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Talking Trees Audio Tour Now Available

NEW! - A self-guided tour with narration is available at the Garden beginning in February. When you visit, pick up a map and use your cell phone to hear Garden founder Dr. Kruckeberg talk about the botanical collection. Instructions are available at the Garden kiosk.

Workshops and Specialty Garden Tours Now Available

NEW! - This spring and summer the Garden will host a series of themed tours and hands-on workshops for the public. Workshop topics include creating container gardens, hypertufa containers, and birdbaths, as well as plant photography, seed collecting, and propagating by cuttings. Docents will lead tours of the Garden’s bird habitat and medicinal and edible plants, as well as our collections of rhododendrons, oaks, maples, and native plants.

Our Foundation is looking for fans of the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden or its mission to join with other
like-minded individuals

We could use help in a variety of areas, including events, education, database management and fundraising, not to mention at monthly garden parties! We are especially keen for individuals with fundraising or grant writing experience, but other life or professional wisdom that you can offer as a volunteer, or as a Board member, is very welcome. Interested people should get in touch with us.

Board member responsibilities:

Required duties:

• Serve as member of the Board of Directors to manage all property and affairs for the Foundation.

• Establish and maintain membership in the Foundation.

• Serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors. Members of the Board may stand for election to a second three-year term. Board members may not serve for more than two consecutive terms.

• Attend regular, annual and any special meetings of the Board of Directors.

• Disclose any actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest with respect to any matter that may come before the Board.

Recommended participation:

• Volunteer for 6 to 10 public and members' functions per year. These include, but are not limited to, the Northwest Flower & Garden Show, Sunday Work Parties, Members' Open Houses, Richmond Beach Garden Tour, and the Celebrate Shoreline Festival.

• Contribute specialized personal or professional skills and/or expertise.

• Actively support the fundraising activities of the Foundation.

 

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