Meaghan Rich
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About Me
I graduated from Michigan State University on December 10, 2011 with a Bachelor's of Science in Horticulture, [concentration in Landscape Design, Construction and Management.] I'm a hard-working individual with a passion for plants. This year (2013) I accepted a position as a vertical garden designer, and I will be working towards becoming certified in Horticulture.Professional Experience
Horticulture Internship
Hoyt Arboretum - Portland - United States(June 2010 - August 2010)
Responsibilities
- Worked every Tuesday morning with a volunteer group, doing maintenance work on the trails and specimen plants
- Aided with several non-profit projects, such as membership promotions, and social media outreach projects
- Aided with office work such as copying, scanning, and filing documents
- Attended weekly staff meetings
Detailed Description
- Completed 20 Tree Surveys of the collection plants
- Completed a 143 Trail Intersection and Trail Survey for all of the 12 miles of trails within the arboretum
- Completed an 814 Library Book Inventory Spreadsheet for all of the library books the arboretum owns
- Completed a database file transfer project by transferring 400+ data files to an updated MS Office Access database
- Attended an Urban Forestry conference
Company Description
- Hoyt Arboretum is Portland's global garden in the wild, where we grow and exhibit trees and plants from around the world while educating our community and conserving vitally important plant bio-diversity.
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