Virginia Horticulture Foundation

Summer Internship Program

Program Objective: The internship program offers valuable experience and horticultural training in a public horticultural facility. The internship program is open to high school and college students interested in pursuing a career in horticulture.

Description: The Interns will work closely with the Horticulture Staff maintaining the 9 theme gardens, caring for plants in and around animal exhibits, performing grounds maintenance tasks, maintaining equipment and assisting with educational programming. Interns will be responsible for planting, pruning, fertilizing, weeding, dead-heading, watering, and other related gardening activities.

Program Goal: Interns will acquire the necessary knowledge, experience and skills necessary to maintain a horticulture collection in a zoological setting.

Qualifications: Applicants must be enrolled in a high school vocational horticulture program or enrolled in a college or university horticulture program.

Application Requirements: Interested applicants must submit a resume, cover letter and 2 references with contact numbers to the contact person listed below.  Applicants will be required to complete an application.

Application Deadline: March 1, 2009

Compensation: Monetary compensation provided.

* The program is supported by a grant from the Virginia Horticulture Foundation

Contact Information:
Virginia Zoological Park
3500 Granby Street
Norfolk, VA 23504
Attention Mark Schneider – Horticulturist
Fax: 757 441-5408
mark.schneider@norfolk.gov