Wylde Center

Wylde Center

Photo by: Jenna Mobley

“Through our four public gardens, our extensive environmental education programs, and our focus on sustainability, we are connecting people to nature every day. It is our vision to inspire the next generation of environmental stewards today."

Stephanie Van Parys, Executive Director

Stephanie Van Parys, Executive Director

About Wylde Center

Wylde Center is a community-rooted nonprofit that connects people to nature through urban greenspace conservation, environmental education, and sustainability programs across metro Atlanta. Wylde Center provides people of all ages and abilities with opportunities to connect with the natural world. Managing four public gardens and greenspaces open to the general public, Wylde Center reaches more than 20,000 people annually with school-based programs, afterschool enrichment, a robust native plant nursery, and community events. With a focus on food justice, biodiversity, and outdoor learning, the organization builds local resilience by fostering deep connections to nature, especially for youth and families in communities facing structural inequities and limited access to nature.

>> Learn more: Wylde Center's Website | Instagram | Facebook

About Wylde Center

Wylde Center is a community-rooted nonprofit that connects people to nature through urban greenspace conservation, environmental education, and sustainability programs across metro Atlanta. Wylde Center provides people of all ages and abilities with opportunities to connect with the natural world. Managing four public gardens and greenspaces open to the general public, Wylde Center reaches more than 20,000 people annually with school-based programs, afterschool enrichment, a robust native plant nursery, and community events. With a focus on food justice, biodiversity, and outdoor learning, the organization builds local resilience by fostering deep connections to nature, especially for youth and families in communities facing structural inequities and limited access to nature.

>> Learn more: Wylde Center's Website | Instagram | Facebook

Rivian Foundation's grant

Rivian Foundation’s support is helping Wylde Center to deliver more than 20,000 student interactions through standards-based environmental education, including field trips, afterschool programs, and Farm to School initiatives in Title I schools and food desert communities. The grant will also enable Wylde Center to provide nature access and sustainability programming for over 40,000 annual visitors across four greenspaces, grow and distribute edible and native seedlings each year for school gardens and urban farms, and advance ecological restoration through native plantings, invasive species removal, composting, and stormwater mitigation at key greenspace sites.



Photo by: Jenna Mobley
Photo by: Jenna Mobley
Photo by: Wylde Center