Volunteer Opportunity
Lincoln Park Conservatory - Docent Fall Training
Location(s): Lincoln Park ConservatoryContact Name: Julia Bachrach
Contact Phone: 312.742.4698
Contact email: Volunteer Contact Email
Volunteer Description:
Care to share your passion for Lincoln Park?
The Lincoln Park Conservancy and the Chicago Park District are seeking individuals to participate in a docent program at the Lincoln Park Conservatory. Volunteer docents foster a greater appreciation and understanding of this beautiful Lincoln Park site by providing interpretative tours. Beginning on Saturday, October 3. 2009 new docents will begin 6 weeks of training from area experts on horticulture, the art of interpretation, the history of Lincoln Park, and landscape design. If you love nature, history or horticulture and want to learn more about Lincoln Park, this is the opportunity for you.
Docents give free interpretive tours of the Lincoln Park Conservatory, a treasured Victorian glass house with collections of tropical plants, a show house, all surrounded by two historic gardens. Docents can volunteer on weekends and some weekdays. Tours are available to the general public and organizations.
For more information, please call Julia Bachrach of the Chicago Park District at (312) 742-4698 or julia.bachrach@chicagoparkdistrict.com, or Norm Raidl of the Lincoln Park Conservancy at nhraidl@sbcglobal.net.
