Volunteer Enrichment Series Kick-off: February 14th, 2018 signup sheet

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UC Santa Cruz Arboretum and Botanic Garden is happy to be presenting The Volunteer Enrichment Series! This series will take place February 2018-June 2018. Each class is FREE and will be open to the Arboretum members and the public following a short priority registration period for current volunteers of the arboretum.

We are kicking off the series with a general presentation about the arboretum with Executive Director, Martin Quigley, Ph.D & Brett Hall, Director of the Native Plant Program. In this preliminary class titled 'What?, Why?, and How?' we will address such questions as:

'What is the Arboretum?'
'What current and new projects are we excited to be working on?'
'Why do we care?' and 'How do we do it?'

We'll also cover such topics as:
• Mediterranean Climates represented at the Arboretum
• a general history of the UCSC Arboretum
• 'horticulture' and 'agriculture'
• our role as a Friends Group of UCSC (what is a Friends Group?)
• our role as a living museum of rare and unusual plants
• our role in conservation & the Native Plant Program
• Who's' who at the Arb and who does what?
and last but not least...
​• Volunteers ~The heart of the gardens!
• Current volunteer groups and new groups we hope to grow and support.

When: Wednesday, February 14th 10am - 2pm
Where: Horticulture II building
Class will begin with the presentation, then a short brown bag lunch break and will conclude with a fabulous tour. Please bring your own lunch. We will provide beverages and chips to complement your lunch.

Sign-up for class and tour below, 15 people max per tour--we will be offering three separate and simultaneous tours. Tours are intended for people who also attend the presentation. Thank you.