Grounds/Horticulture Intern

This hands-on internship offers experience in arboretum collections, natural areas, horticulture, and grounds management. Interns will build practical skills in plant identification, landscape problem-solving, and sustainable maintenance while working with staff and volunteers.

Key Responsibilities & Learning Areas:

Arboretum & Collections

• Assist with collections management, weeding, and pruning
• Learn to identify 10 useful woody plants
• Understand how plants solve common landscape challenges
• Support watering and irrigation equipment management
• Identify diseases, pests, and abiotic plant problems

Natural Areas

• Assist with deer fence management
• Manage woody invasive species in natural settings
• Support resident volunteer activities

Horticulture & Gardens

• Identify 10 common weeds and learn IPM strategies
• Help manage and work with volunteers
• Diagnose and solve herbaceous plant problems
• Learn and present 10 useful garden perennials

Grounds & Landscape Maintenance

• Assist with resident garden renovations
• Mulching, weeding, string trimming, and general maintenance
• Support basic hardscaping tasks
• Learn turfgrass establishment, renovation, and management

The grounds/horticulture intern will gain hands-on horticultural experience, plant ID skills, exposure to landscape and natural area management, and volunteer coordination experience.