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Join our next Docent Training at SFBG
Starting Saturday September 13, 2008
- Would you like to introduce visitors to the plants and gardens of
SFBG?
- Do you want to learn more about plants and their uses?
- Are you interested in the environment, global climate change and
biodiversity?
Join one of the top ten botanical
gardens in the United States, with a collection of over 7,500
different plants for this Fall's Docent Training. You will learn how to introduce garden visitors to the tremendous
collection of plants and gardens that make up SFBG.
Classes will be held on nine Saturday mornings from 9:30 am until 12:30 pm, beginning September 13. There will be one evening
session. This will be the first part of a two-part docent training
class (the second part is optional).
The fall classes will emphasize plants from the Southern Hemisphere,
which will be in bloom during the training. A second class in spring
2009 will focus on Northern Hemisphere plants and gardens.
Details
WHEN / WHERE
Saturdays starting September 13
9 sessions
9:30 am-12:30 pm
County Fair Building
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CONTACT
Tom Laursen, Volunteer Services Manager
(415) 661-1316, ext 412
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MORE INFO
Fee: $75; includes materials and textbook
(some scholarships available)
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Fall docent training topics will include:
Climate Change, Plant Evolution, Plant Identification, Biodiversity,
Earth Movement, Plant Distribution and the Medicinal Uses of Plants. We will focus on the plants and gardens of South Africa, Australia,
New Zealand and Chile. We will also spend time in the Ancient Plant garden and the Redwood forest.
During the training you will work directly with garden visitors and
experienced docents. The training will emphasize successful
techniques for interacting with the public and for creating engaging
garden interpretation.
You do NOT need any special plant or science background to enroll,
only a desire to learn and share your knowledge with garden visitors.
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