Volunteering
What to Expect as a Volunteer
What to Bring:
- Close-toed shoes (required)
- Gardening gloves (recommended, though we have some that may contain Latex available for use)
- Favorite hand tools (optional)
- If you have a volunteer shirt or personal Yew Dell badge, please wear at least one of these.
- Water bottle (strongly recommended) The horticulture center sink and water bottle refill station near the restrooms are available for refilling bottles.
- Misc: Snack, sunscreen, hat, bug spray, etc.
Arriving:
- Please park in the front lot and enter through the Visitor Center (red barn).
- If the Visitor Center is not open, please enter through the black gates to the left of the barn.
- (NOTE: this is the only time to use this entrance; if the gate is locked, wait for staff to unlock it)
- From there, head to the Preston T. Ormsby Horticulture Center (map and video below)
Group Volunteers
- Staff will meet you in at the Visitor Center (red barn).
- Please be sure you’ve communicated with your group leader and have completed any required forms in advance to expedite the sign in process.
- Please plan to arrive a few minutes early so your group may start its volunteer project in a timely manner.
- A group photo will be taken upon your arrival and shared afterwards with your group leader.
Map
The Horticulture Center is just to the right of building #14 (Glass House) on the map.
Videos
Getting to the Horticulture Center
Event Volunteers:
Tool Training:
