Tuesday-Friday
Grades: 3-5
Availability: All Seasons
12-1 p.m.
Fee per class: $100
CT-100
The
Enid A. Haupt Conservatory offers a unique opportunity for
students to explore diverse habits-including tropical rain
forests and deserts of the Americas and Africa-all in a magnificent
glasshouse. Led by trained staff, students discover how plants
like the saguaro cactus and the kapok tree have adapted for
survival in extreme environments. Plants used everyday, such
as sugarcane and papyrus, are discussed, and props are used
to complete the experience.
Self-Guided Visit
Adventure for Pant Hunters
Tuesday-Friday
Grades: 3-8 Availability: All Seasons
10:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.
Fee per class: $40
SV-604
Using a colorful, fact-filled
map, students journey through rain forests, deserts, and aquatic
environments in search of plants used as medicines, trees that
produce chocolate, and roots that grow above ground. Throughout
the journey, discover ways people use plants around the world
and investigate how plants adapt to survive extreme habitats.
Enjoy the changing special exhibits such as The
Holiday Train Show, Nature’s
Pharmacy, and The Orchid
Show (Check www.nybg.org
for dates and descriptions).
Photo Credits: Jason Green, Kay Wheeler,
Joseph De Sciose, Christine M. Douglas, Neil Soderstrom, Jon Shireman,
Jamie Martin
The
Enid A. Haupt Conservatory offers a unique opportunity for
students to explore diverse habits-including tropical rain
forests and deserts of the Americas and Africa-all in a magnificent
glasshouse. Led by trained staff, students discover how plants
like the saguaro cactus and the kapok tree have adapted for
survival in extreme environments. Plants used everyday, such
as sugarcane and papyrus, are discussed, and props are used
to complete the experience. 
