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Most NYCWW events are free and open to the public. Space is limited for certain events, so advance registration is encouraged.
BROOKLYN
Wildflowers, Climate Change and Walden Pond
Time: Thursday, May 6, 6:30pm
Location: Auditorium at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Avenue
Speaker: Richard Primack, Professor of Biology, Department of Biology, Boston University
Description: This fascinating lecture discusses research comparing Henry David Thoreau’s recordings of plant flowering times, leaf out dates, and bird arrivals at Walden Pond from 1851 to 1858 with modern observations. Written records, herbarium specimens and photographs reveal how climate change is affecting seasonal events, influencing the abundance of many wildflower species, and changing local ecosystems.
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MANHATTAN
Native Wildflowers of New York City
Time: Tuesday, May 4, 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Location: The Arsenal, NYC Parks Headquarters, 64th Street and Fifth Avenue inside Central Park, 3rd floor
Speaker: Marielle Anzelone, Executive Director, NYC Wildflower Week
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Description: Discover the City’s 25,000 green acres—filled with majestic trees, wildflowers, grasses and ferns— the wild, unplanted thread in the Big Apple’s ecological fabric. Learn what makes a plant native and why local flora is important. Explore how life in the five boroughs means it’s not easy being green, characteristics of urban forests and threats to indigenous flora. We’ll also discuss what you can do, including how to go native in the garden.
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