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4 people are interested
Crosby Arboretum Volunteer
ORGANIZATION: Mississippi State University- Crosby Arboretum
Please visit the new page to apply.
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4 people are interested
Outdoor: Walking the trails to clean sign posts; sweeping decks; power washing gates, decks, bridges & Pavilion; Using leaf blower to clean trails of leaves & pine needle debris; Weeding pollinator garden; cleaning the greenhouse; assisting with plant sales; assisting with larger events; painting gates & visitors center walls; Ticket Booth: greeting guests, handing out maps.
Indoor: Scrapbooking the Arboretum's newspaper clippings, magazine articles, etc; Filling fish food bags; Making copies of handouts; answering phones on event days; manning the membership table on event days; Folding mail outs.
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About Mississippi State University- Crosby Arboretum
Location:
370 Ridge Road, Picayune, MS 39466, US
Mission Statement
The Crosby Arboretum is the premier native plant conservatory in the southeast. A variety of plant communities are featured at the Arboretum that represent the native flora of the Pearl River drainage basin in Mississippi & Louisiana which include aquatic, savanna, and woodland exhibits. These habitats provide many opportunities for all ages to learn about nature through educational programs, tours, & events.
Description
We have 3-4 plant sales a year; 4 or more major events a year bugfest (Oct), Strawberries & Cream, PineyWoods, Forge Day for example; we offer loft of different programs through out the year. We have 64 acres of walking trails that need to be kept up and cleaned.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
370 Ridge RoadPicayune, MS 39466
DATE POSTED
February 6, 2020
SKILLS
- Administrative Support
- Gardening
- Food Delivery / Distribution
- Storytelling
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18