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 Green Spring Gardens4603 Green Spring Road Alexandria, Virginia 22312 703-642-5173 Internships at Green Spring GardensGreen Spring Gardens provides a variety of intern opportunities for indidviduals seeking on-the-job experiences. Interns have the opportunity to apply traditional academic classroom learning to actual work experience in a unique setting that combines horticulture, history and education. Interns can choose from several positions that will develop personal and professional skills for future career development and placement. Internships available: Horticultural Intern¹ - The intern may choose from among projects involving horticulture, curation, garden design, community horticulture or education that suits the mission and activities at Green Spring Gardens. Potential projects for 2006 are mapping and accessioning woody plants, researching plant materials for future gardens, developing interpretive signs, and planning special programs. Visits to other local public gardens and meeting with other local interns will enhance the experience. Horticulture Intern Native Plant Garden¹ - The internship will focus on the Virginia Native Plant Garden and the adjacent riparian woodland. This garden has over 500 taxa and features areas with naturalistic design, as well as mixed borders in sun and shade. Potential projects for 2006 include documenting the restoration strategy for a rare magnolia bog and developing interpretive signage for the natural areas. Visits to other local public gardens and meeting with other local interns will enhance the experience. Historic Resources Intern¹ - The intern will assist in all operations of the Historic House (1784), including interpretation of the house and its historic landscape for daily visitors. The internship will involve researching and documenting various aspects of the site’s history and local history as it relates to Historic Green Spring. The intern will also assist in researching for and presenting historical interpretive programs for the public, cataloging archival documents, and developing exhibits. Visits to other FCPA historic sites and meetings with collections management staff will enhance the experience. Children's Education Intern¹ - The intern will assist with all aspects of Children’s Education at Green Spring Gardens: planning and conducting plant-based nature programs for children and families; gardening and other light physical work; developing programs, lesson plans, and teaching aids; creating and maintaining interpretive exhibits; and administrative duties and special projects as assigned. The interns are temporary, part-time employees of the Fairfax County Park Authority. Compensation is $10/hour for up to 300 hours. Start and end dates are negotiable. Public transportation is available within one block of the park. ¹These files are available for download in Adobe Acrobat portable document format.
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