April 20 from 3-5pm: Forest Bathing Walk with Jess. Registration required here.
Join us for this opportunity to slow down, unplug and celebrate Earth Day at Woodlands Garden. This gentle, 2-hour walk will offer participants an opportunity to engage more deeply with Nature and themselves utilizing the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, or Forest Bathing. Jess Boyd, an ANFT-certified guide, will offer participants invitations to use different senses-touch, smell, hearing, taste and sight-in a variety of ways, allowing for a balance of partner activities, solo time and group sharing.
April 21 from 3-5pm: Watercolor Workshop with Jessica Lily feature native azalea *registration required in advance here.
Join us for watercolor painting classes with me in-person, held locally in Decatur, GA. We are working on local wildlife and botanicals, native to our Metro-Atlanta Woodlands ecosystem. More details including what supplies to bring on Jessica's website.
April 22 from 12-1pm: Lunchtime Garden Tour led by Kate McAlpin, Executive Director
Come on your lunch break to explore what's emerging in the garden this spring. Just come as you are--drop ins welcome and no need to register!
April 24 from 9-11am: Volunteer Project led by Julia Bryant
Spring is a great time to come help with Garden maintenance task. Everyone is welcome! Sign up in advance here or just join.
April 26 from 11-12pm: Nature Tot Walk with Liana Grey from Oakleaf Cooperative School. Registration required here.
Join Oak Leaf Cooperative School, a nonprofit network of forest schools run by parents and teachers, for a fun, informal nature play date at Woodlands Garden in Decatur in honor of Earth Day. This walk is ideal for children ages 18 months - 4 years old. We'll meet at the "bird's nest" area of Woodlands Garden, and explore the trails together, following the kiddos' lead. Oak Leaf is participating in the Atlanta City Nature Challenge, so we encourage you to download the free iNaturalist app to identify local plant species on our walk. We recommend bringing a water bottle, snack, and water shoes in case we explore the stream. If you have any questions please email Liana Grey at info@oakleaf.school.
April 26-29: City Nature Challenge!
Learn more and come to the Garden to participate on these days. More details shared by Fernbank Museum leading Atlanta's City Nature Challenge here.
April 27 from 10am-12pm: Volunteer Project led by Julia Bryant, Woodlands' Garden Manager.
Spring is a great time to come help with Garden maintenance task. Everyone is welcome! Sign up in advance here or just join.
Create a living tribute for all of life’s events
Woodlands Garden’s Tribute Tree Program offers a unique and lasting way to recognize the family, friends, and events that have touched our lives while also supporting the canopy of the Garden.
For a single or collective tribute donation of $750 or more, Woodlands staff will purchase and plant a tree within the Garden’s eight acres that will honor and remember an individual, group, or special event of your choosing. Once planted, Tribute Trees will grow and blossom, year after year, while helping to enrich the life-giving canopy of this community greenspace.
Participants in Woodlands’ Tribute Tree program will receive:
A letter and tax-deductible receipt acknowledging their gift
A handwritten note mailed to the honorees, if desired
An option to have the honoree’s name listed along with our Tribute Tree honorees on the Garden’s website and on display at the Visitors Center
The knowledge that they have created a lasting legacy that adds beauty to the Garden and provides a habitat for its ecosystem.
For this program’s FAQ section or further reading, please visit our Tribute Tree Program page. To learn about other ways to give to Woodlands Garden, please visit our Become a Donor page.To begin the Tribute Tree donation process, please complete the Tribute Tree Application, or contact Kate McAlpin, Executive Director, at director@woodlandsgarden.org or 404-373-2222.
Catch up on what happened at Woodlands Garden in 2023 by reviewing the Annual Report---a visual way to see all that staff, Board, volunteers, donors, and visitors helped make happen!
Staff look forward to having you join in as a volunteer! Everyone is welcome-we can find a task for all ages and abilities. There will be many ways to get involved with Woodlands Garden and we need you!
Steps to Volunteer:
Step 1: Complete an Online Volunteer Application here--this will sign you up for the Garden's Volunteer E-newsletter so you'll be the first to know about upcoming volunteer opportunities!
Step 2: Read and Sign the electronic Volunteer Policy & Waiver found here.
Step 3: Sign up for Volunteer Project shift via links below:
Step 4: After Volunteer Project--Log volunteer hours here.
Seeking Service Hours or Planning a Group Project:
Complete this online application with details of your areas of interest and availability
If you are in need of volunteer hours for a club/group or seeking service hours for community service please let us know the details in the online application especially if you have a deadline to meet.
Once you have completed the online application you'll be included in our volunteer e-newsletter and receive updates directly to your inbox on how to get involved.
