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Volunteer News
Help School Children Experience Nature
Here's your opportunity to help schoolchildren learn about nature through hands-on stations and experiential learning at Cox Arboretum MetroPark. Volunteers must be available during weekdays from April through June. Tour Guide training will be provided. No prior experience is necessary, and we invite everyone to participate. Contact Janet Metter at 434-9005 x1309 or jmetter@metroparks.org.
Become a Butterfly House Volunteer
Cox Arboretum MetroPark is looking for volunteers to staff the Arboretum’s Butterfly House from June 28 through September 1. This popular attraction hosts over 45,000 visitors annually and features native Ohio butterflies and moths set amidst a garden of beautiful host and nectar plants. The Butterfly House will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays from Noon to 4 p.m. Two volunteer opportunities exist within this area; Volunteer Guides and Volunteer Gardeners.
Guides work 2 hour shifts during open hours, delivering quality education to the public including butterfly and moth identification, life cycle information and gardening in an ecological way.
Gardeners learn and use best horticultural practices to maintain the host and nectar gardens. There will be an initial kick-off Butterfly House gardening day on Saturday, June 7 from
9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Subsequent gardening sessions are Mondays from 10 a.m. – Noon and Thursdays from 6 – 8 p.m.
The Wings of Wonder Butterfly and Moth education series is a great introduction into the fascinating world of butterflies and moths. Attending this series will give you a good foundation of knowledge to start your Butterfly House volunteer experience. The classes are Tuesdays, May 6, 13 and 20 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. There is also a kick-off volunteer potluck on June 12 from 6 – 8 p.m. with Butterfly House Orientation immediately after, from 8 – 9 p.m.
For more information or to apply, please contact Janet Metter at 434-9005, ext. 1309 or jmetter@metroparks.org.
SPECIALTY VOLUNTEER POSITIONS
Following is a listing of “unique” volunteer opportunities which are available in areas not included in any of our “regular” volunteer groups. If you are interested in applying for any of these positions, please contact Janet Metter at 937-277-4133 or jmetter@metroparks.org.
GEOLOGIST
Explain and define the geological information about the Arboretum in layman’s terms. Identify areas to be celebrated; i.e., the glacial moraine, glacial erratic, and time period of formation of the park.
TREE PLANTING TEAM
Assist the Horticulture staff with planting, locating and planting trees and shrubs in the arboretum. Digging holes, mulching and initial care will be the crucial requirements of the position.
PLANT COLLECTIONS
Detail oriented persons needed to maintain collections program. Horticulture knowledge would be a plus, but more important is detail oriented skills and willingness to learn.
GROUNDS CARPENTER
Repair and maintain outdoor wooden structures on the grounds; i.e., benches, signs, boardwalk and wooden structures.
BUILDING MAINTENANCE FOR GREENHOUSE
Handyman for the greenhouse, fixing and repairing greenhouse and equipment as needed.
VEHICLE MAINTENANCE
Preventive maintenance on grounds fleet; golf carts, mowers and small engines.
INVENTORY CONTROL
Physical inventory of supplies for greenhouse and grounds maintenance buildings.
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