Opportunities From: University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

Volunteer: Youth Tour Guide

Provide a fun and meaningful education experience for children (schools, scouts, daycares, preschools, etc.) in the Garden!

Tours take place throughout the developed areas of the Garden as well as our natural areas. Tours are typically 1.5 hours in length and can cover between ¾ mile to 1 ½ miles. Each guide will lead 15 to 20 students along with several adult chaperones.

Responsibilities: 

Participate in docent training and update meetings prior to each season.

Observe multiple tours with multiple guides before leading your own group.

Facilitate guided tours of Green Bay Botanical Garden to youth.

Have sufficient knowledge of tour content to engage students in meaningful and appropriate ways

Organization: Green Bay Botanical Garden

Provide a fun and meaningful education experience for children (schools, scouts, daycares, preschools, etc.) in the Garden!

Tours take place throughout the developed areas of the Garden as well as our natural areas. Tours are typically 1.5 hours in length and can cover between ¾ mile to 1 ½ miles. Each guide will lead 15 to 20 students along with several adult chaperones.

Responsibilities: 

Participate in docent training and update meetings prior to each season.

Observe multiple tours with multiple guides before leading your own group.

Facilitate guided tours of Green Bay Botanical Garden to youth.

Have sufficient knowledge of tour content to engage students in meaningful and appropriate ways

Organization: Green Bay Botanical Garden

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Organization Requirement: >21 years old

Zip Code: 54303

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Adult Garden Tour Guide

Provide a fun and educational experience for adults (tour groups, senior clubs, garden clubs, etc.) during their visit to Green Bay Botanical Garden.

Responsibilities:

Participate in docent training and update meetings prior to each season

Observe multiple tours with multiple guides before leading your own group

Facilitate guided tours of GBBG to adult groups

Have sufficient knowledge of tour content to engage adults in meaningful and appropriate ways based on the interest and knowledge of the group

Organization: Green Bay Botanical Garden

Provide a fun and educational experience for adults (tour groups, senior clubs, garden clubs, etc.) during their visit to Green Bay Botanical Garden.

Responsibilities:

Participate in docent training and update meetings prior to each season

Observe multiple tours with multiple guides before leading your own group

Facilitate guided tours of GBBG to adult groups

Have sufficient knowledge of tour content to engage adults in meaningful and appropriate ways based on the interest and knowledge of the group

Organization: Green Bay Botanical Garden

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Organization Requirement: >21 years old

Zip Code: 54303

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Outdoor Gardener

Provide beautiful, inspiring, well-maintained public gardens. Gardening Outdoors begins in April and concludes in mid-November, dependent on the weather. 

April-May ~ take part in Green House transplanting and dividing plants, adding compost and mulch to the flowerbeds, cutting back plants, and removing mulch from roses and planting roses. Spring cleaning in the gardens consists of sweeping, picking up twigs and leaves and other debris.

May-June ~ beautiful summer landscapes require planting annual and perennials flowerbeds, watering plants and fertilizing roses, and of course, mulching, weeding, dead-heading, and digging spent spring-flowering bulbs.

June-Sept ~ maintain the gardens by weeding, mulching, pruning, dead-heading, and staking plants, as well as sweeping, and raking leaves.

Sept-Nov ~help prepare for winter and next spring by planting bulbs and perennials, cleaning up beds, mulching, and putting roses to bed.

Organization: Green Bay Botanical Garden

Provide beautiful, inspiring, well-maintained public gardens. Gardening Outdoors begins in April and concludes in mid-November, dependent on the weather. 

April-May ~ take part in Green House transplanting and dividing plants, adding compost and mulch to the flowerbeds, cutting back plants, and removing mulch from roses and planting roses. Spring cleaning in the gardens consists of sweeping, picking up twigs and leaves and other debris.

May-June ~ beautiful summer landscapes require planting annual and perennials flowerbeds, watering plants and fertilizing roses, and of course, mulching, weeding, dead-heading, and digging spent spring-flowering bulbs.

June-Sept ~ maintain the gardens by weeding, mulching, pruning, dead-heading, and staking plants, as well as sweeping, and raking leaves.

Sept-Nov ~help prepare for winter and next spring by planting bulbs and perennials, cleaning up beds, mulching, and putting roses to bed.

Organization: Green Bay Botanical Garden

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Organization Requirement: >18 years old

Zip Code: 54303

Allow Groups: No