Garden Essential Maintenance (GEM)
ORGANIZATION: ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN Gainesville
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As a Garden Essential Maintenance volunteer (GEM), you will assist our horticulture team with various tasks throughout the garden. Working in a team environment, you will assist in weeding, watering, pruning, mulching, and other garden care tasks. Volunteers will help with the upkeep of the Garden. This is a year-round volunteer position, so commitment and dedication to this position is required. In Garden Maintenance you will learn various procedures and techniques from our horticulture staff. Volunteers will find this an incredibly rewarding experience that will leave guests amazed at their accomplishments.
1 Shift
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morning /
09:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Tuesday and/or Thursdays; some Fridays
- NONE OF THESE TIMES WORK FOR ME, BUT I CAN STILL HELP
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About ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN Gainesville
Location:
1911 Sweetbay Drive, Gainesville, GA 30501, US
Mission Statement
The mission of the Atlanta Botanical Garden Gainesville is to develop and maintain plant collections for display, education, research, conservation and enjoyment.
Description
The Atlanta Botanical Garden is a private, non-profit organization governed by a board of trustees. Mary Pat Matheson is the Garden’s President/CEO. ABG is located on 30 acres of land, leased from the City of Atlanta, adjacent to Piedmont Park. The Garden’s Mission is to develop and maintain plant collections for display, education, research, conservation and enjoyment. The Gainesville location, opened in 2015, celebrates years of planning and development of one of North Georgia’s most beautiful landscapes aimed at connecting visitors with both the natural world and cultural amenities. It is home to the largest conservation nursery in the Southeast
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1911 Sweetbay DriveGainesville, GA 30501
DATE POSTED
May 31, 2023
SKILLS
- Botany
- Gardening
- Horticulture
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- requested commitment of one shift per week for this role
- Atlanta Botanical Garden does require all volunteers to be vaccinated for Covid 19