Volunteer Opportunity Details:

The New York Botanical Garden is currently recruiting Garden Guides!

Are you passionate about plants, gardening, landscape design, or museum education? If so, The New York Botanical Garden will train you to lead tours of our 250-acre oasis in the Bronx, through 15 curated gardens and our 50-acre native forest. Docent training sessions will cover basic botany, horticulture, landscape design, the history of NYBG, as well as communication and basic docent practices.

Trainees must complete ten required courses which formulate the basic components to most tours of the Garden. During this time, we recommend and suggest docent trainees participate in other NYBG volunteer events. Trainees will also receive volunteer benefits, which include: free admission to Garden Grounds, Conservatory, Specialty Gardens, and all tours for the volunteer and two guests, free on-site parking, and free enrollment in pre-selected NYBG Continuing Education classes upon fulfillment of required volunteer hours.

Our Fall training sessions will be held on September 26th and October 3rd, from 10am – 4pm. If interested in joining our prestigious Docent/Garden Guide program, please contact the Volunteer Office at The New York Botanical Garden.

For more information, please contact:
Megan Innes
Volunteer Services Coordinator
The New York Botanical Garden
Tel: 718-817-8765
volunteer@nybg.org

http://www.nybg.org/support_the_garden/docent.php

This opportunity is sponsored by: The New York Botanical Garden

This volunteer opportunity is available to the following types of volunteers Senior Citizens Welcome We need volunteers who are free at these times Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa Su Morning X X X X X X Afternoon X X X X X X Evening Monthly

Contact Person: Megan Innes, Volunteer Services Coordinator, (718) 817-8564, (email) View all organization contacts

Address:

200th Street & Kazimiroff Blvd. Bronx, NY 10458 (See a map)

Directions:

The Garden is located 15 minutes from the D and 4 trains at the Bedford Park Blvd. stop.   Nearest Metro/Subway Stop: D train,   Walk distance (in minutes): 15   Nearest Bus Stop: BX 26, 5 minute walk

Miscellaneous Information

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Volunteer Shifts
	Training sessions will be held during nights and weekends mostly, some daytime trainings available. Tours will be needed Tuesday - Sunday at various times.