People of the Preserve
Employment Opportunities
Staff Openings:
Curator
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve embraces its mission to increase the knowledge and use of native plants by serving as an educational resource and destination that inspires conservation action as the nation’s only accredited museum focused exclusively on native plants. The 134-acre Preserve in beautiful New Hope, PA features almost 800 species of Pennsylvania native plants along 5 miles of trails that traverse woods, meadows, ponds and Pidcock Creek.
The curator serves a critical leadership role for the Preserve, managing all aspects of the Preserve's museum-accredited native plant collection and ensuring that the Preserve adheres to the highest standards of museum practice.
The ideal candidate is credentialed, passionate about native plants of the Mid-Atlantic region, ecology, and conservation and fulfilled by meaningful public interactions.
Current Openings:
2026 Summer Internship
Bowman’s Hill Wildflower Preserve offers paid summer internships to qualified applicants interested in native plant education, horticulture and public gardens. The 134- acre Preserve in beautiful New Hope, PA features almost 800 species of Pennsylvania native plants along 5 miles of trails that traverse woods, meadows, ponds and Pidcock Creek.
Interns work closely with the education manager and other Preserve staff to receive in-depth training across the Preserve’s various departments including education, nursery, facilities and operations. Potential field trips to other botanical gardens, native plant nurseries and natural areas are offered to round-out interns' understanding of plants and public gardens.
Additionally, interns will complete individual research or work projects. Develop and present a PowerPoint lecture as part of the Thursday Night Nature series.