The Chicago Botanic Garden 2008 Internship Program The Chicago Botanic Garden is 385 acres of natural beauty with 23 gardens and three native habitat areas. The second most visited public garden in the United States, it has more than 1.9 million plants of 8,800 taxa, the largest collection in the Upper Midwest. The Garden, which is a recognized center of education, research and conservation, has a respected internship program.
Interns gain hands-on experience in the areas of education, horticulture or research, and in addition, as part of their training are required to attend educational programming to broaden their general exposure to public horticulture and research. The educational component consists of lectures, field trips and workshops offered through the School of the Chicago Botanic Garden. Most interns work between 37.5 and 40 hours per week at $9.00 per hour. Housing is not provided. Assistance, however, in finding local accommodations is given. Interns are ultimately responsible for finding housing. International students are accepted. For more information, plus application requirements, visit www.chicagobotanic.org/internship/ =20 =20
