Kate Alpin and Franchesca Peña
Recorded
February 1, 2023
Archived
February 1, 2023
36:14 minutes
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Id:
dda003150
Description
Franchesca Peña [no age given] interviews new acquaintance and conversation partner Kate McAlpin (40) about her work as the executive director at the Woodlands Garden in Decatur, Georgia.Subject Log / Time Code
Kate (K) shares how she came to be the executive director of the Woodlands Garden.
K describes the Woodlands Garden and shares its mission to serve the community as an urban sanctuary.
K reflects on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the garden.
K says one of her favorite spots in the garden is the bird sanctuary.
K shares the history of the garden, saying it went from being the private residence of the Morse family to becoming a public green space in the early 2000s.
K talks about the volunteers, saying they were friends and family of the Morse family and folks who care about the relationships they’ve built at the garden.
K considers how the city of Decatur has supported the garden.
K shares some of the programs that the garden offers.
Participants
- Kate Alpin
- Franchesca Peña