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Volunteer Program
Volunteer Orientation
What You Can Do
As a nonprofit organization, San Diego Botanic Garden depends upon volunteer support. Volunteers create and staff Garden projects, help with day-to-day garden administration, represent San Diego Botanic Garden in community and school outreach programs, and lead tours for school children and adults.
If you are interested in an exciting and rewarding place to contribute some time, please consider becoming a volunteer at San Diego Botanic Garden.
Volunteers are needed in the following areas:
- Receptionist/general office
- Special event staffing (concerts, fundraising events, etc.)
- Outreach programs, both community and classrooms
- Membership
- Garden grooming
- Staffing the Gift Shop
- Working with children and families in Seeds of Wonder Children’s Garden (pre-school aged)
and Hamilton Children’s Garden (school aged)
Interested volunteers can receive docent training in:
- Botany
- Propagation
- Public education
- Garden development
- Nursery management
- Collections/curatorial work
- Conservation
- California Native Plants
Volunteers who are between the ages of 14 and 18 may volunteer with a parent or guardian. San Diego Botanic Garden no longer accepts community service/court-ordered volunteers.
Interested volunteers will need to complete an background investigation form in person. There is a ten dollar fee for this service, payable to San Diego Botanic Garden.
Please read through the application, fill it out, and bring it to Michael Wolfington or Pat Hammer in the Administration Offices, Monday through Friday, between 9am and 5pm. We will need to make a copy of your current photo ID before you start, so please bring one with you.
Click Here for the volunteer application >> (PDF File)
Please visit the San Diego Botanic Garden website for docents and volunteers >>
Docent Meetings — Everyone Welcome
The docent/volunteer meeting starts at 9:30 a.m. on the first Wednesday of every month, except June and December when it starts at
10:00 a.m. and is a potluck. There is NO meeting in July. Normally there is a special presentation which begins at 11:00 a.m., after the general business and announcements have concluded.
January: Jason Kubrock of the MiraCosta College Horticulture Department will teach you how to prune your plants.
February: Anne Spindel will tell us about her trip to Israel and the Jerusalem Botanic Garden.
March: Chris Garcia, gardener at SDBG, will be discussing healing gardens.
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