Climate Week NYC 2025

NYBG 5K Fun Run 2025

Sunday, September 21, 2025
8 a.m.

Kicking off NYC Climate Week, this leisurely 3.1-mile course takes you past some of the Garden’s most gorgeous scenery, including the Maureen K. Chilton Azalea Garden and the Judy and Michael Steinhardt Maple Collection, plus historic landmarks like the Lillian and Amy Goldman Stone Mill, Mertz Building, and the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Your participation directly supports our work here and around the world to protect biodiversity and develop plant-based solutions to climate change.

After your run, join us on Daffodil Hill for festivities including meet-and-greets with NYBG experts to learn about their important work across a range of disciplines. And don’t forget to grab your NYBG 5K Fun Run T-shirt before you set off to enjoy the rest of your day at the Garden!

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The Climate Emergency: Facing the Risks of Tipping Points in Brazil's Biomes

Wednesday, September 24, 2025
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

The Amazon is the world’s largest rainforest and known as the “lungs of the world,” but it faces unprecedented environmental impacts from climate change, deforestation, biodiversity loss, and extreme weather that could transform the lush rainforest into a dry savannah.

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Rooted in Resilience: Harnessing Nature for Climate Solutions

The 4th Annual Thomas E. Lovejoy, Ph.D., and Edward O. Wilson, Ph.D., Panel

Wednesday, September 24, 2025
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.

A panel of distinguished scientists and practitioners will discuss what can be done to halt biodiversity loss and enhance climate resilience through ecological restoration and conservation. Panel discussion will be moderated by Dr. Mauricio Diazgranados, NYBG’s Chief Science Officer and Dean of Science.

Featuring:

Wilson Ramírez, Manager of the Center for Nature-Based Solutions at the Humboldt Institute

María Uriarte, Chair of Ecology, Evolution and Evolutionary Biology (E3B) at Columbia University

Alicia Montalvo, Climate Action and Positive Biodiversity Manager at the Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF)

Susan Cook-Patton, Senior Forest Restoration Scientist at The Nature Conservancy (TNC)

Picnic at the NYBG Farmers Market

Wednesday, September 24, 2025
10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Visit and enjoy a variety of locally grown produce, fresh baked goods, and other specialty items at the NYBG Farmers Market.

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Science Open House: Mertz Library & Steere Herbarium

The 4th Annual Thomas E. Lovejoy, Ph.D., and Edward O. Wilson, Ph.D., Panel

Wednesday, September 24, 2025
12:30 – 3 p.m.

Take a deeper look into NYBG’s unparalleled collections during Science Open House. Explore the Mertz Library’s outstanding collections that represent over a century of commitment to botanical and environmental research. In the Steere Herbarium, get a behind-the-scenes look at the treasures held in this museum of preserved plants to see historical collections made by Charles Darwin and other scientists, learn how the collections are made, and their integral role in scientific research and conservation.