Volunteer Opportunity Details:

The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is looking for "Garden Growers" to help in our nursery - learn to grow plants from cuttings and seeds, groom them for sale in the retail nursery and care for the plants as they wait to be picked for someone's home garden. This is a great way to learn about California native plants and how to care for them in your own garden! Join a team for one day a week, a 3-5 hour shift and get on the job training. Mondays and Tuesday especially need coverage right now.

On the job training is provided always, but there is a formal training series starting February 17, 2010 through April 7th, Wednesdays from 2:30 - 5:00pm. Volunteers must be 18 or older.

This opportunity is sponsored by: Santa Barbara Botanic Garden

We need volunteers who are free at these times Weekly

Contact Person: Cherie Welsh, Volunteer Manager, (phone), (email) View all agency contacts

Address:

1212 Mission Canyon Road Santa Barbara, CA 93105 (See a map)

Directions:

Directions From the South: Take U.S. Hwy 101 north to the Mission Street exit. Turn right (toward the hills) at the off-ramp stop light. From the North: Take U.S. Hwy 101 south to the Mission Street exit. Turn left (toward the hills) at the off-ramp stop light. Proceed on Mission Street to Santa Barbara Street. - Look for the brown and white "Botanic Garden" signs. - Turn left onto Santa Barbara Street, proceed two blocks to the first stop sign at Los Olivos Street. - Turn right onto Los Olivos Street and drive past Mission Santa Barbara. - Continue north toward the mountains to the stop sign at Foothill Road (Highway 192). - Turn right onto Foothill Road; proceed to the stop sign at Mission Canyon Road. - Turn left onto Mission Canyon Road. - Bear right at the fork of Mission Canyon Road and Tunnel Road. - Proceed about 1/2 mile; the Garden is on the left at 1212 Mission Canyon Road (look for a large sign at the entry to the parking lot.) - If you have any difficulty finding us, please call (805) 682-4726, ext. 101 for assistance.   Nearest Bus Stop: 22/weekends only