The Joshua Tree National Park Association recently announced Copper Mountain College’s Ms. Kaeliegh Watson as the 2023 recipient of the Pasadena Garden Club’s Minerva Hamilton Hoyt Internship. Now in its fifth year, the internship is awarded annually to a CMC student majoring in STEM with a GPA of 3.0 or better.
Ms. Watson’s internship will occur in CMC’s Spring 2023 semester. She will work under the supervision of Joshua Tree National Park employees in the Science and Resource Stewardship division and will perform a mix of fieldwork, data management, and scientific research. Biology professor Dr. Paul Delaney shared, “This is a great opportunity for Kaeliegh to work and study with environmental professionals in Joshua Tree National Park”.
Minerva Hamilton Hoyt was one of Pasadena Garden Club’s most esteemed members and was instrumental in the establishment of Joshua Tree National Park. The internship honors her legacy by promoting environmental quality through educational programs and actions in the fields of conservation and civic improvement.
“The Minerva Hamilton Hoyt internship will be an amazing opportunity for me to further develop my skills as a scientist and prepare myself for a future career in the environmental field,” stated Ms. Watson. “I’m eager to learn, hardworking, passionate about nature, and I am honored to be a part of the Minerva Hoyt legacy.”
