Two Earth Sangha Native Plant Conservation Internships, Deadline January 5, 2025

Earth Sangha’s Native Plant Conservation Internship:

Available Positions: 2

Summary:

Assist the Earth Sangha in the day-to-day operations of the Wild Plant Nursery. Our nursery is the region’s only exclusively local ecotype native plant nursery. Engage in restoration activities on field sites including invasives removal and native plantings. Learn about Northern Virginia’s native flora, horticultural skills, and become part of a grassroots effort to conserve and restore our native plants and their habitats.

​Responsibilities and Duties:

• Assist in the supervision of nursery volunteers of all ages and backgrounds

• Receive training on basic day-to-day nursery and greenhouse operations in order to independently complete tasks including: identification of native plants, watering, sowing seed, making divisions, repotting, identifying and correcting nutritional deficiencies, basic maintenance tasks, and cleaning/organization tasks.

• Assist with other operations at the Wild Plant Nursery, as necessary

• Remove invasives on restoration sites

• Opportunities for field work at other sites throughout the region including plant identification, and seed collection.

​Minimum Qualifications:

• Reliable transportation to and from Wild Plant Nursery (Springfield, VA) and various restoration sites in Northern Virginia

• Good communication and interpersonal skills

• Interest in native plants and their conservation

• Be able to work outdoors for extended periods of time

• Be able to perform physical tasks such as lifting heavy objects (up to 50 lbs), bending, kneeling or stooping, or other manual labor tasks

• Relevant education or job experience a plus, but not necessary

​Compensation and other information:

• Our “full season” internships are term-limited positions, running February through December with a schedule of about 20 hours a week.

• Internship positions pay $18 an hour.

• Internship positions are eligible for comprehensive health insurance coverage.​

​If you’re interested in applying, please email a CV and optional cover letter to Maddie Bright at [email protected] by January 5th.