Waterfront Botanical Gardens
Wanda Peck is a dedicated professional with extensive experience in education and outreach roles at various organizations. Wanda specializes in developing and delivering educational programs, managing volunteers, and creating engaging curriculum for diverse audiences. With a background in Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts and Sciences, Wanda's passion for education and community engagement shines through in their work.
Waterfront Botanical Gardens
A 501(c)3 non-profit organization, Waterfront Botanical Gardens is a new botanical garden under construction atop the former Ohio Street Dump near the intersection of Frankfort Avenue and River Road in Louisville's Butchertown neighborhood. Phase I (of three) of the Master Plan is being built now on the 23-acre site. The Graeser Family Education Center and Mary Lee Duthie Garden opened in October 2019. The Helen Harrigan Garden and Beargrass Creek Pathway were added in 2020. In mid-2021, the 6,000-square-foot Ellen T. Leslie Botanical Classrooms are slated to open. While demonstrating the role of plants in the health of both the social community and the physical environment, WBG offers ongoing educational opportunities for both youth and adults as well as seasonal events. Our mission: To cultivate urban botanical gardens that educate, inspire, and enhance appreciation of the relationship between plant life and a healthy environment.