Volunteer Positions

Pima County Native Plant Nursery

Volunteers are essential to our small native plant nursery to help with watering and irrigation, collecting and cleaning seeds, weeding, and transferring seedlings or smaller plants to larger pots. Training is provided on-site. No nursery experience is necessary, but those with experience are welcome, too! We love to learn from our volunteers as much as they love to learn from us! Email Amy Belk for more information.

Organization: Pima County Natural Resources Parks and Recreation
Email: Amy.belk@pima.gov
Posted: February 5, 2021
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Habitat Volunteer Needed

SAQF members, other volunteers and USFWS planted 96 quail friendly shrubs at Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge.

These plants needs to be watered once or twice a week to establish a good start prior to monsoon. The refuge is planning to do this on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting 2 May. Even an hour or so on one day will help.

We saw both Gambels and Masked Bobwhite in the area when we were out planting.

DIRECTIONS FROM TUCSON:
If you are coming from Tucson and going down W Ajo hwy (highway 86) you will turn left at Three Points onto highway 286 then proceed south until you reach Secundino Rd at mile 15 and a half and the road will be on your left or to the east.

DIRECTIONS FROM GREEN VALLEY:
If you are coming from Green Valley/ Arivaca area, you will go south on route I-19 then get off at exit 48 to get on to Arivaca Rd. Go through Arivaca and continue on Arivaca Sasabe Rd until you reach highway 286 then make a right turn and go to mile 15 an a half and Secundino Rd will be to the east.

Please contact Rebecca Chester at rebecca_chester@fws.gov or (505) 270-1492 if you are able to help. You can sign up for future dates.

Organization: Fish and Wildlife Service
Email: rebecca_chester@fws.gov
Regions: Eastern Pima County & Southern Pinal County
Posted: June 12, 2019
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Pima County Native Plant Nursery Volunteer

The Nursery provides a valuable service to the County by propagating, nurturing and supplying native plants for street divides and other public spaces. They also rescue native plants (primarily succulents) from public and private property destined for development.

For a couple hours each week, you can assist the staff in virtually every required function on site from watering, planting, up potting (bumping) to preparation for delivery to project sites. This is definitely NOT volunteer “busy work” but rather necessary help for their very small paid staff.

In addition to general volunteer satisfaction, you have a concentrated opportunity to learn about virtually every Arizona Uplands native plant. You also gain a tremendous amount from discussions with professional botanists, horticulturists, and irrigation specialists

Organization: Pima County Native Plant Nursery
Email: Jessie.Byrd@pima.gov
Regions: Eastern Pima County & Southern Pinal County
Posted: January 30, 2019
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