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Docent Training ClassAdult Docent Training


Interested in plants and the natural world?

Like to talk to people?

Have some time to learn and give to your community?

Join our next Docent Training Class...

Saturday, Sept. 16 - Saturday, December 16
9am - 12:30pm
14 sessions
$85 fee, some scholarships available
Class Lectures and Field Study

Get to know the amazing collections of plants from around the world growing in San Francisco’s Botanical Garden.

Learn to communicate your knowledge and enthusiasm about the Garden with visitors from our city, across the state, and around the world.

Docent Walk, Photo by Chris T. Anderson
Docent Walk, Photo by Chris T. Anderson

Interested in becoming a Children's Docent? Find out more...

Expand your knowledge of basic botany, ecology, horticulture and plant uses. (No previous education in these subjects is required)

Meet and work with people who share your interest in the plant world and a commitment to serving the community.

Docents at San Francisco Botanical Garden are volunteer educators and the primary interpreters of the Garden for visitors. On completion of the training program, graduates lead regularly-scheduled free guided walks for visitors. There is a minimum two year commitment to lead two walks per month. Separate training to lead walks for children and school groups in the garden is offered regularly and enrollment is encouraged.

Cost is $85 for the training class.

For more information please contact Tom Laursen, Volunteer Services Manager:
(415) 661-1316 ext. 312.
volunteer@sfbotanicalgarden.org


Many more volunteer opportunities are available.
Download the Course CatalogApply Online or download a printable application (You will need Acrobat Reader)
For more information, call (415) 661-1316 ext. 312, or email: volunteer@sfbotanicalgarden.org