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Tag: Alan Wells

  • Mondays, June 3 – June 24, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Eastern – Dragonflies & Damselflies of the Northeast, Online

    Learn how to identify this unique order of insects as they take to the skies in early summer. Study their biology, behavior, habitat associations, and conservation efforts currently underway. This New York Botanical Garden three part online course begins June 3, and registered students will receive log in instructions. Members $155, Nonmembers $170. Register HERE.

    Instructor is Alan Wells. Alan Wells holds a B.S. in Zoology and M.A. in Biology from California State University, Long Beach and a Ph.D. in Zoology from University of Alberta, Edmonton. During his working career, he spent approximately seven years teaching Biology, followed by over 35 years as a biologist/biostatistician for several environmental consulting firms. In recent years, he has participated in NY State and Citizen Scientist surveys of breeding birds, waterfowl, odonates, and insect pollinators. He is also a research scientist for the NY/NJ Palisades Interstate Park Commission conducting studies of the flora and fauna of Lily Pond, freshwater fish, and photographing and identifying insect pollinators found at the Trailside Museums Native Plant Garden. Dr. Wells is also a frequent speaker and field trip leader at local birding and natural history clubs, various scientific meetings, and other public forum

  • Thursdays, August 6 through August 20, 9:30 am – 11:30 am – Pollination Ecology Online

    Study the crucial role birds, insects, and bats play in local ecosystems, in this three session online New York Botanical Garden class August 6 – 20 from 9:30 – 11:30. Using gorgeous photographs taken over years of field study, expert naturalist Alan Wells discusses the many different types of pollination, as well as how the roles played by a plant’s flower structure, nectar production, and fragrance. $145 for NYBG members, $159 for nonmembers. Sign up HERE.