3 Horticulture Internships Available Summer, Full-time.

About:

The Washington National Cathedral, along with St. Albans School, National Cathedral School, and Beauvoir, The National Cathedral Elementary School, is located on a campus of 57 acres of landscaped grounds in the heart of the nation’s Capital. This internship program provides instruction and hands-on gardening experience. Under the direction of the horticulture staff, interns will participate in the installation, maintenance, conservation, and preservation of the Bishop’s Garden and the Cathedral grounds. Areas of emphasis include ornamental herb garden, herbaceous perennial borders, a hybrid-tea rose garden, a 5-acre native woodland, and a classroom vegetable garden. Proper horticulture techniques will be emphasized, including weeding, staking, pruning, watering, plant identification, and using IPM methods of insect and disease control.

Qualifications:

• Preference will be given to applicants who are pursuing a degree in horticulture, landscape maintenance, or a
  related field.
• Applicants must be able to work outside in inclement weather such as rain and extreme heat, must be able to perform physical work including bending, stooping, reaching, and standing for extended periods of time, must be able to lift, carry, and push at least 30 lbs.

Compensation:

• Housing is not provided and there is no
  housing allowance.
• $15.20/hour

Internship time period:

• Internship is 12 weeks, with flexible start and end dates. May through August preferred.
• Interns will work Monday through Friday from 6:30 am to 3:00 pm. To enhance the educational experience, interns will visit public gardens in the surrounding Metro DC area.

TO APPLY: 

Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Sandra Flowers at sflowers@cathedral.org no later than March 11, 2022. Earlier applications will receive an earlier decision

INTERNSHIP FLYER HERE:

Hort Internship WNC 2022

Full-Season 2022 Native Plant Conservation Internship (TWO OPENINGS!!)

Summary:

Assist in the day-to-day operations of the region’s only exclusively local ecotype native plant nursery. Learn about Northern Virginia’s native flora, horticultural skills, and become part of a grassroots effort to conserve and restore our native plants and their habitats.

Duties:

• Assist in the supervision of nursery volunteers of all ages and backgrounds

• Receive training on basic day-to-day nursery operations in order to independently complete tasks including: identification of native plants, watering, sowing seed, making divisions, repotting, identifying and correcting nutritional deficiencies, basic maintenance tasks, and cleaning/organization tasks.

• Assist with other operations at the Wild Plant Nursery, as necessary

• Opportunities for field work at other sites throughout the region including plant identification, seed collection, and invasive plant removals

Qualifications:

• Reliable transportation to and from Wild Plant Nursery (Franconia Park, Springfield)

• Good communication and interpersonal skills

• Interest in native plants and their conservation

• Be able to work outdoors for extended periods of time

• Be able to perform physical tasks such as lifting heavy objects, bending, kneeling or stooping, or other manual labor tasks

• Relevant education or job experience a plus, but not necessary

Compensation and other information:

• Our “full season” internships are seasonal positions, limited to a ~36 week term running March through November with a schedule of about 20 hours a week.

• Internship positions pay $16 an hour. Internship positions do not qualify for benefits.

If you’re interested in applying, please email a CV and cover letter to Matt Bright at mbright@earthsangha.org.

​Summer 2022 Native Plant Conservation Internship (ONE OPENING!)

Same Duties, Qualifications, and Compensation.

However, Our summer internships are seasonal positions, limited to a ~12 week term running June through August with a schedule of about 20 hours a week.

MORE INFO: https://www.earthsangha.org/staff