INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Children’s Nature Institute in Santa Monica needs volunteers to lead nature walks for children and families in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, to assist with workshops and to provide office support, at home or in the office. Information: (310) 998-1151.

* Heritage Square Museum, an open-air museum in Pasadena, needs volunteers to lead group tours, work in the gift shop and help in the kitchen garden. Training begins Aug. 18 and runs five Saturdays from 8:30 to noon. Information: Diana Robertson, (626) 796-2898, Ext. 221.

* Mothers & More, a support group for mothers who have adapted their career paths to care for their children at home, is seeking members for new West Los Angeles chapter, which meets twice monthly. Information: Tracy Liden, (323) 935-2076.

* Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in Claremont needs volunteers to lead tours, garden, work in the gift shop and help with special projects. Training is provided in September. Information: Brenda Bolinger, (909) 625-8767, Ext. 256.

* Center for Individual and Family Counseling in North Hollywood needs volunteers to answer phones, work at the reception window, set appointments, run errands, assemble information packets, file, fax and copy on weekdays. Information: Paula Platoff, (818) 761-2227.

* Mira Costa High School needs volunteers to help organize its 50th anniversary all-class reunion to be held July 29 for all graduates and their families, and past and current teachers and staff. A golf tournament will be held in El Segundo on July 28, and a reception for past and current teachers and staff will be held at the Manhattan Country Club that evening. Information, (310) 318-7337, Ext. 5050.

* Optimist Family Foster and Adoption Agency, a Los Angeles treatment and education center for at-risk youngsters, is holding a foster parent orientation Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. at its Long Beach office. Information: (800) 454-5561.

Information for this column should be submitted typed and double-spaced to Involvement Opportunities, SoCal Living, Los Angeles Times, 202 W. 1st St., Los Angeles, CA 90012.