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  • Thursday, February 9, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Eastern – Native Food Sovereignty, Online

    Valerie Segrest is dedicated to making sure tribal communities throughout North America can access traditional foods. In this inspiring online New York Botanical Garden talk on February 9 at 6 pm, she discusses the many food sovereignty initiatives spearheaded by Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest and beyond, including regaining legal control of ancestral lands, organizing harvest and berry festivals, and offering workshops on elk-processing, salmon filleting, and other traditional food preparation techniques.

    An enrolled member of the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Valerie Segrest is the co-founder of Tahoma Peak Solutions, which specializes in strategic communications and food systems strategies that serve tribal communities. As a Native nutrition educator, Segrest raises awareness and helps identify and overcome barriers so Indigenous peoples are able to access traditional foods. Segrest co-authored Feeding Seven Generations and Indigenous Home Cooking.

    $18. Register at www.nybg.org.

  • Thursday, February 23, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon EST – Estudio Ome: An Ode to the Land, Online

    On February 23 from 11 – noon online with the New York Botanical Garden, Susana Rojas Saviñón and Hortense Blanchard share what makes their Mexico City practice unique, including their use of aromatic, edible, medicinal, and native Mexican plants, some of which they propagate from wild seeds they collect. The pair will discuss their award-winning Forest Garden, a residential landscape located within an ecological reserve that features a vegetable garden, natural pool, and fern garden. They will also provide a look at Lava Garden, which turned a lawn-covered suburban backyard into a lush oasis that realigns the garden with the land’s original volcanic ecology and the house’s midcentury modernist architecture.

    Led by Susana Rojas Saviñón and Hortense Blanchard, Estudio Ome designs gardens that strike the perfect balance between what is built and what is alive. The recipient of Mexico’s 2020 Young Creators Grant and Professor at Mexico City’s Universidad Iberoamericana, Rojas Saviñón holds a MPhil in Architecture and Urban Design. A French landscape architect, Blanchard previously worked for Dan Pearson, Rozana Montiel, and Irène Djao Rakitine.

    The webinar is $35 and registration is at www.nybg.org

  • Thursday, January 26, 11:00 am – 12:00 noon EST – Kona Gray: A Quest to Save the Planet Through Design, Online

    How can we elevate design to save the planet? In this lushly illustrated New York Botanical Garden talk on January 26 at 11 am EST, award-winning landscape architect Kona Gray, FASLA, PLA, discusses how his projects answer this question. He will share how his landscapes center ecological sensitivity and cultural inclusivity, from Etéreo, an ecolodge nestled in the pygmy mangroves of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, to River Park Center, an urban green space in Miami-Dade County. Draw inspiration for how to reconnect ourselves and our communities more deeply to the outdoors, and how that connection will develop environmental empathy and foster a shared sense of responsibility for our planet.

    Principal of EDSA Kona A. Gray, FASLA, PLA, has 28 years of experience creating award-winning spaces that reinvigorate imaginations, solve meaningful global issues, and promote community in diverse neighborhoods in more than 30 countries. Gray is a Fellow of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), a member of the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board, and a leader of a wide variety of DEI initiatives in landscape architecture organizations and universities.

    $35. Register at www.nybg.org.

  • Wednesday, January 18, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Introduction to the Ecology of Galls, Online

    Fascinating adaptations, galls are highly modified tissues in plants caused by arthopods, fungi, viruses, or bacteria. Surprisingly little is known about the biology and ecology of galls, making them a prime topic for naturalists to study. This New York Botanical Garden online class on January 18 at 6:30 pm will focus on the ecology of galls created by wasps, midges, aphids, psyllids, and more in the northeastern U.S. Participants will receive some tips on how to identify some of the more common species around so you can begin to study them come spring.

    John Butler, the lecturer, earned a bachelor’s degree in Wildlife and Fisheries Biology from the University of Vermont in 2013, and in 2021 a masters degree in Geographic Information Sciences at CUNY Lehman College. Currently the Program Director of Restoration & Stewardship at the Van Cortlandt Park Alliance, John develops goals for forest restoration and management across the park’s 640 acres of forested land, all while engaging community members in this important work.He is a Certified Ecological Restoration Practitioner through the Society for Ecological Restoration and a lover of salamanders.

    NYBG members $45, nonmembers $49. Register HERE

  • Tuesday, January 17, 1:00 pm – Holistic Design Thinking, Online

    Maine-based landscape architect David Maynes creates spaces that encourage people to actively engage with the ecological processes that unfold around them. For him, a client’s perception of the landscape is just as important as a plant palette; a landscape’s edges and transitions create opportunities; and a site’s details are the bridge that foster connection between people and landscapes. Join the New York Botanical Garden and Maynes on January 17 for a wide-ranging discussion about the natural materials he uses in his design work. David Maynes, PLA, has more than 20 years of experience designing, planning, and building landscapes in New England and Maritime Canada. Currently, davidmaynesSTUDIO focuses on private residential design, farm and landscape systems design, rural park development, ecosystem restoration, and long-term landscape planning. He holds a BS in Environmental Horticulture & Design from the University of Maine, Orono and an MLA from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

    The event is $26 for nonmembers of NYBG. Register HERE.

