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Become a Wildflower Preserve Intern
New Hope, Pennsylvania – Bowman's
Hill Wildflower Preserve provides internships to qualified
students who want to learn about native plants and public
gardens. The Preserve features 100 acres of native Pennsylvania
flora in naturalistic settings, with nearly 1,000 species
of native wildflowers, trees, shrubs, vines and ferns. The
internship includes training by Bowman’s Hill Wildflower
Preserve staff in the areas of native plant propagation, groundskeeping
and trail maintenance, public education and interpretation
and curatorial work. Previous interns have received college
credit for this program.
The internship program begins in May or June, runs for 10
to 15 forty-hour weeks and includes an hourly wage. Field
trips to other arboreta, botanical gardens and natural areas
round out interns' understanding of plants and public gardens.
Interns are also required to complete a special independent
research or work project under the direction of the Education
Department.
Applicants must be of college level ability and have completed
at least 2 years of course work in botany, horticulture and/or
related environmental studies. Applicants should be capable
of rigorous outdoor work including lifting, digging and sustained
walking which are required at times during the course of the
internship. Interns are responsible for making arrangements
for housing and providing their own transportation.
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve is located on 1635
River Road (PA Rt. 32) about 2.5 miles south of New Hope,
in Bucks County, Pennsylvania and convenient to I-95.
To apply, complete the internship
application and mail to Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve.
Applications also are available from Bowman's Hill Wildflower
Preserve by calling (215) 862-2924 or by sending a request
to: BHWP Education Dept., P.O. Box 685, New Hope, PA 18938-0685.
Initial screening will be based upon this application only.
Final selections will be based on personal interviews. Decisions
will be made entirely without regard to race, religion, national
origin or sex. Applicable rules and regulations of Federal
and Pennsylvania Workman's Compensation and Labor Laws apply
to all interns at the Preserve.
Deadline for receipt of internship applications is
February 13, 2004.
The Preserve is open seven days a week year-round (Closed
Thanksgiving day, Christmas day and New Year’s day).
The Visitor Center is open daily from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and the
grounds are open from 8:30 a.m. – sunset.
Contact: Gabrielle Sivitz, Education Coordinator (215) 862-2924
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve
P.O. Box 685
New Hope, PA 18938
Phone: (215) 862-2924 Fax: (215) 862-1846
E-mail: education@bhwp.org
www.bhwp.org
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve is managed by the
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve Association Inc.,
in cooperation with the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum
Commission.
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