Rutgers Gardens

The official botanic garden of Rutgers University, located on the Rutgers–New Brunswick campus.

 
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Become a Volunteer

Volunteers partner with Rutgers Gardens team members on monthly All-Staff Workdays.

The Rutgers Gardens Student Farm is a great place to volunteer for those interested in sustainable agriculture and food security.
Volunteers help plant native trees under the direction of our staff.
Rutgers service fraternities and sororities often arrange volunteer outings with us.

Rutgers Gardens organizes volunteer outings during weekday seasonal operating hours in our display gardens and natural areas, on the Helyar Woods trails, and in the fields of the Rutgers Gardens Student Farm.

Expanding on our newly announced Campus Stewardship initiative, additional volunteer activities will take place at select ornamental and display gardens, community gardens, and urban farms located on the Rutgers—New Brunswick campus. These sites offer excellent opportunities for Rutgers service fraternities and sororities, student clubs and organizations, and Rutgers faculty and staff to partner with Rutgers Gardens on a volunteer outing.

Volunteers help our staff maintain the health of Rutgers Gardens and Helyar Woods trees.
Students hard at work in the Foran Conservation Garden on the George H. Cook campus.

Looking to volunteer with Rutgers Gardens? Please fill out our Volunteer Interest Form and the volunteer coordinator will respond with more information.

We offer limited weekend volunteer opportunities for on-site service projects with scout troops. In 2024, Eagle Scout candidates repaired a footbridge in Helyar Woods, built and installed bat boxes and butterfly houses, and added plants to our gardens that help the pollinator community thrive. Please email Senior Program Coordinator Moira Keihm at moira.keihm@rutgers.edu if you have a proposal for a service project – we’d love to collaborate!

Footbridge built and installed by Troop 501, September 2024.
Butterfly houses and coneflowers added to the Pollinator Garden by Troop 219, August 2024.
Bat boxes constructed and installed by Troop 66, September 2024.

We sincerely thank you for your willingness to volunteer so we can keep Rutgers Gardens and its satellite locations beautiful and safe for all to enjoy.

Rutgers Gardens
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Phone: 848-932-7000
rugardens@sebs.rutgers.edu

GPS Address
130 Log Cabin Road
New Brunswick NJ 08901-8525

Mailing Address
112 Log Cabin Road
New Brunswick NJ 08901

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