Learn how to lead guided tours through the beautiful conservatory at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. As a garden guide, you’ll receive all the necessary training to share the history and indoor collections with visitors. The classes will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesdays starting June 3. Volunteers are expected to attend all four training sessions and commit to leading at least three tours a year. Full attendance at training is required to ensure you’re fully prepared…....
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Be a garden guide at Botanical Gardens
Learn how to lead guided tours through the beautiful conservatory at the Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens. As a garden guide, you’ll receive all the necessary training to share the history and indoor collections with visitors. The classes will be held from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesdays starting June 3. Volunteers are expected to attend all four training sessions and commit to leading at least three tours a year. Full attendance at training is required to ensure you’re fully prepared…....
Volunteer events in Buffalo
Join The Tool Library and its community partners for service events taking place across Buffalo this spring. From stewarding trees and improving parks to fighting blight and growing gardens, there are lots of ways to make a positive impact in your community. Most events last no longer than three hours. All necessary tools, training, and equipment will be provided by The Tool Library. Visit the website for all the details and to RSVP….
Volunteer events in Buffalo
Join The Tool Library and its community partners for service events taking place across Buffalo this spring. From stewarding trees and improving parks to fighting blight and growing gardens, there are lots of ways to make a positive impact in your community. Most events last no longer than three hours. All necessary tools, training, and equipment will be provided by The Tool Library. Visit the website for all the details and to RSVP….
Volunteer events in Buffalo
Join The Tool Library and its community partners for service events taking place across Buffalo this spring. From stewarding trees and improving parks to fighting blight and growing gardens, there are lots of ways to make a positive impact in your community. Most events last no longer than three hours. All necessary tools, training, and equipment will be provided by The Tool Library. Visit the website for all the details and to RSVP….
Volunteer events in Buffalo
Join The Tool Library and its community partners for service events taking place across Buffalo this spring. From stewarding trees and improving parks to fighting blight and growing gardens, there are lots of ways to make a positive impact in your community. Most events last no longer than three hours. All necessary tools, training, and equipment will be provided by The Tool Library. Visit the website for all the details and to RSVP….
Volunteers sought to contain invasive species in Buffalo Olmsted parks
The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy has created a new Invasive Species Eradication Taskforce. The taskforce aims to make people aware of invasive plant and insect species. The group is looking for volunteers to help the conservancy contain invasive species, and, when possible, eradicate them. Some of the invasive species the taskforce is looking at are phragmites, bittersweet (Celastrus orbiculatus, also called round leaf, Asian or Oriental bittersweet), buckthorn and spotted lanternfly. “It’s imperative that we make a concentrated effort to manage…...
Graycliff: Garden Education Series, volunteer opportunities
Graycliff, an architectural gem with historic gardens, will hold a series of gardening classes starting Saturday, March 25, at the Graycliff Estate, 6472 Old Lakeshore Rd., Derby. Graycliff is also recruiting volunteers to help in the gardens. An information session and tour will be held Wednesday, March 29 at the Graycliff Estate. The gardens at Graycliff were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright with contributions from Ellen Biddle Shipman, pioneering landscape architect. Garden Education Series Led by Graycliff Head Gardener Emma…...
Help remove invasive grass in West Seneca
Volunteers are needed to help WNY PRISM remove Japanese stiltgrass, a high priority, early detection invasive species, from areas in West Seneca. Japanese stiltgrass (Microstegium vimineum) was recently found in parts of Western New York. It is an annual, short grass that quickly spreads to form extensive mats that harm native plants and plant communities. It can also alter soil nutrient cycling processes, facilitate erosion, inhibit tree survival and growth, and reduce habitat and forage for wildlife. The plant is simple to…...
Volunteers sought to work in historic gardens at Graycliff
Graycliff is recruiting volunteers for its Green Team to help maintain the historic gardens and grounds. No experience is necessary. Graycliff will provide you with the tools and training to feel comfortable in the gardens. You will work with the English Gardener and Graycliff staff. You’ll learn about the historic landscape, designed by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright and landscape architect Ellen Biddle Shipman, while having fun and helping the nonprofit further its mission. The Green Team will work on Wednesday mornings…....