Sprout Garden Volunteer at Drake University

What
Help with weeding, mulching, and other seasonal activities at the Sprout Garden.
When
Please email Sprout@drake.edu to arrange a time that works for you.
Where
30th St. and Carpenter Ave, Des Moines, IA
Who
Drake University Sprout Garden
Contact
Mallary Allen
Email
sprout@drake.edu
Phone
(515) 271-2902
Details

The Sprout Garden at Drake University provides programming to the Burt Boys and Girls Club and is used by the Drake curriculum. Produce grown in the garden is donated to neighborhood food pantries, including the Little Free Pantries on Drake’s campus. We have volunteer events throughout the year, including open garden hours during the summer. Please email sprout@drake.edu to arrange a time to help us with weeding. Other tasks are needed at various times of the year (such as mulching, planting, and harvesting). Check out our Facebook page for volunteer events that you may want to join.

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Night on the Prairie

What
Help Dallas County Conservation harvest prairie seed at sunset & tag monarch butterflies
When
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
Where
Kuehn Conservation Area, 32828 Houston Trail, Earlham, IA 50072
Who
Dallas County Conservation Board
Contact
Allie Dittmer
Email
allison.dittmer@dallascountyiowa.gov
Phone
(515) 202-2552
Details

Students will learn the importance of Iowa’s historic prairies and help conserve this habitat for the future by learning to harvest prairie plant seeds to be planted next year. The Monarch butterfly migration will also be occurring on this date so students will also have the opportunity to be citizen scientists and help staff capture and tag monarch butterflies for national research.

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Trick or Trees

What
Help visitors with small projects at Activity Tables
When
Shifts are: 8:45 to 11AM, 11AM to 1:30PM and 1:30 to 4:15PM
Where
909 Robert D. Ray Dr., Des Moines, IA
Who
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden
Contact
Traci Buck
Email
tbuck@dmbotanicalgarden.com
Phone
(515) 323-6293
Details

Activity Tables – They are simple and easy activities for any volunteer to learn. Instructions are emailed and reviewed in person with staff at the start of the shift and available at the work station. There are 8 plant related projects to chose from. Shifts for these activities are 8:45 to 11AM, 11AM to 1:30PM, or 1:30 to 4:15 PM. Volunteers can sign up for one or multiple shifts.

Anyone who has previously volunteered at the Garden should access their Vic-Net account and sign up for the shifts they would like.

New volunteers that anticipate only doing this special event should fill out an application at this link:
https://www.volgistics.com/appform/2096990006

If anyone would like to volunteer at the Garden on an on-going basis they should fill out the application at this link:
https://www.volgistics.com/appform/1325256960