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Conservatory opens new education room; environmental educator expands outreach
Summary
Department environmental staff showcased a newly finished education room in the conservatory built with contractor Bluebench Workshop, described partnerships with master gardeners and libraries, and announced volunteer docent support, a bird-city committee and a garlic-mustard pull on May 2.
Staff described a newly completed education room at the conservatory and outlined plans to expand outreach and passive educational displays.
Taylor, the environmental educator, said the front room (formerly the gift shop/desert house) has been rebuilt with new display drawers crafted by Bluebench Workshop to host tactile displays (nuts, furs, shells) and a nature-library lending shelf. "We ended up working with... Bluebench Workshop, who is a private contractor who built these beautiful new display drawers," Taylor said, and described plans to rotate exhibits and bring outreach materials to libraries and summer programs.
Taylor said volunteer docents — including a longtime volunteer named Steve and master gardeners — will help staff the space and engage visitors. She described ongoing classes and pop-up activities, a summer theme for the conservatory and a plan to partner with the public library on summer programming and story times.
Upcoming community actions noted by Taylor include a garlic-mustard pull on May 2 and an effort to form a bird-city committee. Board members suggested small interpretive signage and publicity items to draw visitors to the conservatory displays.
Staff asked for continued volunteer support and offered to provide dates for recurring outreach events in the department program guide.
