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| What's Growing - June 26, 2023Interpretive Volunteer Updates
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Dear Volunteers,
The California Native Plant Collection at the Botanical Garden continues to enchant visitors and we're excited to have Sutro Stewards' Conservation Program Manager Kelly Dodge to join us on July 11 for a special volunteer enrichment event to discuss California native plants in conversation with volunteer Paul Bourbin. All Gardens of Golden Gate Park volunteers are invited to attend this event which will take place in the Orchid Pavilion of the Conservatory of Flowers. Please help spread the word!
In addition, it's official, Scarlet the Amorphaphallus titanum will begin blooming at the Conservatory any day now! There's still time to join the fun by registering for our virtual training event that will take place this evening from 6:00 - 7:00 pm, Corpse Flower 101. If you can't join this training event, but would like to volunteer during the bloom event, please email Sarah at ssawtelle@gggp.org so that you may receive the final announcement and access the training video.
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Interpretive Volunteer Registration and Resources
Botanical Garden: - July Botanical Garden public tours are now posted on our publicly available Event Calendar. Please register for August public tours here by July 21.
- Register for roving assignments at these respective links: June, July, and August.
- Register for Bean Sprouts Family Days assignments at these respective links: June, July, and August.
Conservatory of Flowers: - Register for Conservatory roving assignments at these respective links: June and July.
- Register for Conservatory interpretation station assignmetns at these respective links: June and July.
- Register for special events:
- Thursday, July 27, 5:30 - 8:30 pm. Conservatory After-Hours: Botanicals and Brews event volunteer opportunity: Seeking two interpretive volunteers to rove or lead interpretive stations. Register here >>
- Saturday, July 29 at 10:00 am. Private tour for a group of 10 celebrating an 80th birthday. Register here >>
Japanese Tea Garden:
Learn more about the Japanese Tea Garden with these resources:
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Enrichments, Events, and Trainings
Tonight! Training: Corpse Flower 101
Monday, June 26, 6:00 - 7:00 pm
Zoom
Learn how to connect visitors to the Corpse Flower and all that it reveals - the story of pollination and plants' life cycles, the plight of an endangered species from Sumatra, and much more. After this training, we hope you will volunteer during the bloom, and help us satiate the curiosity of the thousands of visitors that will come to the Conservatory for this less than 48 hour bloom event. This bloom event may kick-off any day now. Preview the materials such as the Interpretation Station Guide & Corpse Flower FAQs on Volunteer Central.
Register here >>
Tour of Dandelion Chocolate Factory
Thursday, June 29, 6:00 pm and Saturday, August 19, 10:00 am
Meet at Dandelion Chocolate, 2600 16th Street, San Francisco
How do the fruits of the cacao tree Theobroma cacao become chocolate? Find out as we take a tour of Dandelion Chocolate's historic brick 16th Street factory with an expert Chocolate Educator. View the entire production line, and enjoy plenty of samples, from fresh cacao pulp to finished chocolate. We'll also dive deeper into chocolate history, as well as Dandelion’s sourcing and production processes. Please sign up for only one date and update your registration if you are not able to attend.
Register here >>
Crafting the California Native Plant Habitat with Sutro Stewards
Tuesday, July 11, 6:00 - 7:30 pm. Refreshments will be provided; program begins at 6:30 pm.
Orchid Pavilion, Conservatory of Flowers
Join us for this special event with Sutro Stewards to learn more about California native plants, urban restoration, and how you can craft your very own habitat. California is home to over 6,000 native plants and many of those species are only found in our state. Join this special event where Paul Bourbin, a volunteer at both Sutro Stewards and Gardens of Golden Gate Park, will be in conversation with Kelly Dodge, the Conservation Program Manager at Sutro Stewards.
Learn more about this event and register here >>
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Welcome Back, Garden Camp!
Garden Camp began another wonderful season at the Gardens on June 20! We're excited for another summer of Garden Camp and want to share some reminders as we begin the summer session:
Garden Camp exists beyond the Children’s Garden. The Children’s Garden team has their own busy programming going on at the same time as Garden Camp. You’ll likely run into Garden Camp kids all over the Gardens!
You're welcome to interact with camp groups to enrichen their experience at the Gardens. However, if you ever notice a camp group that looks like they’re getting into something they shouldn’t and not adhering to the rules, please reach out to Jenn Tapler directly at her email jtapler@gggp.org or 415-320-8196. If you must talk to a camp group about behavior, please only speak to the counselors. They will relay your message to the campers.
There are more than just Garden Campers in the Gardens. We have a lot of visiting summer camp groups this year. Not all children you see are part of our program, but all groups should be aware of the rules. The same guidelines as shared above applies – if you must speak with a group about their behavior, always locate the adults of the group.
Garden Camp will spend Thursdays in the Library. You may see us popping in and out of the Library on Thursdays, but the Library will still be closed to the general public.
Do you have additional questions about Garden Camp? Reach out to Jenn Tapler at jtapler@gggp.org.
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As a reminder, next week the Conservatory will shift its weekly maintenance closure day from Mondays to Wednesdays. This change has now been reflected on our public site and volunteer registration.
Best wishes,
Crystal
Crystal Lee Stone | Volunteer Program Manager
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Gardens of Golden Gate Park
P (415) 661-1316 Ext. 400
9am-5pm, M-F
clstone@gggp.org
P.S. Did you miss an update? Catch up by viewing past newsletters on Volunteer Central.
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