AREA OF INTEREST

Grounds  

You can assist on the grounds and in various gardens, enjoying either camaraderie or quiet moments on your own, and learning while you plant, weed, prune or mulch.    

Men's Group (women welcome)  Mondays 9-12
Help out with general maintenance on the grounds

Rose Garden Tuesdays 9-11  Learn rose care spring, summer and fall.  Contact:  

Wildlife Habitat & Wildflowers Wednesday 9-11  Learn native plants and aquaculture.

Perennial Ladies  Thursdays 9-11
Work side by side with horticulturists to maintain our serpentine perennial bed

Woodland Work  Thursdays 9-11.  Arboretum is committed to restoring the woodlands to an Eastern hardwood forest. Help maintain trails, keep invasive plants at bay and improve signage.
  

Office 

The office staff welcomes volunteers to assist with a great variety of projects.  

You can share your computer-entry skills, typing, record keeping and more as you work with staff members during any part of office hours, Monday-Friday, 9 am to 3 pm.  Don't forget to bring your lunch and relax with everyone who dines on the sun porch at noon.
  

Education 

We rely strongly on our crew of trained docent guides to make our elementary school programs,  such as Hands to Nature, so special.  

When children are able to work in smaller groups, the outcome is wonderful.  A love of children and the outdoors is all you need to join our committed group of docent guides.  Training is usually conducted in the fall and spring.  Docent hours:  2-3 hours a week for a 10 week period, spring and fall.  Rediscover the outdoors though the eyes of a child!
  

Special 
Events 

Fund-raisers are vital, since the City of Summit provides no financing to the Arboretum.  Fund raisers are totally run by volunteers.

Help is needed for fund raising and special events such as the Holiday House Tour. You can be a leader, join the planning committees or participate on the day of the activity.  Time commitment varies.  
  

Garden Gift
Shop 

If you like working with the public, The Garden Gift Shop needs you as a sales assistant.

Flexible shifts are available, Tuesday to Saturday, 10 am to 4 pm. The Garden Gift Shop can be reached at (908) 277-1190.
  

Property Maintenance 

Rather toil than till? You can be a VIP behind the scenes. 

Since the Arboretum has no regular custodian, those who are handy at repairing a delinquent doorknob, changing ceiling and chandelier blacked-out bulbs, hanging plaques, working with plumbers and the like are much appreciated. Granted the results are not as glorious as gardening, but joining other volunteers who keep Wisner House smoothly operating contributes to public enjoyment.

Photography

Interested in photography?

Volunteers are always needed to take shots of the lovely gardens throughout the year.  We also need shots of volunteers at work on the grounds, at children's education programs and during special events.  

And more 

Perhaps you are happiest when you are on-the-go. 

Team up to deliver our program and events listings, fliers or posters to libraries, shops in your local area and the like. When one person drives and the other drops off materials, elusive parking spaces no longer pose a problem. 
  

Teenage  

Children 16 years old who have a strong interest in gardening and the out-of-doors are needed to assist with Arboretum grounds projects and with our Monarch Butterfly program during the summer months.