Opportunities

Horticulture Internships 2024

Minute Man National Historical Park Natural/Cultural Resource Management Team in the Buttrick Gardens, with the North Bridge visible in the background.

Minute Man National Historical Park in Concord-Lincoln-Lexington, Massachusetts is offering summer
horticultural internships, both full-time and part-time, in partnership with the Friends of Minute Man
National Park.

The internships will focus on assisting with the care of the Historic Buttrick Gardens and surrounding
historic landscapes and collaborating with the Metro Boston Invasive Plant Management Team. Tasks
include caring for flower beds containing a historic iris and daylily collection; planting, weeding, and
watering flower beds; pruning trees, shrubs, and vines; and removing invasive plants.

Application deadline: March 31, 2024. Please send a letter of interest and resume to
Margie_coffin_brown@nps.gov and indicate whether you are interested in full-time or part-time
position, and your proposed start and end dates for an internship between the months of April and
August (start date flexible).

Compensation is $16/hour. For more information about the position and Minute Man NHP, please
email/call the park’s Natural/Cultural Resources Program Manager at Margie_coffin_brown@nps.gov or
617-620-2942.

Image: Minute Man National Historical Park Natural/Cultural Resource Management Team in the Buttrick Gardens, with the North Bridge visible in the background.