Discovery Park is launching a Seattle-wide Volunteer Naturalist Program!

Do you love sharing nature with others? Are you interested in learning more about the flora and fauna of the Seattle’s many parks? Then you might be the perfect candidate for the Seattle Volunteer Naturalist program.

Volunteer Naturalists participate in 10 weeks of training and commit to at least one year of volunteering at Environmental Learning Centers and parklands near schools throughout Seattle.  Volunteer naturalists provide hands-on learning opportunities for school groups and nature programs for families and adults and Discovery Stations throughout the city.  Volunteers’ backgrounds are as varied as the students they teach – the common thread is their desire to share nature with the greater Seattle community.

The goal of the Seattle Volunteer Naturalist Program is to enhance, promote and foster appreciation of nature by connecting citizens and students with their Seattle Parklands, by providing educational opportunities for all. 

Training begins in March of 2012.  Deadline for applications is February 10, 2012.  For additional information please contact Penny Rose at penny.rose@seattle.gov or (206) 386 – 4250.