Volunteer OpportunitiesTo volunteer with the New Canaan Nature Center call (203) 966-9577.
General Volunteer OpportunitiesAdministrative Work Marketing & Communications Handyman Projects Grounds Maintenance Animal Care VolunteersOur dedicated Animal Care Volunteers, many of them high school students, assist with daily feeding and exercising of the Nature Center's critters and help us keep our Animal Care facility clean. All permanently injured or otherwise human-dependent, our captive animals form a vital part of our educational program. Summer Teacher Naturalists in Training (TNTs)Attention teens age 14 and older: Looking for a way to spend some
of summer vacation? Consider spending it with energetic children while
they explore nature up close and personal! The New Canaan Nature Center
has an opportunity for you to become a Summer Teacher/Naturalists
in Training. Our Summer Nature Program TNTs spend their time assisting
our Summer Teacher/Naturalists (college-age & older) with everyday
camp responsibilities and learning appropriate ways to work with children
ages 3 - 10. We'll provide training! Anne H. Harper Fellowship award for a TNTThe Anne H. Harper Fellowship award was created in 2000 as a tribute to Anne H. Harper, the New Canaan Nature Center's Executive Director from 1992-2000. The creators of the fellowship award sought to find a way to help others follow Anne's example of leadership and commitment in the service of environmental education. The Harper Fellowship is designed to help a young man or woman, age 14 to 17, volunteer as a Teacher/ Naturalist in Training for the Summer Nature Program. Many young TNT applicants who show great promise as educators and role models for other youth cannot afford to volunteer without financial help. The Harper Fellowship funds a summer volunteer experience for one deserving applicant with a stipend, which will be $500 in Summer 2007. Our highest aim in supporting these young people is to help them develop as future leaders in our community and in the environmental field in general. We are pleased to invite you to submit an application for this award to a Summer Nature Program volunteer who shares Anne Harper's qualities of caring, effort and dedication. Contact Anne Wilkinson at (203) 966-9577 x 41. Horticulture VolunteersHere's an opportunity for hands-on learning! You'll work under the guidance of our Director of Horticulture Education. A regular commitment is preferred. Greenhouse volunteers There is also a need for volunteers to help keep the Greenhouse open
and accessible to the public on weekends and during the summer. Volunteers
will be trained to answer common gardening questions and to educate
people about the workings for the Greenhouse and the plants found
in it. Herb Garden volunteers: Special Events VolunteersFall Fair Holiday Market Garden Market Secret Gardens Tour |
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