Huntsville Botanical Garden
Kristy Hill York is an experienced education professional with a diverse background in teaching, program coordination, and customer service. Currently serving as an Education Program Guide at Huntsville Botanical Garden since January 2022, Kristy has held various roles including Real Estate Assistant at Harrison Gammons & Rawlinson PC, Human Resources Clerk at System Studies and Simulation (S3), Inc., and Science and Career Teacher for the Madison County School System. Previous positions also include Education Analyst at PeopleTec, Education Specialist at Pearson Education, and Instructional Team Lead with Teach For America. Kristy holds a Master’s degree in Biology from The University of Alabama in Huntsville and a Bachelor’s degree in Biology and Chemistry Education from Auburn University. Additionally, Kristy has completed Leadership Greater Huntsville's Connect Class 12.
Huntsville Botanical Garden
The 118-acre Huntsville Botanical Garden is open year-round and contains a diverse ecosystem of meadows, upland and bottomland forest, and wetlands, as well as a variety of specialty gardens and native plant collections. The Mathews Nature Trail contains the largest accredited trillium collection in the U.S. and the Anderson Education Center is home to the Purdy Butterfly House. The Native Plants Teaching Garden is a public space that highlights the way local plants, soil, pollinators, and birds create distinct communities and how they interact to form a diverse, sustainable, and attractive landscape. A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the Garden is a member of the American Public Gardens Association, the North American Plant Collections Consortium, and the American Horticultural Society, as well as an ArbNet-accredited arboretum.