General Info

Sponsors: Grand Canyon National Park, Vegetation Program
Dates: Ongoing, please contact project leader.
Leader: Jan Busco
Difficulty: Easy

Accommodations

Mather Campground (South Rim Village)

Gear

You provide camping gear, daypack, water bottle

We provide all tools, work gloves, and safety equipment. Limited camping gear is available for use. Shared housing and a meal allowance are available if willing to work 30 hours per week.

Comments

Be prepared to work in rain or shine!

Botany assistant to park horticulturalist
Ongoing

Overview

The Grand Canyon National Park Vegetation Program is looking for long-term volunteers to help collect and identify voucher specimens of plants in the park. A strong background in plant identification is required. Volunteers will locate and collect plant specimens, confirm identification using dichotomous plant keys and voucher specimens, complete data sheets for collections records, and dry, press and mount herbarium collections. Opportunities to participate in plant surveys, seed and cutting collection and monitoring may also be part of this position.

Volunteers must be willing to work for a minimum of 2 weeks; 4-8 hours a day. The work location is within walking distance of the South Rim and historic Grand Canyon Village.

Itinerary

Please contact the project leader for more information.