  • Monday, January 9, 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm – Gut Health: The Key to Your Immune System

    Your digestive system is home to over 70% of your immune system. Keeping your gut in tip-top shape is crucial to maintaining good health. In this January 9 New York Botanical Garden online webinar with Cheryl Paswater, we will examine the difference between good and bad bacteria and explore how each affects your energy level, skin, and overall health. We’ll focus on how to strengthen your digestion and create better eating habits, including by introducing fermented foods and herbal medicine into your diet. $45 for NYBG members, $49 for nonmembers. Register HERE

  • Wednesday, November 30, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Plants in Space, Online

    Our lives on Earth are totally dependent on plants. As people start making plans for long-distance space travel, there is a critical need for technology that can bring life-sustaining plants along on the journey. Join Dr. Carl Lewis as he discusses current space gardening technology and the research now underway to make it better.

    Dr. Carl Lewis is Director of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, a position he has held since 2008. He received a Ph.D. in Systematic Botany from Cornell University in 2001 and a bachelor’s degree in Botany from Connecticut College in 1995. With a research specialization in systematics and evolution, Dr. Lewis has conducted field research in tropical regions worldwide.

    He expanded Fairchild’s public outreach with the addition of major citizen science initiatives including the Million Orchid Project and Growing Beyond Earth. Dr. Lewis is the principal investigator on several NASA grants awarded to Fairchild.

    This New York Botanical Garden online talk will be held November 30 at 6 pm. $15 for NYBG members, $18 for nonmembers. Register HERE

  • Monday, November 7, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Supergreen: Gardens, Placemaking, and Infrastructure, Online

    Roderick Wyllie and James A. Lord, founding partners of Surfacedesign, a San Francisco-based landscape architecture studio, challenge conventional approaches to design by asking novel questions and listening to a site and its users. By doing so, Wyllie and Lord focus on cultivating a sense of connection between the built and the natural world, inviting people to engage with the landscape in new ways. Together, the two landscape architects will present work that ranges in location and scale, from civic projects to intimate residential gardens, including Auckland International Airport in New Zealand; the 40-acre Expedia headquarters site on Seattle’s waterfront; Uber’s headquarters in San Francisco that includes a public park; and Uliveto, a private residence in Northern California.

    Roderick Wyllie, FASLA, and James A. Lord, FASLA, along with partner Geoff di Girolamo, have established Surfacedesign as an international leader in landscape architecture, urban design, andsustainability. Alumni of Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, both are ASLA Fellows. For the consistent excellence of their built designs, they were honored with the 2017 Cooper Hewitt Design Award.

    This online New York Botanical Garden talk will take place November 7 from 6:30 – 7:30 Eastern time, and is $35. Register HERE.

  • Saturday, September 10, 11:00 am – 4:30 pm – Japanese Chrysanthemums, Online

    Learn the basic watercolor techniques used by botanical artists while painting Japanese chrysanthemums from a provided photograph. A photograph will be provided for reference. Flat wash, layering and dry brush techniques will be covered. This New York Botanic Garden online course on September 10 from 11 – 4:30 will offer live demonstrations, videos, and individual feedback in an enjoyable and supportive atmosphere.

    You will need all required materials listed in the link below. The instructor will send you a line drawing of a rose that you will also need to print before class. Click HERE for materials list. Adele Rossetti is the instructor. Adele, recently awarded the 2017 Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant, studies and paints the flora of the Mata Atlantica in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Adele was previously named a Fulbright Scholar in 2016, has been honored by the Hunt Institute, and earned the American Society of Botanical Artists’ Excellence Award and the Royal Horticultural Society’s Grenfells Science Medal. She has taught art at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, where she received a Master of Fine Arts in Painting and a Master of Science in History of Art, Design, and Architecture. Adele has taught in Pratt Institute’s Venice Program, as well as at Vassar College, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, The New York Botanical Garden, Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Adele illustrated the Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Discovery Garden interpretation consoles and is a fellow of the BBG Florilegium Society. Additionally, Adele is a lecturer, published scientific illustrator, private art tutor, and exhibiting artist.

    NYBG members $95, nonmembers $105. Register at www.nybg.org.

  • Sundays, September 11 – October 2, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Gardening with Native Plants, Online

    Learn how native plants enhance gardens and augment biodiversity. Study native herbaceous and woody plants: their identification, habitat, and culture. Hear about the significance of woodland soils, and how to promote a healthy environment to support spring ephemerals, summer perennials, shrubs, and trees. This New York Botanical Garden series of online lectures takes place Sundays, September 11 – October 2 from 10 – noon, taught by Kim Eierman. There are two required texts: Donald J. Leopold’s Native Plants of the Northeast: A Guide for Gardening and Conservation (Timber Press, 2005) and Douglas Tallamy’s Bringing Nature Home: How You Can Sustain Wildlife with Native Plants (Timber Press, 2009). The series is $215 for NYBG members, $239 for nonmembers. Register HERE.

    Kim Eierman earned a Certificate in Horticulture from the Botanical Garden and is the founder of EcoBeneficial!, a horticulture communications and consulting company promoting ecological landscapes and the use of native plants. Kim is a Certified Horticulturist through ASHS, an Accredited Organic Landcare Professional, a Master Gardener, a Master Naturalist and a member of the Native Plant Center Steering Committee.