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The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History is looking for volunteers age 18 and older to help with its Butterflies Alive! summer exhibit, May 28-Sept. 6.
Butterfly Pavilion duty is a fun activity for people looking to re-enter public spaces and reboot their social lives. Summer volunteers make friends during their shifts, and many come back year after year to enjoy the experience.
Volunteers who commit to at least one three-hour shift per week will spend the summer surrounded by graceful, colorful butterflies, while safely sharing the experience with museum guests.
Volunteers learn about dozens of butterfly species and their importance to the environment. They impart that knowledge to Butterfly Pavilion guests, which in turn helps control the safe flow of people through the garden filled with nearly 1,000 butterflies.
Visitors will be encouraged by volunteers to stop by the emergence chamber in the Santa Barbara Gallery to see butterflies popping out of their chrysalides.
Prospective volunteers can visit sbnature.org/volunteer for more information. To better serve its diverse audience, the museum wants volunteers from a variety of age groups and backgrounds. Bilingual English/Spanish volunteers are especially encouraged to apply.
Returning Museum of Natural History or Santa Barbara Sea Center volunteers can contact Rebecca Fagan Coulter at rcoulter@sbnature2.org or 805-682-4711 ext. 107.