This is a paid internship with our award-winning Conservation and Land Management Internship Program, a partnership between the Chicago Botanic Garden, Bureau of Land Management and the National Park Service. Position will last 5-10 months depending upon the needs of the field office.
The successful candidate must have basic knowledge of Botany, Plant Taxonomy, Seed Biology, Plant Anatomy, and Agrostology. Technical writing experience is desirable. Additional training will be provided as the work necessitates. Projects include: inventorying and monitoring rare plants; native seed collecting, cleaning, planting and research; brochure development; and herbarium maintenance. Last year interns participated in monitoring several Wilderness Study Areas with the Recreation Team. Only one position remains. Will remain open until filled. For further program information or to apply, please visit our website: www.chicagobotanic.org/research/training/clm_internship
