nycwildflowerweek@gmail.com
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NYC Wildflower Week presents a full week of free events to showcase the 53,000 acres of open space and 778 native plants in NYC's 5 boroughs. The goal of the week is simple: to encourage New Yorkers to get to know the nature in their own back yard and to inspire them to protect this natural heritage for future generations. In 2012 we are expanding on this model by launching National Urban Biodiversity Week with partners in cities across the country. Check out Nature Block Party to learn more!
NYCWW TEAM
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Mariellé Anzelone
Executive Director, Founder
Marielle Anzelone is an urban conservation biologist. The idea for NYC Wildflower Week was born of her desire to share her love of flora and create an posse of passionate plant people. Prior to this, she was the Plant Ecologist for NYC Department of Parks’ Natural Resources Group for nearly 7 years. Her observations on seasonal change in autumn and spring and an op-ed on the extinct flora of New York City were featured in The New York Times.
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Jill Bressler
Creative Director, Founder
Jill Bressler is a sustainability design strategist and an advertising Associate Creative Director at Ogilvy. Born and raised in Northern California, she now splits her time between Brooklyn and the tiny hamlet of Kerhonkson in the Catskills, where she has a spends most of the Spring, Summer and Fall gardening and growing vegetables.
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Cindy Kridle
Marketing Director, Founder
Cindy Kridle is a creative strategist and writer who loves to bring good ideas to life. A resident of NYC since 2001, she finds inspiration in the hidden green gems in the city which she loves to explore with her husband and their dog, Kim. She currently works as an Associate Creative Director at Deutsch Advertising.
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Christine Rico
Development Consultant
Christine is the Founder and President of Waste to Wealth Ventures, a consulting firm that helps to create a more just and sustainable NYC through building social ventures and green businesses. She has experience with business planning, social venture business development and non-profit management. Christine joined the Wildflower team because she is passionate about making nature accessible to all New Yorkers and excited by the idea of helping Wildflower Week grow into a year-round resource with a strong presence in all 5 boroughs.
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Nina Wheeler-Chalfin
Program Coordinator
Nina Wheeler-Chalfin became involved with NYC Wildflower Week through her work for the Native Plant Garden in Union Square Park, a place where New Yorkers can commune with native plants and learn about our urban ecology. She cultivated her love for the natural environment while growing up in the Pioneer Valley of Massachusetts. Now, having lived in New York for many years, her passion is helping people (herself included) understand, and connect with, the nature around them. Nina is currently working to expose young people to the wonderful world of plants through practical and educational school gardens.
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Erik Karff
Social Media Consultant
Erik Karff is a web marketing strategist, social media evangelist and training expert. He works with nonprofit organizations, small businesses and artists to optimize their web presence and to gain a better understanding of their brand. Erik is a native New Yorker who studied media and sociology at Purchase College. He keeps a green patio right outside of his bedroom window and is experimenting using native plants to beautify it.
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Torrey Botanical Society
NYC Wildflower Week is hosted by the Torrey Botanical Society as a way to re-engage New Yorkers with the natural heritage so beloved by our namesake, John Torrey. Started in the 1871 as a way for his students and colleagues to share their knowledge and love of the local flora, this tradition continues today.
The Society promotes the exploration and study of plant life, with particular focus on the flora of the New York City metro area. Today, it fosters and supports floristic curiosity through indoor meetings (lectures), outdoor meetings (plant walks), fellowships that support graduate study, and publications. For more information: www.torreybotanical.org
Far from being an anachronism, botanical societies are rich repositories of knowledge. Please help us preserve our sense of place through the study of botany by joining TBS today. Keep the oldest botanical society in the United States alive and active in the study and conservation of plants.
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Collaborators
Christopher Conway, GreenT Digital
Elizabeth Daggar, Electrofork
Special thanks to
Becky Hrdy, Treasurer, Torrey Botanical Society
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