2014 Summer Horticulture Internship at Cockrell Butterfly Center,
Houston Museum of Natural Science
The
Cockrell Butterfly Center is one of the premier exhibits of live
butterflies in the country. 
Although butterflies from around the world
are the main attraction, the
plant background is of major importance. The center’s theme is a
tropical rainforest, featuring over 300 different species of flowering
and foliage plants.
Although butterflies from around the world
are the main attraction, the
plant background is of major importance. The center’s theme is a
tropical rainforest, featuring over 300 different species of flowering
and foliage plants.
In
addition to the public display area, the center includes three 1000 sq.
ft. greenhouses used for plant storage and maintenance, plant
propagation, and for raising several
species of butterflies.
Horticultural
staff at the Butterfly Center is responsible for plant care and
maintenance inside the public display conservatory as well as in the
support greenhouses. Duties
include plant care and propagation, rearing butterflies, pest control,
record keeping, developing signage and informational materials, leading
outreach programs for children and adults, and interacting with the
public and with volunteer workers. Skills developed
by horticultural staff in the center include: Knowledge of tropical
plant identity and care; plant propagation techniques; familiarity with
greenhouse pest insects and the beneficial species used to control them
(biological control); butterfly gardening and
familiarity with butterfly identity and breeding; public speaking.
August). Stipend is $11 per hour. Applicants should be
horticulture majors who have completed
at least their freshman year.
Summer
interns work 35-40 hours per week for 10-12 weeks (late May/early
June-mid
To
apply: Send statement of interest and career goals, including how this
internship would help you achieve such goals; college/university
transcripts, and the names and
contact information of three references (combination of academic and
work references), to Nancy Greig, Cockrell Butterfly Center Director,
ngreig@hmns.org.
Application deadline is March 24, 2014. Intern will be selected and notified by April 7.
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