Research Greenhouse
Applewood: the
C.S. Mott estate
1400 East Kearsley Street
Flint, Michigan 48503
Company Contact: Deborah Elliott
ESTATE HORTICULTURE INTERNS
Unique intern opportunity at historic estate, restored for current conversion to a public
institution of horticultural significance. Gain hands-on experience in all aspects of
greenhouse production, floral design, grounds and orchard maintenance, and integrated
pest management. Assist the professional staff in maintaining several plant collections,
formal perennial and annual gardens, orchard, demonstration garden, and exhibition and
production greenhouses. Interns will be placed in areas to enhance their professional goals.
update: 11/03
Better
Homes and Gardens Test Garden
Horticulture Internship
Meredith Corporation
2001 Summer Internship Program
Corporate Staffing Services
1716 Locust Street, Dept. MSIP
Des Moines, IA 50309-3023
Tel: 515-284-3907
Date entered: 01/25/01
Heifer Project International
Heifer Ranch
Route 2, Box 33
Perryville, Arkansas 72126
(501) 889-5124
Hands-on campus for education about world hunger and solutions through animal agriculture.
Topics to cover may include: soils, seeds, greenhouse, garden layout and construction,
irrigation, fertilization, weed control, insect control and management, harvesting and
storage, marketing, organic certification, organic gardening, mechanics, welding,
tractor and rototiller upkeep, farm safety, farm economics and management, volunteers,
computers, beekeeping, pastured poultry, cottage industry, value added products,
agroforestry, and salt.
date entered: 12/15/00
Iowa State University
125 Horticulture Hall
Ames, IA 50011
Phone: (515) 294-2936
Contact: Dr. David Minner
employment@iastate.edu
update 06/01
MeadWestvaco
Forest Science Laboratory
180 Westvaco Road, Box 1950
Summerville, SC 29484
Ph: 843-871-5000
Fax: 843-875-7185
Internships in Tree Propagation Research
Positions Available: Student Interns to assist with vegetative propagation research Programs. Full-time positions begin June 2003 and end Dec. 2003 (flexible date).
Scope: Interns will assist a core group of research personnel with projects that investigate the rooting of loblolly pine, eastern cottonwood and American sycamore as stem cuttings or tissue cultured shots. This group also is selecting clones for superior growth and interacting with projects that conduct somatic embryogenesis, molecular and transgenic research. Each intern will focus on either pine or hardwood species. In addition to propagations, the interns' duties will encompass most horticulture aspects of greenhouse and container nursery operation (sowing seed, transplanting, mixing media, watering, spraying pesticides, fertilizing, pruning, and maintaining greenhouses), and many facets of agricultural research that apply to plantation forestry and fiber farming.
Qualifications: Junior-level standing or higher, strong academic achievement in horticulture, forestry, plant science, or a closely related major.
To Apply: Please send resume, a list of pertinent courses completed and one reference letter to: Dr. Farrell Wise, MeadWestvaco Forest Science & Technology, Box 1950, Summerville, SC 29484.
Deadlines: April 4
Montana State University
Department of Land Resources and
Environmental Sciences
334 Leon Johnson Hall
MSU Bozeman
P.O. Box 173120
Bozeman, MT 59717-3120
Telephone 406-994-7060
Fax
406-994-3933
The
Nature Conservancy
1228 "L" Street, Suite 1
PO Box 438
Aurora, Nebraska 68818-0438z
Ph: 402-694-4191
The Nature Conservancy
1019 Leavenworth Street, Suite 100
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
Ph: 402-342-0282
The Bio-technician/Burn Crew Member will
participate on prescribed burn crews and assist with preserve maintenance
activities including fence repair, tree removal, weed control, and prairie
seedling care. Public relations work, including leading tours and giving
programs may also be required. The Bio-technician will need to work
closely with Conservancy staff, cooperating scientists and graduate students.
This short-term (full-time) position will require irregular hours and will
include extensive outdoor physical labor under adverse conditions. The
Bio-technician is supervised by the Platte/Rainwater Basin Land Steward, does
not supervise other staff, but may supervise volunteers. This position
will run from March 3 - May 9, 2003, with a possible 6 month extension, in a
rural part of central Nebraska. Housing will be provided.
Duties: Assist with prescribed fire activities, including fireline construction,
preparation, and implementation of prescribed burns, and mop-up work.
Assist with preserve maintenance and monitoring duties such as fence repair, weed control (including herbicide application), livestock handling, woody plant control (chain-saw work), and lease compliance.
Assist with the management of a prairie seed production nursery, including seed and seedling preparation, planting, and monitoring.
for more information and application, please visit the HFRR Student Records office at 1028 Throckmorton Hall).
02/03
Westvaco
P.O. Box 1950
Summerville, SC 29484
Company Contact: Dr. Farrell Wise
Positions focus on research with horticultural plant propagation technologies and applying those technologies
to find superior trees for use in forestry. Interns will assist a core group of five research personnel with
projects that investigate the rooting of loblolly pine, American sweetgum, and eastern cottonwood as stem
cuttings and microshoots. This group also is selecting clones for superior growth and interacting with
projects that conduct genetic transformations and search for DNA markers. Each intern will focus on either
pine or hardwood species. In addition to propagation, the interns duties will encompass most aspects of
greenhouse and container nursery operation (sowing seed, transplanting, mixing media, watering, straying
pesticides, fertilizing, and maintaining greenhouses) and many facests of
agricultural research (installing experiments and collecting, processing & analyzing data).
To Apply: Please send resume, a list of pertinent courses completed and one reference letter to: Dr. Farrell Wise, Westvaco Forest Science and Technology, P.O. Box 1950, Summerville, SC 29484
Deadlines: Applications must be received by
October 26, 2001. E-mailed applications will not be accepted.
date entered: 10/01