{"id":59842,"date":"2026-07-09T13:50:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/?p=59842"},"modified":"2026-07-09T13:50:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T20:50:00","slug":"internship-native-landscapes-and-garden-center-intern-sanibel-captiva-conservation-foundation-sanibel-fl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/internship-native-landscapes-and-garden-center-intern-sanibel-captiva-conservation-foundation-sanibel-fl\/","title":{"rendered":"Internship: Native Landscapes and Garden Center Intern,\u00a0Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation (Sanibel, FL)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation<\/p>\n

Sanibel, Florida<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Job Type<\/td>\nPaid Internship<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Salary<\/td>\n$14 per hour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Deadline<\/td>\nAug 31, 2026<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Min. Experience<\/td>\n0 – 1 year<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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The Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation (SCCF) Native Landscapes & Garden Center seeks an energetic and hardworking intern to assist in day-to-day garden and nursery operations and work with our landscape installation and maintenance services.  The Native Landscapes & Garden Center offers a unique working environment, as it is a non-profit retail nursery dedicated to landscaping for the improvement of native habitat and wildlife on and around Sanibel and Captiva Islands.<\/p>\n

Internship responsibilities will include all aspects of retail nursery operation and plant care, including watering, potting, pruning, weeding, landscape installation\/maintenance, and customer service.  In addition, interns will work closely with our gardener to assist in the upkeep of 2 acres of demonstration gardens surrounding the Garden Center.  The internship offers the opportunity to obtain in-depth knowledge about South Florida native plants and gain firsthand experience in all aspects of an environmentally friendly garden, nursery, and landscaping business.<\/p>\n

Applicants should have a strong interest in plants and conservation, preferably possessing a Bachelor\u2019s degree in horticulture, biology, environmental science, ecology, or a related field.  The intern should also be able to lift 50 pounds and be prepared to work outdoors in subtropical conditions, including hot temperatures, humidity, and insects.  Candidates must also possess a valid U.S. driver\u2019s license.  <\/p>\n

Duration:<\/strong>  6 months<\/p>\n

Deadline:  <\/strong>Open until filled<\/p>\n

Salary<\/strong>: $14\/hr.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Please send a cover letter indicating your interest, resume, and references by email to:  rgrotrian@sccf.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n

When you apply, please indicate that you are responding to the posting on Conservation Job Board.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Category<\/td>\nBotany <\/a>, General \/ Stewardship<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":11259,"featured_media":34096,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_s2mail":"yes"},"categories":[14,18,208],"tags":[4,423,901,32,36,13,1289,9],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59842"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11259"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59842"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59842\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59939,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59842\/revisions\/59939"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34096"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.evergreen.edu\/mesweekly\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}