Thank you for your interest in becoming a Slide Ranch Perennial Volunteer or Docent! Below are a series of questions so we can get to know you better and understand your primary interests as either a perennial volunteer or as a Docent. What is the difference?
Docents must complete ~40 hours of training on the history of Slide Ranch, Program elements, Animal care and interaction, Garden projects, and more. Docents will be an active part of our Family Farm Days and regularly interact with visitors sharing knowledge about our site, animal areas, garden, and natural areas as well. Training dates will occur over a combination of Mondays and Saturdays in the Fall. Exact dates are still TBD.
Perennial Volunteers do not participate in any formal training but will need to participate in a half day orientation to Slide Ranch, after which they can come on a regular basis to care for our garden, animal enclosures, trails, or support office tasks as needed.