Volunteer

The time and skills volunteers provide are critical to our work as a conservation garden. In exchange, we offer fun and rewarding volunteer opportunities in conservation, education, garden maintenance, visitor services, and more. Volunteers receive a discounted Garden membership. We are currently accepting volunteers in a few key areas:

Garden Guides: Youth Programs

Do you have an enthusiasm for the natural world that you’d like to share with others? Are you looking for a fun and exciting learning opportunity?  Garden Guides are specially-trained adult volunteers who help us educate thousands of people each year through school field trips, discovery stations, and family special events. You don’t need to be an expert or have a background in science or teaching! Successful volunteers are willing to learn, open-minded, friendly, and flexible. In-depth training covers the Garden’s history and mission, southeastern native plants and habitats, plant-animal interactions, teaching techniques, and field trip program curricula.

Our next Garden Guide Training is a six-session course starting February 13, 2023. Learn more and register >

Edible Campus UNC

This program on the UNC campus hosts beds of edible plants, herbs, and flowers. At volunteer workdays on Monday and Thursday afternoons, you’ll help with a variety of garden maintenance tasks. Learn more and sign up for a workday >

Camp Flytrap: Teen Counselor-in-Training (CIT) Program

The Counselor-in-Training (CIT) volunteer program is open to all students in rising grades 9-12 who have an interest in and enthusiasm for working with children in an outdoor setting and gaining experience in environmental education. CITs volunteer under the supervision of camp staff to assist with week-long nature camps for children ages 4-10. Responsibilities include engaging and overseeing children during camp activities, e.g. outdoor explorations, games, crafts, puppets shows; set-up and cleanup, snack and lunch; and after care. Service-learning hours granted. Learn more by scrolling to the bottom of the Camp Flytrap page >

⦁ Discounted Garden membership

⦁ Learn about plants and our relationship with nature

⦁ Contribute to our conservation mission

⦁ Work with and meet people with similar interests

⦁ Volunteer appreciation events