Love nature? You can do more than admire it … you can help others learn about and enjoy it. From Seattle Parks:

Live the dream – become a nature guide! Do you love sharing nature with others? Are you interested in learning more about the flora and fauna of Seattle’s many public green spaces and parks? You are the perfect candidate for the Seattle Urban Nature Guide program. SUN Guides participate in 30 hours of training and commit to providing 8 programs a year at Environmental Learning Centers and parklands near schools throughout Seattle.

Seattle Urban Nature Guides provide hands-on learning opportunities for school groups, nature programs for families and adults and Discovery Stations for all throughout the city. Volunteers’ backgrounds are as varied as the students they teach – the common thread is their desire to share nature with the greater Seattle community.

The goal of the Seattle Urban Nature Guide Program is to enhance, promote, and foster appreciation of nature by connecting citizens and students with their Seattle Parklands, by providing educational opportunities for all.

Training begins March 29. Deadline for applications is March 8. For additional information, please contact Penny Rose at penny.rose@seattle.gov or 206-386–4250, or apply online.

We’re told much of the training is at West Seattle’s own Environmental Learning Center – Camp Long.