Staff look forward to having you join in as a volunteer! Everyone is welcome-we can find a task for all ages and abilities. There will be many ways to get involved with Woodlands Garden and we need you!
Steps to Volunteer:
Step 1: Complete an Online Volunteer Application here--this will sign you up for the Garden's Volunteer E-newsletter so you'll be the first to know about upcoming volunteer opportunities!
Step 2: Read and Sign the electronic Volunteer Policy & Waiver found here.
Step 3: Sign up for Volunteer Project shift via links below:
Step 4: After Volunteer Project--Log volunteer hours here.
Seeking Service Hours or Planning a Group Project:
Complete this online application with details of your areas of interest and availability
If you are in need of volunteer hours for a club/group or seeking service hours for community service please let us know the details in the online application especially if you have a deadline to meet.
Once you have completed the online application you'll be included in our volunteer e-newsletter and receive updates directly to your inbox on how to get involved.
5th from 3pm to 3:45pm: Book Reading of Storm Bugs with Andrea Zoppo
Join author and award-winning educator Andrea Zoppo, fondly known as Ms. Ladybug, for a fun-filled time learning about our pollinator friends and what happens to them and other crawlies during a storm! With her new book Storm Bugs, Ms. Ladybug will guide you through the story with puppets, sound effects, and interactive play. Come find out what happens during a storm, you might be quite surprised. This program is great for families with young children. Expect to become a part of the story. Support Woodlands Garden and take home a locally printed beautiful book about nature. Meet in the pavilion. Min 5 families, Max 15 families.
More details and registration ($25 includes book) required here
8th: 6-week Tyke Hike Series (other dates include Oct 4, 11, 18, 25, Nov 1, & 8) from 9:30am-10:30am
2nd from 10am-4pm: Georgia Native Plant Society (GNPS) Intown Atlanta Native Plant Habitat Garden Tour. More details and registration found here.
10th from 9am to 12pm: Forest Bathing Walk
Walk led by Robin Hancock with Renewal by Nature. Registration required and event details here.
Cancelled Event: 22nd from 1:30am-3:30 pm: Tyke Hike with Anne Marie Hoffman
Celebrate Earth Day with Tyke Hike at Woodlands Garden! Join us for fun nature play stations and a scavenger hunt! More details and registration found here.
Late April/Early May: Bird Walk with Ralph---Details to come!
May
1st from 2pm-4pm: Music in the Garden returns with Mockingbird's Wing! More details here.
Cancelled Event: 7th from 9:30am-10:45 am: Tyke Hike
"Make it Rain!" Craft your own rain stick and listen for spring showers. More details and registration found here.
7th from 10am to 1pm: Forest Bathing Walk: Commune with Nature
Walk led by Robin Hancock with Renewal by Nature. Registration required and event details here.
15th from 2pm-4pm: Music in the Garden with Blackfoot Daisy. More details here.
24th from 9:30am-10:45 am: Tyke Hike
"Spring Showers Bring Rainbow Flowers!" Join us to observe the colors at Woodlands and make our own colorful flowers! More details and registration found here
June
4th from 9:30am-10:45 am: Tyke Hike
"Explore the Wonderful World of Insects" Craft your own Bug Box to observe insects! More details and registration found here.
5th from 2pm-4pm: Music in the Garden with Solo Songwriter's Showcase. More details here.
11th from 5pm to 8pm: Forest Bathing Walk: Sunset in the Garden
Walk led by Robin Hancock with Renewal by Nature. Registration required and event details here.
16th from 9:30am-10:45 am: Tyke Hike
"It’s a Bird. It’s a Plane. No, it’s a Catapult!" Construct and play with your own Outdoor Catapult. More details and registration found here.
19th from 2pm-4pm: Music in the Garden with 4 Man String Band. More details here.
July
17th from 2pm-4pm: Music in the Garden with What Showed Up. More details here.
Coming in Fall 2022
Preview of Fall Plant Sale for donors on September 16
18th ALL DAY: Museum Day presented by Smithsonian Magazine
18th from 10am to 11am: Garden Walk & Talk with Steve Sanchez as he presents 'Native Plants and Piedmont Ecosystems'
Steve Sanchez is passionate about native plants! During this Garden Walk & Talk Steve will feature plants thriving at Woodlands while emphasizing their important role in restoring native habitats and sustainable ecosystems. As a principal Landscape Architect with HGOR in Atlanta, Steve has been an integral part of Woodlands Garden for many years. We are especially pleased with his choice of plant palette unique to the Piedmont's Upper Ridge for the new corner planting. Come out for a walk with Steve and hear about why he chose our native plants, what makes them a special part of the Georgia Piedmont and which of these plants you can purchase for your own landscape from our Fall Plant Sale on September 25 & 26!
$5 donation to register for this Garden Walk & Talk will be credited toward your Fall Plant Sale purchase on September 25 & 26.
*Registration is full, please email here to be added to waitlist.
18th from 10am to 1pm: Forest Bathing Walk: Autumnal Equinox Walk
Walk led by Robin Hancock with Renewal by Nature. Registration required and event details here.
21st from 9:30am-10:45 am: Tyke Hike with Anne Marie Hoffman
"Birds I View" more details and registration found here.
"Leafy Learning!" more details and registration found here.
16th-30th: Fairies in the Garden in partnership with Skyland Trail. More details about the two-week exhibit found here.
17th from 9am to 12pm: Forest Bathing Walk: Commune with Nature
Walk led by Robin Hancock with Renewal by Nature. Registration required and event details here.
17th from 2pm-2:30pm: Stories in the Woods (fairy themed) with Little Shop of Stories
Grab your wings, wands, flower crowns, and any and all whimsical accessories! Little Shop will be sending in two fairy booksellers to read a few stories. More details and registration required here.
22nd from 4pm-4:30pm: Stories in the Woods (fairy themed) with Little Shop of Stories
Grab your wings, wands, flower crowns, and any and all whimsical accessories! Little Shop will be sending in two fairy booksellers to read a few stories. More details and registration required here.
27th from 9am-10am: Stormwater Solutions at Woodlands Garden with Glen Payton
Come learn more about our stormwater pollutant and debris filtration system. Join us for this informative session with our Contech Engineered Solutions representative Glen Payton! We will be measuring the debris the system caught this year with our sludge judge tool. 1 hour of CEU available.
"Wizard Wands and Fairy Crowns" more details and registration found here
November
13th from 10am-11am: Fall Tree Walk with Jamie Blackburn
Join us for a Fall Tree Walk with Woodlands' tree expert Jamie Blackburn. Come prepared for a stroll around Woodlands' new corner planting as well as walk through the woods on the trails with an emphasis on great trees and shrubs for fall color appeal.
