Become a Docent
Next docent-training course
February 15 – April 11
9 week course
Wednesdays, 9 a.m. – noon
Small fee to cover the cost of materials + membership
Please contact (520)326-9686, Ext. 39 or email education1@tucsonbotanical.org to reserve a space
What does a docent do?
- Participate in specialized training sessions
- Lead garden tours
- present educational outreach programs for adults and children
- Staff educational carts
- Implement horticultural therapy programs
- Teach Gardens’ Signature classes
- Staff volunteer booths at community events
- Information center to provide Gardens and plan information to visitors as a Gardens’ Interpreter
What do docents learn?
- History of Tucson Botanical Gardens
- Botany for Gardeners
- Wildflowers
- Gardening for Birds and Butterflies
- Water Resources and Conservation
- Principles of Xeriscaping
- Desert Ecology
- Herb Gardening
- Ethnobotany
- Tour guide and presentation skills
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