Native Plant Gardens Horticulture Intern

How to Apply Applications are welcomed and encouraged from all qualified individuals regardless of background and identity. A one-page cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume in a single pdf file. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experiences that directly relate to it. Job Summary This internship provides care and maintenance of MBGNA's native plant focused gardens and assists with native plant crop production under the supervision and guidance of the Native Plant Gardens Horticulturist. The MBGNA summer internship takes place Monday, May 5 to Friday, August 15, 2025. In order to fully participate in team collaboration and project work, selected candidates are expected to complete all dates of the internship, which includes occasional evening and weekend hours. Learning Objectives * The MBGNA summer internship provides university-level students with opportunities to: * Participate in experiential learning in a nature-based organization * Directly contribute to strategic operations of a mission-driven organization * Help unify and catalyze equity and justice across lands, waters, and dynamic systems Who We Are Matthaei Botanical Gardens and Nichols Arboretum (MBGNA) is a transformative force for social and ecological resilience through the waters and lands we steward. We turn this commitment into action by: * Positioning humans as active participants within the natural world and compelling the university community and our publics to negotiate the full complexity that entails * Advancing partnerships, programs, user experience, and all that we steward to catalyze equity and justice in a radically changing world * Emerging as University of Michigan's premier partner for research, teaching, and public impact in sustainability, climate-forward practices, and biocultural diversity * Promoting healthier communities, cultures, and ecosystems through active care and cultivation of the gardens, fields, natural habitats, and dynamic systems that sustain our world. MBGNA seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitments to serve the diverse people of Michigan and sustain the excellence of the University of Michigan. For more information about MBGNA and the summer internship program, please visit:

Created: 2025-01-21