Join our Habitat Horticulture internship team
Apply by Aug. 20
Join the Habitat Horiculture Learning by Leading™ internship team to get hands-on experience transforming our landscapes into urban habitats.
Internship Details
- This internship is a full-year commitment
- Interns are expected to complete 3 hours of work per week
- During the Fall 2026 quarter, interns will meet for lectures and hands-on field work on Fridays 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Timing for the Winter and Spring quarters will be decided later, interns' schedules into account
- Participation in the following is mandatory:
- Fall Welcome on Tuesday, Sept. 22
- Biodiversity Museum Day on Saturday, Feb. 27
- Two, three-hour shifts at the fall plant sales on Oct. 3, Oct. 31 or Nov. 14
About the Habitat Horticulture internship
This team engages students in hands-on learning and community outreach as we transform our landscapes into urban habitat. We learn how to communicate the principles of climate-ready gardening and work in climate-ready landscapes. Our team focuses on building biodiversity in the garden, with an emphasis on plant-wildlife interactions. This team’s work is centered in the habitat gardens of the Environmental GATEway, located at the west end of the Arboretum and Public Garden. Students will use this area as a living laboratory with collections that include the hummingbird garden, the insect pollinator gardens, the native meadow basin, and the large-scale storm water management system. Interns will get an introduction to plant and local wildlife identification, garden maintenance, landscape design, and species monitoring. Learning how to identify native and climate-ready plant species, along with the ecosystem services they provide will be heavily emphasized. Interns will regularly participate in public outreach events and communicate the importance of habitat horticulture. Interns will also conduct research projects on plant-pollinator interactions in these gardens using iNaturalist, beginning in winter quarter.