Traditional Trades Advancement Program
Landscape Stewardship Corps - Internship
ANDREW JOHNSON NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE (Greeneville, TN)
March 3, 2025 – September 1, 2025 (26 weeks)

PROGRAM OVERVIEW: American Conservation Experience, a nonprofit dedicated to providing rewarding environmental service opportunities, seeks young adults interested in exploring the Traditional Trades in partnership with the National Park Service. Learn and advance your horticulture and landscape management skills to become the next leaders in managing historic landscapes in our National Parks! For more information the American Conservation Experience please visit:  www.usaconservation.org

The Traditional Trades Advancement Program-Landscape Stewardship Corps intern will work alongside a professional team at Andrew Johnson National Historic Site to care for historic landscapes in Greeneville, TN, learning about plant and cultural landscape management. No background or experience is necessary. A 26-week commitment is required.

By assisting with cultural landscape preservation projects, participants directly improve the physical conditions of nationally significant park landscapes enjoyed by thousands of visitors each year. Participants gain practical, hands-on experience and the foundation for a career in historic cultural landscape preservation. Learning the fundamentals of landscape preservation and receiving on-the-job training in one or more traditional landscape trades such as horticulture, arboriculture, urban forestry, and more. The program is committed to providing all aspiring preservationists—especially those underrepresented in these fields—with a unique opportunity to work on important real-world projects while building professional experience in America’s national parks.

For more information about the National Park Service’s Traditional Trades Advancement Program (TTAP) - Landscape Stewardship Corps please visit: Landscape Stewardship Corps - Historic Preservation Training Center (U.S. National Park Service)

LOCATION: Andrew Johnson National Historic Site (ANJO), located in Greeneville, Tennessee was designated as a National Historic Site in 1965 to honor the 17th president of the United States. The 16-acre park includes a visitor center, a tailor shop, two of Johnson's homesteads, and his burial site at the Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, where the interns will focus much of their work. 

The Andrew Johnson National Historic Site is nestled on Main Street in Greeneville's historic downtown area, which features local restaurants, museums, shops, and schools. The visitor center is 43 miles southwest of Tri-Cities Regional Airport, easily accessible by car.

For more information about Andrew Johnson National Historic Site, visit the NPS website.

POSITION OVERVIEW: As part of the team, you will play a vital role in historic preservation and landscape improvement projects, working closely with dedicated NPS staff to help preserve this important site for future generations. Under guidance from Andrew Johnson National Historic Site staff, ACE members will experience a full range of behind-the-scenes preservation and maintenance activities required in managing a nationally significant historic landscape.

• 40 hours a week, Monday – Friday, 7:30 am – 4:00 pm 
• Using power and hand tools.
• General tree care
• Turf management 
• Mulching, mowing, weeding, pruning
• Other tasks as needed

BENEFITS:

• A weekly stipend of $720, dispersed bi-weekly.
• A weekly $250 housing stipend dispersed bi-weekly.
• $1,000 in professional development funds for training, networking, and/or conferences.
• Professional mentorship learning about turf management, arboriculture, and historic preservation.
• Hands-on experience in maintaining sustainable landscapes, including plant care and identification, tree pruning, and much more.
• All expenses paid trip to a week-long professional development event with other Landscape Stewardship Corps interns from NPS sites across the country.
• Career readiness and professional networking opportunities.
• Public Land Corps Hiring Authority certification that can help secure a permanent federal job within the Department of the Interior. Learn more about the Public Land Corps Hiring Authority.

POSITION REQUIREMENTS: TTAP-Landscape Stewardship Corps requires candidates to:

• Learn and work as part of a team in positive and productive ways
• Strictly adhere to NPS and ACE equipment training, certification, and safety protocols 
• Have a strong interest in history, horticulture and/or the environment and working outdoors.
• Participate in NPS’s Landscape Stewardship Corps’ week-long in-person training.
• Be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident 
• Be 18-30 years old at time of service (veterans up to 35 years old)
• Have a High School Diploma/GED
• Pass fingerprint-based FBI, state criminal, and a national sex offender check
• Be able to provide proof of a driver’s license and complete an MVR check
• Local candidates are encouraged to apply, but being local is not required
• To learn more about eligibility requirements, please visit our website https://www.usaconservation.org/epic/#eligibility-requirements.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: Caring for historic cultural landscapes in National Parks will require working outdoors for extended periods of time in possibly rough terrain, or in periods of heat or cold.  Insects may bite and wildlife is not always predictable.  Certain landscape tools require manual dexterity, and interns should be able to lift to 50 pounds.  National Parks are public spaces and positive visitor interaction is expected. 

HOW TO APPLY:  Submit the following materials to our online application page: Traditional Trades Advancement Program - Landscape Stewardship Corps - Andrew Johnson National Historic Site - Greeneville, TN - American Conservation Experience - EPIC Jobs

• Resume and cover letter (optional)
• Contact information for three professional or academic references

Applications are considered on a rolling basis, and the application period will close once this internship position is filled.  Questions? Please reach out to ACE EPIC Historic Preservation Project Manager, Kyle Ellison, at kellison@usaconservation.org.

American Conservation Experience provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, American Conservation Experience complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to the hiring manager.