Volunteer Opportunities

Be a youth mentor or adopt a flowerbed! Other positions open: Hummingbird Garden Coordinator, Apprentices for Entrance Garden, NW Bird Haven and Homestead Gardens.

Operations Coordinator

We are looking for a good-natured retired or semi-retired man or woman that is available Wednesday mornings from 9:00 to Noon (and other times as needed) averaging about six hours per week. This person will supervise our Wednesday adult volunteers that do basic garden maintenance.

Skills needed: minor equipment repair, some knowledge of irrigation systems; experienced at operating equipment such as tractor with bucket, lawnmower and chipper; electrical skills; basic gardening skills, ability to get along well with a wide variety of adults, good verbal communication skills, and good sense of humor. If you don’t have all of the above skills, that’s okay…apply anyway!

Garden Volunteer

Garden Maintenance: garden work parties are scheduled every Wednesday and Saturday mornings (except in very poor weather). Tasks include basic gardening chores such as: weeding, raking, pruning, planting, shoveling, etc., as you desire and your physical abilities allow. Volunteer weekly, bi-weekly, or occasionally as your schedule allows. HAVE FUN! No previous experience required, training provided.

Supervisor: On-Site Garden Coordinator
Qualifications: Love of gardening and wildlife.

Garden Coordinator

Position Responsibilities:

Oversee & maintain one of the individual theme Gardens.
Follow NatureScaping Mission and Goals for your Garden.
Manage your Garden according to naturescaping sustainability principles.
Attend to your Garden on a weekly basis.

Garden Coordinator Tasks/Duties:

Supervise, teach and encourage volunteers that work in your Garden
Select any replacement plants as needed and supervise planting
Work as part of the coordinator team
When possible, attend the monthly board meetings
Help the team with our annual bare root fundraiser sale and other events that benefit NatureScaping
HAVE FUN!

Qualifications:

Love for Gardening and wildlife.
Be self directed AND able to work as part of a team.
Good knowledge of plants and their needs.
Willingness to follow landscape guidelines for your theme Garden.
Schedule that permits regular upkeep of your Garden.
Ability to work alongside Garden Volunteers, teaching and encouraging them.
At least six months steady work as a Garden Volunteer, OR three months (weekly) experience as an Apprentice. (Contingent on previous experience/training).
Long term commitment.

Apprentice Garden Coordinator

Position Responsibilities:

Fill in for your Garden Coordinator when he/she is not available
Work together with your Garden Coordinator to meet the Mission and Goals of NatureScaping for your Garden and the Gardens as a whole
Regular attendance to your garden (weekly, bi-monthly).

Apprentice Tasks/Responsibilities:

Work together with your Garden Coordinator to supervise, teach and encourage Garden Volunteers that work in your Garden
Assist in plantings in your Garden
Assist in the selection of any replacement plants as needed and supervise planting
Work as part of a team
HAVE FUN!

Qualifications:

Love for Gardening and wildlife.
Willingness to work as part of a team.
Desire to learn more about plants and their needs.
Willingness to follow landscape guidelines for your theme Garden.
Schedule that permits regular upkeep of your Garden.
Ability to work alongside Gardenl Volunteers, teaching and encouraging them.
At least three months of weekly experience as a Garden Volunteer. (Contingent on previous experience/training).
Long term commitment.

Other Volunteer Opportunities

We sometimes have special volunteer positions available. Please contact us at 360-737-1160 or e-mail Info@naturescaping.org regarding availability or for a list of current service projects:

Service Projects:

We have service projects for individuals and groups to maintain and improve the gardens.

Donation of Skills or Equipment:

To maintain the Gardens and accomplish special projects we are often in need of individuals that have special skills or equipment.

For more information about volunteering, contact us at
360-737-1160 or e-mail Info@naturescaping.org