6/14/2013: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Members Gallery Talk: Mosses at the End of the World

A Conversation with Garden Scientist William P. Buck, Ph.D

Meet in the Britton Gallery in the Library building

Full talk title - Mosses at the End of the World: A Bryoflora of the Cape Horn Archipelago

Dr. Buck discusses his current project to document the mosses of the Cape Horn Archipelago in southernmost Chile. For centuries, little exploratory work was done in this remote region because of the harsh climate, rocky shoals, and hardships of fieldwork. Yet the Archipelago is particularly rich in mosses, and a number of species new to science have already been discovered. Following is a walk through the Thain Family Forest—the largest remaining tract of old-growth forest in New York City—to point out some of the mosses that grow there and contrast them with mosses found at Cape Horn.

Space for this program is limited; reservations are required.
For reservations, please e-mail membership@nybg.org or call 718.817.8725.