Emi Yoshimura

Emi Yoshimura is the director of education at Descanso Gardens, a 150-acre botanical garden in Los Angeles County. Her 15+ years of experience in museum education have resulted in innovative science- oriented programs exploring the interconnectedness of the plants and animals that make their home at Descanso Gardens. Habitat Detectives, a program for children from kindergarten through the second grade, explores the garden as a wildlife habitat. Seeds of Wonder is an exercise in creating habitats, and Harvest Garden introduces the planting and harvesting of personal food gardens, underscoring the “pleasure of dirty hands.”