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FY15 SCA CRDIP Intern Olmsted Center

National Park Service · Opportunity P15AS00142

Who can apply

• Nonprofits with 501(c)(3), other than higher education

About this opportunity

The intern will be part of the Cultural Landscape Inventory team for the National Park Service and based at the Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation in Boston, Massachusetts. Responsibilities and learning opportunities include: creating field maps to document cultural landscape characteristics and features, field measurements and photography, meetings and interviews with park staff, archival research for historic photographs and maps, writing landscape descriptions, preparing landscape management and maintenance recommendations, and formatting reports for distribution. These responsibilities will be carried out with the guidance of Olmsted Center staff, including landscape architects and horticulturists. The intern will also collaborate with other interns and the Olmsted Center's youth education program. The intern should have skills and enthusiasm for reading and writing; skills in communicating and working as a member of a team; an interest in landscape architecture, horticulture, history, and historic preservation; and an interest in learning graphics programs, including Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. No previous experience working in digital graphics is necessary, but an interest in art and drawing is helpful. This position is NOT eligible for AmeriCorps.

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