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NYC Wildflower Week

Lectures & Learning

EVENTS:
Lectures & Learning
Children's events
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plantingS / ACTIONS
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at-a-glance calendar

Most NYCWW events are free and open to the public. Space is limited for certain events, so advance registration is encouraged.






MANHATTAN

DAZZLING DRAGONFLIES
Time: Tuesday May 15, 6:30 – 7:30 p.m
Location: Meet at the Third Floor gallery of The Arsenal, NYC Parks Headquarters, 64th Street and Fifth Avenue inside Central Park
Speaker: Ed Lam, author Damselflies of the Northeast
Register for this event

Description: Ed Lam, science illustrator and author of “Damselflies of the Northeast, a guide to the species of eastern Canada and the northeastern United States" will introduce us to the beauties of dragonflies and damselflies in this one hour talk. Ed is now in his sixth year of work preparing the "Peterson Field Guide to North American Dragonflies" crisscrossing the continent in search of species but he began watching dragonflies right here in New York's Central Park.




STATEN ISLAND

BOTANICAL WATERCOLORS ART CLASS
Time: Saturday May 19, 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m
Location: Meet at Greenbelt Nature Center, 700 Rockland Avenue [intersection of Brielle and Rockland Avenues] Staten Island NY 10314 SI Greenbelt Conservancy
Speaker: Kathy Trimarco
Prepay and Register for this event by phone: 718-351-3450 or email: naturecenter@sigreenbelt.org

Description: Using the inspiration of the Greenbelt during the growing season, participants will learn how to use the watercolor medium to create an accurate, life-like illustration of woodland wildflowers. Pre-payment and registration required. $17 Greenbelt Conservancy members; $20 non-members.

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