Volunteering

STEP 1: Create a VolunteerHub account HERE. You will use VolunteerHub to sign up for volunteer training, volunteer shifts and special events. Using your VolunteerHub account, you will find all of our current opportunities listed in one place, you will be able to sign up for and cancel your own shifts, and you will be able to keep track of your volunteer hours. Please click HERE if you would like to watch a video tutorial on how to create your own VolunteerHub account.

STEP 2: Complete Basic Training:

1. Basic Training is required of all new volunteers to get acquainted with the history of the Garden, our policies, volunteer program and our informal education techniques. You can use your VolunteerHub account to sign up for upcoming Basic Training sessions.
2. Click HERE to find available training sessions.

STEP 3: Take more training and/or sign up for volunteer shifts!

1. Once you complete Basic Training, you are eligible to sign up for volunteer opportunities such as our Hort Support, Green Team, Discovery Station or Dog Walking Hours. Other volunteer opportunities, such as SOAR Guide in our butterfly pavilion, require additional training that you can sign up for through VolunteerHub HERE.

SOAR Guide: Provide visitors with an enthusiastic, interactive learning experience and help with the core operational activities of our butterfly pavilion, SOAR. 

1. 1. Requirements: Must be 15+ years old, have an active VolunteerHub account, and complete Basic Training and SOAR Guide training
   2. Dates: Weekday shifts from 10:45 a.m. – 1 p.m., 12:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m., and 2:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Weekend shifts from 9:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m., 12 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., and 2:15 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. 
   3. Sign up for shifts HERE using your VolunteerHub account 

Hort Support: Looking for some hands-on gardening experience? Volunteer for our Hort Support team and assist the Garden’s Horticulture Specialists with planting and maintaining special sections of the Garden curated especially for exhibits and programming.

1. 1. Requirements: Must be 15+ years old, have an active VolunteerHub account and has completed Basic Training
   2. Dates: Monday, Friday and Sunday from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m.
   3. Sign up for shifts HERE using your VolunteerHub account

Green Team: Want to roll up your sleeves and get your hands dirty? Volunteer with the Green Team and assist our gardening staff with watering, weeding, pruning and planting in various locations throughout the Garden. Great for new and experienced gardeners alike!

1. Requirements: Must be 15+ years old, have an active VolunteerHub account and have completed Basic Training
2. Dates: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday from 8:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m., and Wednesday’s from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
3. Sign up for shifts HERE using your VolunteerHub account

Discovery Station Volunteer: Our Discovery Stations are volunteer-run mobile carts used to help engage Garden guests and provide meaningful information about the Garden and various educational topics. Volunteers will greet incoming guests, provide information on must-see plants that are currently in bloom, assist with wayfinding and answer general guest questions.

1. 1. Requirements: Must be 15+ years old, have an active VolunteerHub account and have completed Basic Training
   2. Dates: Weekends and Holidays from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m.
   3. Sign up for shifts HERE using your VolunteerHub account

Dog Walking Hours Volunteer: Join our Pup Patrol on the last Sunday of each month and assist the Garden in running our monthly dog walking hours. Help guests through wayfinding, answering questions and making sure dogs stay out of our “Dog-Free Zones.”

1. Requirements: Must be 15+ years old, have an active VolunteerHub account and have completed Basic Training
2. Dates: The last Sunday of each month. Time slots from 9:00 a.m. – Noon, 11:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
3. Sign up for shifts HERE using your VolunteerHub account

Special Event Volunteer Opportunities 

1. The Garden occasionally hosts special events where event volunteers are needed to help with guest relations and event operations. We do not require volunteers to have completed Basic Training before signing up for special event volunteer shifts.
2. You can click HERE to see if there are currently any special event volunteer opportunities available.