Volunteer

Volunteer - Davis Botanical Society

We are a friendly group of plant enthusiasts that love to learn more about plants, get more people involved and engaged with us, and get outdoors to see plants in their native habitats! We need your ideas, energy, and dedication!

The Society needs assistant for several key tasks that make things run smoothly and spread the word about our purpose and activities. These range from a couple hours per week in person or to occasional work that can be done from home. In person volunteering for the Society takes place at the UC Davis Center for Plant Diversity Herbarium, which is lively and convivial place to work, and the Herbarium staff enjoy mentoring those who wish to help the Society.

Please contact Teri Barry ([email protected]) or Alison Colwell ([email protected]) at the Herbarium 530-752-1091 for more information.

Volunteer Opportunities

Social Media

Create and post content about Davis Botanical Society news and events on social media, including Instagram, Facebook, etc.. in collaboration with DBS Board members and staff at the Botanical Conservatory and Center for Plant Diversity.

Events

Help to plan and coordinate DBS specific events, such as tabling at the plant sales, field trips, workshops, presentations, etc. Schedule volunteers to staff events, as needed.

Membership

As part of our membership team you will have opportunities to help process new DBS membership forms and renewals and enter data in our membership database. Assist in mailings of Lasthenia and other Davis Botanical Society correspondence. Welcome guests and answer questions at our information table at special events.

Outreach

Help to plan and coordinate outreach activities on campus and in the community to educate students and others about DBS, membership benefits, etc. Help to prepare mailings/emails/social media to spread the word about DBS membership, programs and activities.

Photography

Volunteer photographers are needed to document DBS events, field trips, etc.

Other Volunteer Opportunities

Herbarium

The UC Davis Herbarium at the Center for Plant Diversity welcomes volunteers. Volunteers work in the Herbarium a minimum of three hours a week. Due to the training time that we invest in our volunteers, we request a time commitment of at least three months.  Volunteers assist with specimen filing, label-making, specimen mounting, collecting processing, organizing the library, curating our slides, plant collecting, curating one part of the collections, for example the conifers or the ferns.
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Two volunteers sit at a long table gluing plant leaves onto archival paper to be filed as reference materials in the Herbarium Library.
Herbarium volunteers mounting specimens to archival paper. 
Poster of botanists and volunteers working with plant specimens.
Poster of botanists and volunteers working with plant specimens.
UC Davis Botanical Conservatory

The Davis Botanical Society (DBS) is the support organization for the UC Davis Botanical Conservatory. The Conservatory welcomes volunteers to assist with plant care and propagation and helping prepare plants for year-round sales. Volunteers gain hands-on experience with cuttings, plant division, and transplanting while learning about unique species, including orchids, cacti, ferns, and carnivorous plants.  
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Conservatory greenhouses from the street.