Volunteer

Each year, roughly 500 volunteers spend thousands of hours helping sustain the vision of Mount Pisgah Arboretum. Volunteers maintain trails, remove invasive plants, teach children about nature, and make our annual festivals possible.

Join our community today! Explore our current opportunities and fill out an interest form below to get involved. 

Reach out to our Volunteer Coordinator with any questions (volunteer@mountpisgaharboretum.org). 

Join The Board of Directors or a Committee

We are actively recruiting Board Members! If you are interested, reach out to our Board President via email (president@mountpisgaharboretum.org).

  

Teach Kids About Nature! Become a Nature Guide

Lead Discovery Tours for school children on field trips to Mount Pisgah Arboretum during Spring and Fall seasons. Explore nature with kids and help them discover the joy of the natural world!

Training is provided and nature guides are asked to lead a minimum of one morning tour per week during the season (April through mid-June in Spring, and late September through early November in Fall). This role can also be an internship for college students with several seasonal paid positions or the opportunity for college credit.

If you have questions, please contact our Education Manager, Sara Spoden, via email education@mountpisgaharboretum.org or call 541-741-4110.

  

Join an Arboretum Work Party!

Join us in caring for the Arboretum’s habitats, plant communities, and trails at weekend work parties. These opportunities are a great way to meet other Arboretum supporters and learn about local ecology while getting some exercise. Great for individuals, groups, organizations, and community service. Check our calendar for information on upcoming work parties or sign up here.

  

Are You a Nature Expert? Become a Tour or Workshop Leader!

We’re always looking for enthusiastic and knowledgeable people to lead nature tours and workshops! Our guided tours are typically 2-hour educational walks through the Arboretum, focusing on a particular ecological subject. Workshops are traditionally 3-8 hours, and are instructional classes related to nature. Examples of workshops for kids or adults are: mushroom hunting, sketching birds, harvesting acorns, etc. If you have an area of expertise you would like to share with others in the community, please contact Kevin House via email enviroed@mountpisgaharboretum.org.

  

Volunteer at our Festivals!

Festival volunteer recruitment starts about six weeks before each festival, check back here for a dedicated sign up. In the meantime, you can fill out our volunteer form above and indicate interest in volunteering at our festivals and we will reach out as we are ready to begin scheduling volunteers.

 

Build Memorial Benches!

People commemorate a connection or relationship to The Arboretum by donating Memorial Benches. These benches provide rest and beauty for park visitors and honor a special connection to this place. Utilizing lumber from salvaged fallen trees, volunteers for this program help build these benches and maintain them.