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  • Wednesday, February 9, 11:00 am – The Indigenous Roots of Sustainable Forestry, Online

    Building upon a millennia-old tradition of environmental stewardship, Indigenous peoples have developed innovative systems to manage the forests that remain under their sovereign control in ways that support commercial enterprise, protect cultural use, and promote ecosystem health. Join Michael Dockry, Ph.D., as he discusses current forest management projects and the increase in partnerships between Indigenous communities and federal and state forest managers.

    Michael Dockry, Ph.D., is a professor of Tribal Natural Resource Management at the University of Minnesota and a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation. His academic focus is on incorporating Indigenous knowledge into forestry and natural resource management, supporting tribal sovereignty, and addressing tribal environmental issues.

    This online New York Botanical Garden lecture will take place February 9 at 11 am. $15 for NYBG members, $18 for nonmembers. Register HERE.

  • Wednesdays, January 5 – February 9, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – Fundamentals of Gardening, Online

    Explore the basic principles underlying successful, environmentally friendly gardening, including the structure and physiological processes of plants and their relationships to the settings in which they grow. Students learn not only what to do, but why. Topics include soils and their improvement, seed sowing, vegetative propagation, planting, pruning, watering, weeding, mulching, and disease and pest control. This online New York Botanical Garden class takes place January 5 – February 9 from 6 – 8, and is taught by Daryl Beyers. NYBG members $295, nonmembers $325. Register at www.nybg.org. Recommended text: The New Gardener’s Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Grow a Beautiful and Bountiful Garden, Daryl Beyers.

  • Wednesdays, December 8 & 15, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm – Willow Growing for Fun and Function, Online

    Growing willows will introduce winter color, texture, and functionality to your garden or farm—while also supporting biodiversity. Learn how to grow, care, and harvest shrub willows with Jes Clark of Willow Vale Farm. In this lecture-based New York Botanical Garden online two session class December 8 and 15, you’ll learn how to plan your space, where to get plantable cuttings, and what to do with them. Explore the many uses of willow as well its maintenance needs. $59 for NYBG members, $65 for nonmembers. Register at www.nybg.org.

  • Monday, December 6, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm – Pine Medicine, Online

    From cough syrups to pine pollen pancakes and spruce tip salt, discover how common conifers can delight your taste buds and enhance your apothecary. Under herbalist Dawn Petter’s guidance and demonstration, you’ll learn how to craft a few remedies. This online New York Botanical Garden class will take place December 6 at 6:30 pm, and is $45 for NYBG members, $49 for nonmembers. Visit www.nybg.org to register and for a complete materials list to follow along,

  • Saturday, November 13, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm – Beeswax Candles, Online

    Practice the meditative art of candle making on November 13 from 2 – 4 with Alysia Mazzella who Vogue Magazine suggests kicked off the recent reboot of this ancient craft. Discover the wonders of beeswax, with its lovely honey aroma and ability to burn without smoking or dripping, unlike paraffin. She will walk you through traditional hand dipping techniques to make a pair of tapers. Students will source materials per instructor guidelines. This New York Botanical Garden class is $45 for members, $49 for nonmembers. Register at www.nybg.org

  • Mondays, November 8 – November 22, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm- Introduction to Urban Ecology, Online

    Discover how urbanization is changing biodiversity, interspecies relationships, and even animal behavior, in the tri-state area and beyond. Liz Johnson, former manager of AMNH’s Metropolitan Biodiversity Program, will introduce you to the particular habitats found here, as well as which plants and animals are common to each. She’ll also reveal why certain species of flora and fauna (like the new genus of centipede she and K. Catley discovered in Central Park!) thrive in our highly altered, fragmented urban environment, and which do not, and what this means for our collective future.

    This New York Botanical Garden class takes place online on three Mondays, November 8 – 22, from 6 – 8. NYBG members $125, nonmembers $139. Register HERE. The class will be repeated February 24 – March 10, 2022, so mark your calendars if the November sessions don’t work for you.

