Huntsville Botanical Garden
Misty Hertzig, M.Ed, serves as the Education Program Coordinator at Huntsville Botanical Garden since March 2009, overseeing the scheduling and coordination of programs aimed at connecting participants with plants and plant stewardship. Misty has previously held the role of Manager of Youth Programming at the same organization, where responsibilities included developing and managing youth education programs and science camps. Additionally, Misty has provided one-on-one tutoring services since February 2013, specializing in Language Arts, Reading, Math, and ACT preparation for students from Kindergarten through 12th grade. Misty earned a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Environmental Education from Concordia University-Portland and holds a Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education from Utah State University.
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.