Tahoe Environmental Research Center
The Lab Exhibit within the Thomas J. Long Education Center

Visitors learn about science from docent volunteers.

Docent Program

Join a group of individuals who are helping to make possible the best in science education and enjoyment. The UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center has initiated a volunteer Docent Program in order to connect the talents of community volunteers to the needs of visitors and students.
           
After completing your docent training program, you will be able to select which subject areas and types of responsibilities you will want to take on. The range of activities available to docents is varied. Examples of opportunities include:

  • Assist museum visitors with hands-on science activities.
  • Be available to explain to visitors the various exhibits at the center.
  • Provide tours of the exhibits and the Thomas J. Long Foundation Education Center.
  • Assist in outreach programs for schools and community events.
  • Work in the Docent Office. Help with filing, typing, mailings, phone and e-mail correspondence.

We hope to attract thousands of visitors, locals and tourists alike, to the Thomas J. Long Foundation Education Center every year. Our docent program will help these visitors to have an enjoyable, educational experience through which they will learn about Lake Tahoe and environmental problems affecting it. Our program offers docents unlimited opportunities for enjoyment, enrichment and personal satisfaction.

Docent Training

Five 3-hour training classes are planned to give the new docents all the instruction they will need. For more information about the docent program, please contact TERC education coordinator Heather Segale at (775) 881-7562, or e-mail hmsegale@ucdavis.edu.