Interns arrive a day or two before internship begins. During the orientation week, interns learn about garden operations, epiphyte biology and canopy ecology. Research interns meet with their advisers and carry out their research projects after orientation. Other interns continue the orientation program and spend three days each working with the other three departments. A horticulture intern, for instance, spends three days working with research, education, and management.
Interns work with a supervisor or an adviser on a special assignment, task, or research project.
Additional Learning opportunities. Interns take educational field trips to nature centers and other botanical gardens in the vicinity. Things to Do. Interns may attend monthly meetings of special-interest groups held at the Gardens, such as the Sarasota Orchid Society, the Bromeliad Society, the Fern Society and the Native Plant Society. Interns may be invited to sit in on staff meetings.