What it's all about

Volunteer night at the Botanical Conservatory is every Wednesday evening from late February through November from 6:00 to 9:00pm. Anyone with an interest in plants is encouraged to come and help out!

The primary purpose for volunteer night is to propagate plants for the fall plant sale. Learn how to make cuttings, divide plants, and the proper way to transplant. Learn about orchids, cacti, ferns, carnivores and other weird and wonderful plants from all over the planet.

Many of the volunteers like to wander through the greenhouse each week to see how their favorite plants are doing. If there is something especially interesting in the greenhouse, Ernesto will be sure to point it out and probably give the volunteers a mini-lecture about it!

For more information on volunteer night or to have your name added to the volunteer e-mail list, please contact Ernesto Sandoval:
jesandoval@ucdavis.edu or call 530-752-0569.

If you'd like to help out ...

The Botanical Conservatory is located just north of Storer Hall on the UC Davis campus. We have a map for you to find it.

If you drive onto campus, parking is easy in the evening but is not free (summer evenings are free). A parking permit is required to park on campus. There are vending machines in the parking lots to purchase permits. The vending machines accept cash, credit cards, or ATM cards.

Davis has a farmers market a few blocks from the Conservatory on Wednesday evenings. Food vendors are at the market during the summer. Some volunteers have dinner at the farmers market and then walk over to the Conservatory.