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Biologist and Intern in
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Internships at Berry
Our internships provide you with experience you can't get anywhere
else in Oregon. Our programs in Horticulture
and Conservation provide a wide range of learning
opportunities. These include opportunities for High
School Students.
Feel free to mail us if you have questions...we may have opportunities
that aren't posted here.
 CONTACTS
for internship programs
Summer Horticulture Internships: 2009
Ann Kerr McDonald Intern. This internship is for a student
working for a degree in horticulture, botany or related field. The
intern will work with the horticulture staff and volunteers for
up to 240 hours over 6-10 weeks, performing garden maintenance,
working in the greenhouse, on computerized records, and performing
special garden or nursery projects. The intern will be paid the
Oregon minimum hourly wage, $8.40 per hour. The starting date is
flexible and will be determined by both the Garden staff and the
intern.
Summer Conservation Internship: 2009
This internship provides experience to people who are interested
in rare plant conservation and have completed at least one year
of college coursework, including relevant science classes. Priority
will be given to current life science undergraduate students, recent
college graduates and individuals considering a career change into
the field of conservation biology. Interns work with the conservation
staff on a variety of projects involving Pacific Northwest native
plants, with a focus on rare plants. Work includes germination trials,
computer work, the many tasks required for running our Seed Bank
for Rare and Endangered Plants, seed collection from wild populations
and field research. The internship includes working outdoors on
some days, sometimes in difficult weather or in remote areas. Conservation
interns and staff work long days when field research or seed collection
are performed and when travel is required to get to the research
site. The conservation intern will work up to 400 hours over 10-12
weeks and be paid the Oregon minimum hourly wage, $8.40 per hour.
The start date is flexible and is determined by BBG staff and the
intern.
2009 projects will include, but are not limited to, the following:
Fire restoration research
Join us for studies to determine germination requirements
and to evaluate seed storage protocols for more than 20
non-rare, native plants that will be used for restoration
and rehabilitation efforts on public lands, with a focus
on areas impacted by fire.
Seed collection and storage
Learn about collection techniques and help us add to Berry’s
Frozen Garden: the Seed Bank for Rare and Endangered Plants
of the Pacific Northwest.
Rare plant reintroductions
Gain hands-on experience in one or more experimental reintroductions.
We will be working with Koehler's rock cress (Arabis
koehleri var. koehleri), MacFarlane's four-o'clock
(Mirabilis
macfarlanei), and Western lily (Lilium
occidentale) in 2008.
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Lilium occidentale |
Application Procedure
To apply, please send us the following items:
1) completed 2008 Summer Internship Application (download
a Word or text file from the left sidebar), 2) your resume,
3) a cover letter stating your interest in an internship at
The Berry Botanic Garden, 4) contact information for two references
and 5) official copies of your transcript(s).
You can email the first four items or send them via standard
snail mail. You must send your transcripts via standard mail
- we accept only official copies, not electronic (scanned)
copies.
Our mailing address is:
The Berry Botanic Garden
11505 SW Summerville Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97219-8309
Please send completed application and supporting materials
for the Horticulture Internship to Courtney Vengarick and
for the Conservation Internship to Andrea Raven.
When sending your application and supporting materials via
email (other than official transcripts), please send them
using one of the following options: as part of the body of
your email message or as an attachment in either Word.doc
format or plain text format. Please label attachments with
your name and what each document contains (do not label your
file generically as "resume.doc," for instance).
The deadline for receipt of completed applications and all
other requested materials is March 1, 2009.
If you have difficulty retrieving the application form or
need additional information, please contact:
Erin Riggs, 503-636-4112 ext. 104, 
erin.riggs@berrybot.org,
OR
Courtney Vengarick, 503-636-4112 ext. 105,
courtney.vengarick@berrybot.org
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High School Students!
| If you are interested in learning about rare
plants and preserving our wild habitats, you can help out in
several ways. Call us to volunteer – we need help preparing
seeds for storage in our Seed Bank for Rare and Endangered Plants
of the Pacific Northwest. Learn about plant propagation while
performing germination trials. Contact Erin Riggs to help
out.
Or, get paid while you work and learn with us: the Apprenticeships
in Science and Engineering (ASE) Program offers paid internships!
Each summer, The Berry Botanic Garden selects one or more
high school students from their pool of applicants to work
with the Conservation Program. Join us for computer, laboratory
and field research. |
ASE interns preparing for a seed germination experiment. |
The ASE Program is part of Saturday Academy. If you have questions,
contact Amy Hesse at 503-200-5861, or amy@saturdayacademy.org
You can find out more information at the ASE web site http://www.saturdayacademy.org/ase/default.aspx.
This is a great opportunity!
Contacts for unpaid internships and program
information
(503) 636-4112
Horticulture ~ The Garden
Courtney Vengarick, Propagator
503-636-4112 ext. 105,
courtney.vengarick@berrybot.org
Conservation ~ Saving Plants
Erin Riggs, Conservation Biologist
503-636-4112 ext. 104,
erin.riggs@berrybot.org
Other Contacts
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