterflies, and assist in basic care of plants in and around the butterfly house. Butterflies at Chatfield is presented in partnership with the Butterfly Pavilion.
Community Supporting Agriculture (CSA) Volunteers
Volunteers help staff plant, weed, harvest, and distribute fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers grown at the farm to CSA shareholders and help sell fresh produce from the farm at farm stands in Metro Denver.
Horticulture and Greenhouse Volunteers
Volunteers work alongside staff to help with planting, weeding and maintenance in the regional, heirloom, and ornamental gardens throughout the farm and assist with propagation, production and data collection in the greenhouse and trial garden.
Children’s Education Volunteers
Volunteers assist staff with a variety of hands-on educational programming relating to plants, ecosystems and life on the farm for Pre-K through 12 th grade students.
If you are interested in volunteering with Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, please fill out the Chatfield Farms volunteer application at:
tinyurl.com/DBGChatfieldFarmsApp
If you have questions please contact chatfieldvol@botanicgardens.org or call 720-865-4348.
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About Denver Botanic Gardens & Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms
Location:
1007 York St, Denver, CO 80206, 8500 W Deer Creek Canyon Rd, Littleton, CO 80218, US
Mission Statement
The mission of Denver Botanic Gardens is to connect people with plants, especially plants from the Rocky Mountain region and similar regions around the world, providing delight and enlightenment to everyone.
Description
York Street:
Denver Botanic Gardens is an incredibly diverse public garden in the heart of Denver where horticulture design has been an art form since 1951. With more than 15,000 plant species from around the world, the Gardens is recognized as one of the top urban gardens in the United States.
Chatfield Farms:
Facilities include the Earl J. Sinnamon Visitor Center, the historical Hildebrand Ranch, a restored 1918 dairy barn and silo, the 1874 Deer Creek Schoolhouse, 2.5 miles of nature trails, the Deer Creek Discovery children’s play area and numerous wildflower gardens. Bring your binoculars and wander the many trails. The area is known for exceptional bird watching.
A small name change to Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms (formerly Denver Botanic Gardens at Chatfield) reflects the very big role of the "farm" in everything that happens at our Chatfield location: from events like harvest-themed Pumpkin Festival and Corn Maze and the distinctly rural Santa's Workshop at Chatfield Farms to a growing commitment to food access through the Gardens’ Urban Food Initiatives.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Rd.Littleton, CO 80128
DATE POSTED
August 30, 2019
SKILLS
- People Skills
- Habitat Restoration
- Gardening
- Horticulture
- Farming
- Environmental Education
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- 16 hrs a year
- -Be 18 years of age or older -Attend volunteer orientation -Complete a background check