{"id":58181,"date":"2026-02-26T13:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=58181"},"modified":"2026-02-26T13:14:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T21:14:11","slug":"internship-grassland-ecology-internship-botany-focus-smithsonians-national-zoo-conservation-institute-browning-mt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/internship-grassland-ecology-internship-botany-focus-smithsonians-national-zoo-conservation-institute-browning-mt\/","title":{"rendered":"Internship: Grassland Ecology Internship – Botany Focus, Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Institute (Browning, MT)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Smithsonian’s National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute<\/p>\n

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Job Type<\/td>\nPaid Internship<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salary<\/td>\n$800 per week<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deadline<\/td>\nMar 13, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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Grassland Ecology Internship (Botany Focus)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Smithsonian\u2019s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) is offering 3 internships for current students, or recent graduates, with interest and experience in plant identification in grassland ecosystems. All interns will join local field crews working to assess plant communities and grassland health using a variety of survey methods at multiple bison restoration sites in Northern Montana under the Inter-Tribal Grasslands Network (ITGN), a collaboration between Tribally managed bison restoration efforts (Fort Peck, Fort Belknap, Rocky Boy, Confederated Salish and Kootenai, and Blackfeet Nation) and Tribal College STEM departments (Fort Peck Community College, Aaniiih Nakoda College, Stone Child College, Salish Kootenai College, and Blackfeet Community College) with research support from Smithsonian scientists.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain valuable field experience working in grassland systems under the mentorship of Smithsonian Ecologists. The cohort of 2026 Interns will make valuable contributions to the historic launch of the first Inter-Tribal Long-term Ecological Research Network focused on sustainable management of grassland ecosystems, the most critically endangered habitat in the world.<\/p>\n

For more information on the Smithsonian\u2019s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, visit:<\/p>\n