General Info

Internship Opportunities 2009

The Chicago Botanic Garden is 385 acres of natural beauty with 24 gardens and three native habitat areas. The second most visited public garden in the United States, it has more than 2.3 million plants of 8,800 taxa, the largest collection in the Upper Midwest. The Garden, which is a recognized center of education, research, and conservation, has a respected internship program.

Interns gain hands-on experience in the areas of education, horticulture, or research, and in addition, as part of their training are required to attend educational programming to broaden their general exposure to public horticulture and research. The educational component consists of lectures, field trips and workshops offered through the Joseph Regenstein, Jr. School of the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Most interns work between 37.5 and 40 hours per week at $9 per hour. Housing is not provided. Assistance, however, in finding local accommodations is given. Interns are ultimately responsible for finding housing. International students are accepted.

Center for Teaching and Learning

Spring Science Sleuths Internship – FILLED

School Programs Winter Internship – FILLED

Community Gardening

Community Gardening Intern – FILLED

Conservation and Land Management (CLM)

CLM Intern

Horticulture

Intern, Greenhouses – FILLED

Intern, Display Gardens – FILLED

Intern, Production Greenhouse and Nursery – FILLED

Intern, Propagation – FILLED

Plant Science and Conservation Program