The Flora Conservation Department of KFBG is recruiting dedicated nature lovers to donate their time and talent to KFBG’s mission. Join us as volunteers and strengthen flora conservation efforts at KFBG and throughout Hong Kong.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Assisting Routine Work in Orchid Conservation Section
Assist Orchid Conservation Section in planting and maintaining the orchids and their environment, including routine potting, mounting and maintenance of orchids, and sweeping and weeding of orchid growing environments
Assisting in Culturing Native Herbs and Shrubs
Volunteers will be directed by staff and take part in duties stated below:
- Routine work: composting, soil sterilizing and mixing, weeding watering, weeding
- After training: re-potting, pricking out of seedlings, planting out of stock seedlings
Habitat Management at KFBG (HM)
- General horticulture or nursery routine work, such as weeding, applying fertilizer, pot plants transportation, pruning, transplanting and sweeping, etc; or
- Heavy duties in Nurseries, including terrace leveling, soil sieving and soil and stone transferring.
Please judge by yourselves if you are fit for the heavy duties mentioned in content point 2). If you are unsure your fitness or you do not want to do the heavy duties, please indicate it in your application.
Assist the Upper Gardens Team (UGT) to maintain theme gardens
With guidance from staff, volunteers will take care of plants in different theme gardens (Orchid Haven, Fern Walk, Butterfly Garden, Convent Garden or Golden Pavilion), including watering, weeding, and planting.
Plant Encounters
(Only available in Chinese)
Other irregular volunteering activities includes:
Assisting Ecological restoration monitoring in KFBG tree planting site
Working on the ecological enhancement restoration project on the Butterfly Path
*Working days are normally from Monday to Saturday.
Requirements
- Under Immigration Regulations, a person who volunteers in Hong Kong should possess a valid Hong Kong Identity Card or a Training Visa approved by the HK Immigration Department.
- Applicants for volunteer positions must be at least 16 and below 69 years of age.
- As most of our roles are based in our nurseries or nature reserve, applicants must be comfortable working in an outdoor environment.
- Applicants are asked to commit to a minimum six-month service period and volunteer at least three times, totaling a minimum of 18 hours, during this time.
- Our teams primarily offer full-day volunteer activities from 9:30 am to 4:40 pm. Some teams may have a gathering time of 8:30 am and dismiss at 5:00 pm.
- As the number of volunteer activity slots available for each group is limited each month, we will screen applicants based on the information you submit.
How to apply
Please click here for online application.
Before you apply, please read the Flora Conservation Volunteer Programme Introduction & Conditions. We process applications at the beginning of each month. Successful applicants will receive a confirmation email on or before the 10th of each month, otherwise the application can be considered as not selected. However, we welcome repeat applications from prospective volunteers who are enthusiastic to work with us!
Due to limited parking space, volunteers are recommended to take public transportation to KFBG.
You may contact floravol@kfbg.org for further questions or information.