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Published 7/24/25 8:00PM

Garden Volunteer

Lyman Woods William F. Sherman, Jr. Interpretive Center
On-site, Volunteer must be in or near Downers Grove, IL
I Want to Volunteer

    • Details

    Available Times:
    Weekdays (daytime), Weekends (daytime)
    Commitment Details:
    Schedule is flexible
    Recurrence:
    Recurring
    Volunteers Needed:
    4
    Cause Areas:
    Community Development, Environment & Sustainability
    Good For:
    Teens, Age 55+
    Participation Requirements:
    Attend Orientation
    Age Requirement:
    14+
    Other Requirements:
    Volunteers will need to sign a liability waiver annually

    Description

    Garden Volunteer

    Garden volunteers will work in the ornamental and edible gardens or native plant orchard around the nature center at Lyman Woods.

    Tasks may include:

    1) watering

    2) planting/sowing seed

    3) weeding

    4) mulching

    5) composting

    6) fertilizing

    If interested, please fill out the below forms and email them to lymanwoods@dgparks.org at your earliest convenience.

    https://www.dgparks.org/upload/GeneralVolunteerApplication.Garden.REAP.Trail.Office.AnimalCare.pdf

    https://www.dgparks.org/upload/VolunteerWaiver2025.pdf

    Location

    On-site
    901 31st St, Downers Grove, Illinois, US

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