Volunteer

Awbury Winter Volunteers

Awbury Arboretum is looking for volunteers to play a crucial role in maintaining the Arboretum’s tree collections and recovering natural areas that have been lost to ecologically threatening plants. We are looking to build a group of dedicated volunteers to give two Thursday mornings per month during the winter months. These hours involve:

  • working outdoors during cold weather
  • using tools such as pruners, loppers, soil knives, pitch forks, hand saws, shovels, etc. 

There will be training on all tools and tasks during the volunteer hours, so horticultural experience is not required, but is definitely welcome! 

Volunteer spots are limited! To learn more or apply, visit: Winter Work Days at Awbury.

Awbury Food Forest: Monthly Work Days

The Awbury Food Forest (AFF), located in The Farm at Awbury, is an evolving perennial demonstration site designed using permaculture ethics, principles and techniques with the goal of creating habitat, edible/medicinal resources, and fostering community engagement in a sustainable way.  AFF is managed by a volunteer stewardship group with the support of the Philadelphia Orchard Project.

Questions? Email Jenna Bachman at jbachman@awbury.org, and please put “Awbury Food Forest Volunteer” in the subject line.

Weavers Way Co-Op

Weaver’s Way members can receive work credit hours by volunteering at Awbury Arboretum. Please first visit the WW membership website to see which Awbury Volunteer projects count towards credit hours.  After signing up through the WW website, please sign up for a project through this page; be sure to check the box to indicate that you are a WW member and you complete the form.

Questions regarding WW membership and volunteer sign up? Contact Kirsten Bernal at kirsten@weaversway.coop or by calling Weavers Way at (215) 843-2350.

Volunteers are an integral part of all we do at Awbury. Thank you for taking your time to invest in your community! The following are our current volunteer opportunities:

Email volunteer@awbury.org for more information on volunteering with Awbruy!