Kortright Garden Volunteer
Volunteer Role Details:
Duration: May 2026 to November 2026
Volunteer Hours: 2-3 hrs/week on Mondays
Work Location: Kortright Centre for Conservation, 9550 Pine Valley Drive, Woodbridge ON, L4H 4Z2
Number of Vacancies: 3
Division: Conservation Parks & Lands
How you will contribute as part of the TRCA Volunteer team:
As a Garden Volunteer, you will assist TRCA Gardening staff in caring for The Allan Foster Garden Project.
The Allan Foster Garden is a 0.5-hectare designed meadowscape. It is planted with native grasses and wildflowers showcasing a diversity of plants endemic to Southern Ontario meadows, strategically arranged to support local wildlife, demonstrate native plant gardening, and provide a place for the local community to meet and enjoy nature.
This garden project is named in honour of Allan Foster, an expert naturalist, botanist, and storyteller, in recognition of his significant contributions to the Kortright Centre during his 30-year career as Supervisor of Education.
This volunteer opportunity is a terrific way to get outdoors, connect with others, and be active!
What you will do as a volunteer:
- Work alongside TRCA staff to maintain gardens, i.e., weeding
- Assist with planting and watering.
- Engage with the local community and foster a greater appreciation of gardening with native plants.
- Learn basic plant identification skills.
What will you need to succeed:
- Gardening and general landscape maintenance experience.
- An interest in gardening, natural heritage, and ecology.
- Willingness to learn and share knowledge.
- Comfortable working outdoors in all weather conditions.
- Physically able to walk on uneven terrain, kneel, crouch, or bend for prolonged periods.
While the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) thanks all volunteer applicants for their interest, only those under consideration will be contacted for interviews.
In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, and TRCA Policies, accommodation will be provided at any point throughout the volunteer selection process, provided the volunteer candidate makes their accommodation needs known to the TRCA. We welcome volunteer applications from all qualified persons.
Personal information you provide through the TRCA volunteer recruitment, selection, and onboarding process is collected under the authority of the Conservation Authorities Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. C.27. Collection of this personal information is necessary for the proper administration of this volunteer recruitment process for volunteer opportunities with TRCA. Personal information is protected from disclosure pursuant to the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act. Any question regarding this collection activity should be directed to the Manager of Records and Information, 5 Shoreham Drive, Toronto, ON, M3N 1S4, (437) 880 2308.
