Even though summer is winding down, garden work parties and other opportunities to volunteer at Lake Wilderness Arboretum continue to grow strong. Important maintenance and planting happens in the Arboretum’s gardens in late summer and early fall. Here’s a rundown of upcoming volunteer events:
• Volunteer days to join a garden work party are held at the Arboretum Wednesday and Thursday mornings and the first and second Saturday of every month, from 9 a.m. to noon.
• The Arboretum’s Fall Plant Sale is Sept. 13. Help with setting up the nursery for the event or with plant sales that day.
• The annual United Way of King County Day of Caring is September 19. Sign up to join a special Arboretum work party by visiting www.uwkc.org/ways-to-volunteer/day-of-caring/
• The annual Maple Valley Make a Difference Day is Oct. 25. Organizers are updating event information on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/Maple-Valley-Make-A-Difference-Day-2014/118576365901. Right now, they’re looking for proposals on what volunteers are interested in doing to make a difference in Maple Valley. Lake Wilderness Arboretum makes available several opportunities for volunteers.
Visit LakeWildernessArboretum.org, email info@lakewildernessarboretum.org, call 253-293-5103 or log on to VolunterMatch.org at www.volunteermatch.org/search/opp1289344.jsp to volunteer, donate or become a member.
