FONA Volunteer Open House

Volunteering with Friends of the National Arboretum is a rewarding experience. Come to our Volunteer Open House in the Washington Youth Garden at the U.S. National Arboretum on April 5th, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 pm to learn all about it! You'll also be able to receive a tour of the Washington Youth Garden and enjoy a lovely spring morning outside. Please register here for this event to let us know you're coming!

All interested volunteers will also need to complete our volunteer interest form.

Overview of volunteering in the Washington Youth Garden:

You don't need to have experience, but you must be willing to make friends with the soil and the bugs! Our volunteers strive to work in the garden 3 hours/week on various organic gardening tasks, such as weeding, planting, pruning, mulching, and pest control.

Overview of volunteering with FONA's Community Events

Volunteers play a crucial role in supporting our 5Ks, festivals, Garden Fair, and concert series. There are a variety of roles that change by event, including helping with events at our Washington Youth Garden.

This event will run if there are rain spinkles, but will be cancelled for thunderstorms.