  • Thursdays, November 11 – December 16 (no class November 25), 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Botanical Art: Guided Studio Time, Online

    Enjoy drawing and painting in the company of others in a relaxed, supportive environment. Begin a new work of art, continue working on pieces already started, or simply refresh your drawing skills in this dedicated studio time. Explore a variety of techniques and mediums used in creating botanical art while the instructor provides individualized direction. All levels of experience are welcome! Obtain art materials you are familiar with and comfortable using: watercolor, graphite, or colored pencil.

    This Mt. Cuba Center program takes place online from 10 – noon on five Thursdays: November 11 to December 16 (No class November 25) $149 for the series. Register at www.mtcubacenter.org

    About the Instructor:
    Margaret Saylor is the editor/designer of ASBA’s The Botanical Artist journal. She earned a Certificate in Botanical Art and Illustration, with distinction, from the NYBG.

  • Monday, November 1, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Empathy and Inclusivity in the Public Realm

    The third and final installment of the New York Botanical Garden’s 23rd Annual Landscape Design Portfolio online lectures takes place November 1 at 6:30 pm with David Rubin speaking on Empathy and Inclusivity in the Public Realm. Known for his design talent and advocacy for social justice within urban spaces, David Rubin will share his concern that the connective tissue of our cities—the “third spaces” between work and home—are not truly public or reflective of the general population. His work reflects his belief that “accessibility begins with the invitation to participate.” In this presentation, Rubin will illustrate how his designs explore issues of identity and accessibility with a focus on Franklin Park and the National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C., as well as Eskenazi Health Hospital and the Cummins Distribution Headquarters in Indianapolis. The founding principal of DAVID RUBIN Land Collective in Philadelphia, David Rubin, PLA, FASLA, FAAR, has garnered awards for his empathy-driven designs from the American Society of Landscape Architects and the American Institute of Architects, in addition to the prestigious Garden Club of America Rome Prize in Landscape Architecture from the American Academy in Rome
    in 2011. A graduate of Connecticut College and Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, he is a Design Critic at Harvard. $15/$18. Register at http://nybg.org

  • Monday, October 4, 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm – Cohabitation, Online

    The New York Botanical Garden’s 23rd Annual Landscape Design Series kicks off October 4 at 6:30 online with Lisa Switkin speaking on Cohabitation. As a senior principal at James Corner Field Operations, Lisa Switkin
    has led many of thefirm’s most complex, bold, and transformative projects and has helped to reshape New York
    City’s public realm for the past 20 years. Switkin will discuss new forms of public space that foster environmental
    health and resilience, social cohesion and well-being, and connection to place. She will examine “cohabitation” and our evolving human relationship with nature, showcasing projects such as the High Line in Manhattan; Domino Park and River Ring in Brooklyn; the transformative master plan for Freshkills Parkland in Staten Island; and Shelby
    Farms Park in Memphis. Lisa Switkin, FA AR, ASL A, is the former President of the Landscape Architecture
    Foundation and a 2008 Rome Prize recipient at the American Academy in Rome. She earned a Bachelor in Urban Planning from the University of Illinois and a Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. She continues to teach design studios and lecture at universities, symposia, and institutions around the world.

    Registration fee for each lecture: $15/$18. Register for the series and receive a discount: 222L AN801AO | $39/$49 For more information, click HERE


  • Sunday, August 29, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm – Total Tomato, Online

    Wondering what to do with your bounty of tomatoes? Preserve them, of course! In this August 29 New York Botanical Garden webinar, Stephen Nocera will show you the best ways to process and hot pack your harvest, with a simple method borrowed from industrial canning. We’ll make a chili tomato salsa, marinara sauce, and crushed tomatoes for the pantry, all of which can be safely preserved for future use. When you’re dining on fresh tomatoes come December, you’ll be thankful you came!

    Please note, while participants are not expected to cook along with the demonstration, the materials list explains what supplies you’ll want in the house so you can put what you’ve learned into action after class. Access that list, and register ($49) HERE.