Volunteer Open House Weekend
August 17 from 10:00 am – August 18 from 2:30 pm
Saturday & Sunday, August 17 & 18
10:00 am–2:30 pm
Free, no registration required
Ages 16+
Join us for an open house at the Houston Arboretum & Nature Center to meet Staff and learn more about how you can get involved as an Arboretum Volunteer.
As a non-profit, we rely not only on our members and class participants but also our wonderful group of dedicated Volunteers. We have room for you to join the team this fall to help us succeed in our mission to provide nature education and maintain our 155 acres of native Houston habitat.
Opportunities are 16+ and include both indoor and outdoor activities, seven days a week. All Volunteers receive an orientation, training, and continued education from our amazing staff.
Learn more about these volunteer opportunities
- School Tour Docent – Lead school children on curriculum-based hikes on our nature trails to teach about and show off the natural world around them.
- Discovery Room Assistant – Help us to maintain our displays and interact with visitors in our wonderful indoor learning space, The Discovery Room!
- Garden & Ecological Landscaping – The spaces around our education campus and parking loops are filled with native gardens. Help our team to keep our grounds beautiful and full of pollinators and resources for our insects and animals.
- Trail Crew – Head outdoors and help our Conservation team to maintain our 5 miles of trails and keep our space safe for visitors and healthy for our wildlife.
- Special Events – Fall festivals, Sip & Strolls, Pup Crawls, and more! We have many events and fundraisers throughout the year that are both fun and important volunteer opportunities for all Volunteers.
This is a come and go event. If you are interested in helping us teach our visitors about nature and all it has to offer, we encourage you to attend!
