Many Thanks

Many thanks to DBG TEENS and parents for your patience during our staff transitions.

For the rest of this year, we will be:

-Helping the TEENS already signed up for TEEN Master to complete their work

- Continuing the Seasonal and TEEN volunteer opportunities for TEENS already in the program

- Working to help those who have already applied to enter the program for this year

 

We’re no longer using teenvol@dbg.org as an e-mail address for TEEN information…please watch your own e-mails for information about sign-ups, etc. Those e-mails will have specific information about who to contact to participate.

DBG Community Garden

Thank you for all your hard work at the DBG Community Garden - Our bed has soil and we will begin irrigation installation later this month.  Great work TEENs!

 

The Garden spot that was prepared by the TEENS will be used by the new Desert Botanical Garden restaurant “Gertrude’s”…the chef will grow fresh vegetables and other edible plants and use them in special recipes for our hungry garden guests. The diners will learn about the benefits of sustainable community gardening – an educational plus. Thanks for making that possible! (Anyone remember who “Gertrude” was, and what she meant to the garden?)

"At today's meeting, we socialized, scavenged, and serenaded each other with the sound of bicycle bells."  

- Anonymous TEEN after the meeting

 

Thank you for attending the Meeting: Angela, Kaela, Marcus, ALexander, Patrick, Katie, Francisco, Raven, Mariah, Kolby, Taylor, Rachel, Erica, Miette, Andrea, Arianna, Jade, and David.  What a great group and crazy morning at the Garden.  I'm glad you all enjoyed exploring the Garden together!

TEEN Meeting

 The TEEN 2012-13 Season Kick-off Meeting is from 8:30-11:30am on Saturday, September 15th.

We will discuss upcoming TEEN Volunteer opportunities, new name badges, our updated manual, and play some games.  Contact Jeni to join us!

photo by Mary Versosky

TEEN Volunteer enters contest!

TEEN Volunteer Izador Lera has entered the NPR sponsored Joe’s Big Idea contest for 13-25 year olds with ideas that can change the world!

Please consider voting for his project idea by clicking “like” on the youtube video titled Plane that runs on water.  The short video by Izador and his friend includes the materials required to build an airplane which is fueled by air.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLB5C21B8F203B2C54

Thanks!

Biosphere 2 TEEN Adventure!

Thank you to Alexander, George, Marcus, Patrick, Katie, Julia, Eric, Kenzie, Mariah, Angela, and Matthew for a great trip to Biosphere 2.  It was a lot of fun to see you experience the different biospheres and learn about the current research being conducted there.  

I also really enjoyed watching the videos of the van ride back!  :-)

South Mountain Trail almost 5 months later

February 25, 2012

July 14, 2012

The trail  a group of TEENs removed on South Mountain back in February is still looking great and there is no evidence of people trying to use the old path!  Great work Aline, Marcus, Patrick, Alexander, Raven, and Erica!

The Great Saguaro Fruit Harvest

Thank you to George, Alexander, Julia, and Marcus for a great morning harvesting saguaro fruit.  I'm glad you were all able to try it - even if you didn't like it!  yum!

June Flashlight Tour Training

There will be a TEEN Flashlight Tour Training this Sat, June 23 from 4:30-7:30pm.  

Contact me if you're interested!

Pumpkin Patch Gardening in June

Thank you to Kaela, Andrea, Matthew, Izador, Marcus, & Alexander for tending the Pumpkin Patch Garden last Sunday morning.  It was warm, there was a dead snake, and lots of weeds but you ladies and guys made it fun!

How many TEENs does it take to fill a trash bag?

DBG Community Garden

TEENs will have their own plot inside the DBG Community Garden for volunteers and staff here at the Garden.  We will be planning this new development this weekend and I look forward to visiting local community gardens in the area for inspiration!  Watch for posted work days as we break ground this summer!

Service Learning Project - Papago Park

Thank you - Jeff, Tom, Pat, Miette, Marcus, Raven, Alexander & Intern Nina!

You did a great job and made our local park shine!

Flashlight Tour Trainings are Underway!

With 29 TEENs already trained, it's time to join the fun!

