Sanctioned Projects

Plant and maintain landscaped areas in front of the museum’s historic 1940s wooden hangar. Low-maintenance colorful annuals and perennials are featured.

Answer questions from the public by phone or in person about gardening, plants, and plant problems.

Work in the gardens under the supervision of BGO staff, help in the Butterfly House, assist with programs, events, and office work, or serve on a committee.

Get hands-on experience in all aspects of composting. Maintain the site, provide composting programs for school classes and the public, and promote awareness about composting…

Plant and maintain beds at the Elkins Community Center, the Elkins Library, and the Elkins Senior Center.

Lead kids ages 5 to 10 in activities designed to spark interest in the natural world. Youth participants can earn merit pins on a variety of gardening, nature, and environmental topics.

Plan, design, and maintain heirloom gardens at Headquarters House, an 1853 Greek revival home owned by the Washington County Historical Society. Plantings include…

Work with 4-H leaders to assist youth with gardening projects that can be entered in the Washington County Fair. The club specializes in learning about the benefit of…

Work with youth and civic groups to plant and maintain the garden, which provides fresh vegetables for local charitable organizations and individuals. Assist with programs…

Project goals include maintaining the original plantings as possible, including more native plants, focusing on attracting pollinators, and educating the community on the importance of using native species and attracting pollinators.

Saturday Crew Teri KinseyVaries2021 Occasional Saturdays - a.m. See calendar for scheduled workdays.Lend a hand at several different sanctioned projects over the course of the growing season.

Plant and maintain historically appropriate gardens and native plantings with an emphasis on pollinator plants.

Partner with volunteer veterans to plant and maintain a raised-bed garden for food-insecure veterans. Along with a vegetable garden, the project includes a composting area, gazebo, walking trail, and healing garden.

Maintain the grounds of the Extension Office, home of our Master Gardener organization. The project area includes a number of native trees and shrubs, a monarch butterfly waystation, and decorative benches.

Help supervise the fair’s horticulture divisions. Spruce up the Horticulture Building and nearby grounds before and after the fair, check in entries, assist with judging, maintain an information booth, and sell new and used items donated by Master Gardeners.

Maintain garden areas with a focus on native plants; present garden-related public education programs.