April 1 through 30, 2026
On-site & Online
Every month is Earth Month at NYBG, where we’re dedicated to advancing plant research and conservation at home, in the Bronx, and around the world! We look to plants (and history) for the answers in addressing some of our most pressing environmental challenges. Learn more about NYBG’s work in protecting the Bronx River watershed, restoring forests, and supporting native plants. And check out Before New York, an exhibit that reconstructs what New York City looked like over 400 years ago—and shares how it can shape our future.
Be sure to tune into Season Three of NYBG’s award winning podcast, Plant People, for unique plant stories featuring the American chestnut, ghost orchid, and more. Plus, do your part in your own community with guides on gardening and nurturing green spaces, pollinator gardens, native plants, and climate smart gardens.
Opening April 22
Ross Gallery
Before New York, there was nature. After New York, there will also be nature. Nature was, is, and forever will be a co-creator of the city we call home. Before New York reconstructs the lives of the inhabitants of New York as it existed in 1609. See the city like you’ve never seen it before and learn how we can look to history to shape the nature of our home in the future.
NYBG Science is foundational to addressing the dual climate and biodiversity crises. Learn how NYBG is putting its expertise and collections to work to help our planet, from discovering and understanding the plant world to applying science in action.
Read about NYBG scientists’ latest work in the field:
Untold Earth: “Why These Bugs Live Inside Plants That Eat Them”
Featuring Rob Naczi, Ph.D.
The New York Times: “Fighting Invasive Plants: The Ones We’ve Got and Those We Think Are Coming”
Featuring Eve Beaury, Ph.D.
Mongabay: “To Benefit Biodiversity and Climate, Restoring Lost Forests Works Best”
Featuring Eve Beaury, Ph.D.
Forbes: “Meet the Local Heroes Leading the Way on Climate Action in 2025”
Featuring Jennifer Bernstein
Washington Post: “The NYC Subway is Drowning. Here’s How to Save It”
Featuring Eric Sanderson, Ph.D.
Plant People brings together scientists, gardeners, authors, activists, and experts in a wide variety of subjects to share the ways plants impact our lives. Get closer to the natural world with us and learn how we rely on plants to thrive as people—and what we can do in ways big and small to return the favor. Listen to our top environmental episodes:
Learn gardening basics from Kadeesha Williams—a former Bronx Green-Up Community Horticulturist/Urban Agriculturist now farming with Iridescent Earth Collective—including sowing seeds, turning in cover crops, incorporating compost, and transplanting in videos shot at Taqwa Farm, one of NYBG’s Bronx community partner farms.
NYBG’s Plant Doctor provides guidance on how to transform your space to restore and foster our local ecosystem with pollinator gardens, native plants, and more.
Location Throughout Garden Grounds
Location Throughout Garden Grounds