Flashlight Tours are a great opportunity for TEENs to volunteer over the summer and enjoy the desert with Garden guests during this family program.

http://dbg.org/events-exhibitions/garden-flashlight-tours

Contact Jeni to join us for the June training!

McDowell Mountain - Service Project Hike

Thank you to Julia, Miette, Kaija, Izador, Bomi, Raven, Caleb, and Tom for their great work picking up trash, troubleshooting, and taking me on a great hike!

Thank you - Pumpkin Patch has plants!

Thanks to Kaela, Alexander, Andrew, Logyhn, and Linden.

The garden's irrigation is up and running and hopefully we'll see some sprouting seeds soon!

Teen Career Conference @ the Phx Zoo

Sat, April 28

12-3pm with check-in at 11:45am

$10/person

*All guests must pre-register online at phoenixzoo.org or by calling reservations at 602-914-4333.

2012 Teen Opportunity Expo

All Scottsdale area student are welcome to attend this expo to meet employers ready to hire for summer and year-round positions. Volunteer and career opportunities are also available.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

2:30-5:00pm

Coronado High School cafeteria

7501 E. Virginia Ave, 85257 (Thomas & Miller)

Come dressed to impress with your resume!

For more info, contact Sheila Williams at 480 312.0105

Spring Service Learning Project

Thank you to Erica, Raven, Patrick, Alexander, Marcus, Aline, and Izador for attending the Service Learning Project at South Mountain.

You all did a wonderful job with the trail removal and being models for VOAz!

Spring Crop Gardening

Thank you to Raven, Miette, Kolby, Matthew, Caleb, Logyhn, Mariah, Tom, Alexander, Christina, and Ana for their contributions to the TEEN Patio.

It's looking great!

Ice Age Plant

Interesting article on a plant grown from Ice Age material.

http://www.nurserymanagementonline.com/russian-scientists-regenerate-30,000-year-old-plant.aspx?List_id=6&email=dls%40dbg.org&key=

Enjoy!

Great Resource: SEINet

The Southwest Environmental Information Network was created to serve as a gateway to distributed data resources of interest to the environmental research community in Arizona and beyond, offering tools to locate, access and work with a variety of data.

Explore flora projects or search herbarium collections from the Garden, ASU, UofA, and more!

http://swbiodiversity.org/seinet/index.php

Monarch Garden

Gail Morris, our very own Monarch Larva Monitoring Project trainer is featured with her husband in Phoenix Home & Garden.

Check out the article and the photos of their own butterfly habitat!

Monarch Garden

Khol's Cares Scholarship Program

http://www.kohlscorporation.com/CommunityRelations/scholarship/index.asp

Nominations accepted Feb 1-March 15

Conservation & Research @ the Garden

I want to share with you the Garden’s new video on sustainability, presented in conjunction with the Design for a Living World exhibit and sponsored by First Solar. The first video of the series features Dr. Kimberlie McCue and Brandi Eide talking about some of the ways our research staff supports conservation efforts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0lxu0snaQY&list=UUEgNHJaQRJJd9vDO9FZoGgw&index=1&feature=plcp

Enjoy!

Guest Greeters & Counters needed

TEENs 16 years old and older can welcome and count guests as they enter and exit the new Design for a Living World Exhibit here at the Garden. TEENs will be asked to provide basic Garden information like locations of restrooms, the cafe, and directions within the Garden.

Shifts are available all Saturday and Sundays now through April 1st. Shift times are 9:45am-12:45pm and 12:15-3:15pm. Please contact me to sign up or to answer any questions!

USDA Releases 2012 Hardiness Zone Map

This tool, jointly developed by USDA's Agricultural Research Services and Oregon State University's PRISM Climate Group, provides greater accuracy and detail than the 1990 version.

It is now available online: www.planthardiness.ars.usda.gov.

A BIG Lumi Thank You!

Thank you to all the TEENs that volunteered during Las Noches de las Luminarias this season including Erica, Bomi, Matthew, Kaija, Paula, Maddie, Julia, CJ M., CJ H., Kris, Patrick, Jessica, Christina and Kaitlyn.

We really appreciate your help and enthusiasm!