Last Day Helping with Summer Camp!

We started the day picking Saguaro fruit for the docents to use on their tours. We got to taste the fruit of the Prickly Pear and Saguaro, which both tasted like watermelon. Then onto making snack for the kids in camp...then onto cleaning the dishes from camp. Alexander and Marcus brought in their homegrown veggies again for us to sell to the staff....we made $21.00 for our end of the summer pizza party! We had pineapple and sasuage pizza, and ordered cinni-sticks too. They tasted really good, but Susan didn't think they were worth it. But they were. We saw Jessica and talked to her for a while. It was good to see her again, but we still love Susan with all our hearts.
-Written By Sydney and Susan (TEEN and TEEN Coordinator)

Odd Jobs

Today was a day for ( gross ) odd jobs. Everything from building wooden puzzles to decorating offices! Bri was VERY proud of herself because she completed an entire dinosaur model by herself ( and she only broke about 8 nails! ). Marcus also put together a wooden penguin in NO time. Later in the day Alex, Bri and Marcus had to clean the Etnobotany fridge ( ewwwwwwwwww! ) it wasn't that bad until we discovered the dead animals that looked like something out of a Horror Movie! We also went to Tempe Town Market Place on a feild trip to go and get crikets for Eco Camp. It was fun and on the way home we discussed how excited "the teens" will be when we can drive ( look out world! ) We thought that today couldn't get any more strange, but it did when Tina Wilson, Acting Director of Education, asked us to help her rearrange/decorate her office. That task involved three feather boas, two bookshelves, one HEAVY wardrobe, and three creative imaginations! Anyway today was...interesting.
Posted By: Bri ( TEEN )

Plant Collecting with Raul

Today we worked with Raul Puente, the Curator of Living Collections at the Garden. We went down to the wash onsite and took plant samples of the native trees and shrubs. We took these samples and pressed them in a simple plant press made of cardboard sheets and newspaper. These were strapped down by two wooden pallets and cloth straps. In a few days, these specimens will be dried and ready for mounting. They will be mounted on special acid free paper so that they can be preserved for years, in some cases hundereds of years. Our names will be on the paper as well to show that these were made by the TEENs.
Posted By: Sydney ( TEEN )

Welcome!

Hi, Welcome to the TEEN blog. Here you will find listings of up and coming volunteer opportunities. Also the Latest info on what is happening around the Garden. Please feel free to contact the Teen Coordinator if you have any questions.