The Greater Los Angeles Zoo Association (GLAZA) is holding a docent information meeting from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 20 in the Zoo’s Witherbee Auditorium.
GLAZA’s docent program, open to ages 18 and up, provides comprehensive training, with no previous experience necessary. Reservations for the July 20 information meeting are not required; check-in tables will be set up at the Zoo entrance.
GLAZA offers a comprehensive program for adult docents, who serve as volunteer teachers, sharing their knowledge of the Zoo and its flora and fauna with adults and children through touring, use of biofact carts and numerous educational programs and classes.
Docents complete a 23-week training program offered at the Zoo each fall in conjunction with UCLA Extension. Classes begin in October, and meet Thursdays or Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The weekly class focuses on taxonomy of both the plants and animals at the Zoo as well as ecology and conservation. Applications are accepted through August 6 at lazoo.org in the “volunteers” section.
The Los Angeles Zoo is located in Griffith Park at the junction of the Ventura (134) and Golden State (5) freeways. Parking is free. Full descriptions of volunteer and docent opportunities and requirements are available at lazoo.org. Contact: (323) 644-4703.
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