Horticultural Consortium Volunteer Opportunities


Santa Barbara County Releaf
Contact: Cindy McCall
Phone: 737-0595
Volunteers Needed: photographer, tree planting and trimming, office assistance, mailings, sign up events
Number of Positions: 2-7


Santa Barbara Zoological Gardens
Contact: Abel Landeros
Phone: 962-5339
Volunteers Needed: Garden Club, tree inventory, specific projects
Number of Positions: unlimited

Santa Barbara City College
Contact: Allyson Biskner
Phone: 962-0892
Volunteers Needed: SBCC plant restoration project
Number of Positions: unlimited

Community Environmental Council
Contact: Oscar Carmona
Phone: 963-0583 ext. 114
Volunteers Needed: nursery, marketing, general assistance, organic gardening
Number of Positions: 8-10

UC Cooperative Extension 4-H Youth Development Program
Contact: Michael Marzolla
Phone: 568-3330
Volunteers Needed: Youth horticulture projects and after school 4-H projects
Number of Positions: unlimited

Eye of the Day
Contact: Brent Freitas
Phone: 686-8383
Volunteers Needed: assistance with container gardening
Number of Positions: 1-2

Ganna Walska Lotusland Foundation
Contact: Virginia Hayes
Phone: (805) 969-3767
Volunteers Needed: docents, archives, office, garden maintenance
Number of Positions: unlimited

City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department
Contact: Jeff Cope or Linda Angulo
Phone: (805) 564-5437
Volunteers Needed: Adopt a Park Program, Alice Keck Park Memorial Gardens, Rose Garden, Franceschi Park, and neighborhood park improvement and maintenance
Number of Positions: unlimited

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Contact: Sally Isaacson
Phone: (805) 682-4726 ext. 109
Volunteers Needed: retail nursery assistants, curatorial assistants, and grounds assistants
Number of Positions: unlimited


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