[Plsugs] FW: 2011 Summer Internships at Denver Botanic Gardens

[Tanya Quist]

Please distribute to any interested students you may know. Thank you!

 

Cindy Newlander

Denver Botanic Gardens

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Denver Botanic Gardens is now accepting applications for 

2011 Summer Internships in Horticulture, Chatfield CSA and Plant Records 

 

Summer internships at Denver Botanic Gardens provide students with hands-on
experience in public gardening.  Interns are immersed in the wide variety of
daily activities that are required to keep a public garden growing and
attractive - planting, watering, weeding, mulching, pruning, etc.  

 

In addition to daily activities, interns in Horticulture will work with a
mentor on an individualized garden-based project or will garden in a
specialized setting.  Below are brief descriptions of just a few of the
projects proposed for summer 2011:

*	Horticulture Therapy - lead some of the existing horticulture
therapy activities and design a new horticulture therapy activity 
*	Water conservation in a public garden - conduct water audits and
help assess effectiveness of a newly installed controller
*	Developing community in a community garden - assist with community
garden activities 
*	Japanese gardening using Colorado natives: assist in the evaluation
of a bonsai collection donation and learn how indigenous plants can be
transformed into a Japanese garden 
*	Evaluate existing plants and propose new plants for a thematic
garden, the Scripture Garden
*	Document Quercus collection through photographs and collect
herbarium specimens
*	Specialized gardening - Children's Garden

 

The Plant Records internship will assist with mapping and inventorying
several newly constructed gardens and entering information into BG Base, a
common public garden plant inventory database.  Applicants for this position
should have a working knowledge of AutoCAD.

 

New in 2011, we are offering an internship at our Chatfield location, a
short drive from our central Denver location. The intern chosen for this
project will be involved in the daily operation of the Chatfield CSA. Tasks
will include planting, weeding, watering, harvesting, washing, and assisting
with weekly CSA distributions of produce to shareholders.

 

To round out the summer, we throw in a couple of group projects, 5 field
trips, some talks and a few other educational activities.  But don't think
that it's all work and no play. There are definitely opportunities for fun
as well.

 

 

The Details:

.       Applications must be received at Denver Botanic Gardens' HR
Department by February 15, 2011.  All components of the application -
letters (or e-mails) of reference, transcript(s), completed application form
and resume - must be received by that date.  

.       These internships are geared toward students who have successfully
completed some basic horticulture and plant ID courses and who are
interested in exploring career opportunities in the field of public
horticulture.  For specific course completion requirements, please see the
job postings on our website and on the application form.

.       Applications are available on our website in a writable pdf format.
When saving the completed file, please include the intern's name and the
word "application" in the file name (ex: Greg Smith application).

.       If references are sent via email, please include the intern's name
and the word "reference" in the subject line.

.       Telephone interviews will be conducted with the top candidates.

.       After offers are extended, interns chosen for the horticulture
positions will receive a profile of each project or specialized gardening
opportunity and will be asked to rank them in order of interest.  We will
make every attempt to match interns with one of their top two ranked
projects.

.       We hope to complete the hiring process by mid-March.

.       Internships run for 10-12 consecutive weeks and start Monday, May
23, 2011.

.       Assistance in locating housing is available.

.       Additional information and the application form are on our website
at http://www.botanicgardens.org/content/internship-opportunities. 

 

If you are not the correct person to receive this information, please
contact us and let us know to whom we should direct information on
horticulture internships.

 

 

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