Opportunities

UPDATE (08/28/26): At this time, we are still accepting new volunteer inquires for Fall Semester. However, with many of our established volunteers returning to campus, we anticipate that we will have very few openings for new volunteers.

If you are interested in volunteer opportunities for Fall Semester, you are welcome to complete the volunteer interest form. New volunteers are accepted in order of their applications so we encourage you to apply if you have interest.

Are you interested in getting involved in the Botany Garden and Greenhouses? The easiest way to join our our team is by volunteering! We welcome UW students and community members as volunteers. We are open Monday- Friday, 8:00am to 4:00pm; volunteer shifts take place during our open hours.

Volunteers work with our staff in the greenhouse and the garden (weather-permitting.) Volunteers have the opportunity to learn horticultural skills and become familiar with our large diverse teaching collections. Common tasks including repotting, greenhouse upkeep, weeding, mulching, planting and more. In addition to our horticulture volunteers, we have a few new opportunities to help with plant photography and social media. If you’re interested in any of these, please fill out the form below. Our staff will get in touch with you as soon as possible.

We occasionally have openings for UW-Madison student employment, internships, or research. Any current openings will be posted here.

Botany Garden and Greenhouse Volunteer Interest Form

Volunteer interest form

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Indicate the type of volunteer work that most interests you.

Horticultural work- Help take care of our plants and facilities.

Photography- Help document our collection by taking photos of plants and adding them to the database.

Social Media- Help us expand our social presence by creating photo or video posts.

We have many horticulture volunteer spots availlable. Photography and social media volunteer spots are each limited to one position per semester.

Please indicate your availability for volunteer shifts Monday- Friday, 8am-4pm(Required)

Why are you interested in volunteering with us?

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smiling workers with shovels — Preparing the new Rock Garden planting bed.

Students in a tree, pruning — Alexa DiNicola and Patty Chan, PhD students in our department helping in the garden by pruning the Newton apple tree.

student planting in greenhouse — Replanting carnivorous plants in the bog.