Prather has served as interim director since October 2021.
Morgan Butts is director of communications and marketing for University Arts and Collections.
Conversation Highlights:
(0:43) – Describe your background and scholarship.
(2:02) – Talk about the history and evolving mission of the garden. And what is rewilding?
(3:23) - Beal Scholars Internship Program
(4:47) - Red Cedar Riverbank Restoration research
(5:39) - New Botanical collection database
(6:29) - Strategic Plan/Land Use Plan
(7:12) – What is University Arts and Collections?
(8:08) - Do you have a favorite memory of the garden?
(9:37) – What are you most excited about for 2025?
(10:48) – What would you like the campus community to know about your “the interconnectedness of people, plants and place?”
(12:03) – How can people support the garden?
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