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Vanuatu Celebrates its 40th Year of Independence and Learns a Lot about Botany
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Vanuatu, a South Pacific archipelago of about 85 islands, celebrated the 40th anniversary of its independence recently with a 10-day public holiday, including an Agriculture ... Read MoreEnvironment & Conservation, Plant Science
GEAR UP at NYBG Inspires the Next Generation of Conservationists
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For over a decade, NYBG has partnered with Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) at the Bronx Institute at Lehman College, ... Read MoreEnvironment & Conservation, Plant Science
NYBG Science in the News: Disappearing Lichens and a Southern Appalachian Stronghold
Posted in Environment & Conservation, Plant Science
Lichens are fungi that form beautiful, complex symbioses with algae and bacteria. These hubs of activity that bind nature together are incredibly important to nearly ... Read MoreEnvironment & Conservation, Plant Science, Videos
From the Field: Plants and People of Vanuatu
Posted in Environment & Conservation, Plant Science, Videos
From forest preservation to documenting the local plants and their traditional uses, NYBG scientists have collaborated with the people of Vanuatu since 2015 on projects ... Read MoreEnvironment & Conservation, Plant Science
How Many Plants Have Gone Extinct in the Past 250 Years?
Posted in Environment & Conservation, Plant Science
The International Day for Biological Diversity, which is today, is an especially important occasion to appreciate Earth's biodiversity and yet acknowledge that many plants and ... Read MoreEnvironment & Conservation, How To, Videos
How to Participate in an EcoQuest Challenge
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Citizen science is as simple as pulling out your smartphone. Read MoreEnvironment & Conservation
Earth Day 50: Still Closing the Circle
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As the world marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, NYBG's Dr. Brian Boom reflects on his own history with the very first event, NYBG's ... Read MoreEnvironment & Conservation, Videos
Project Rondônia: On the Ground in the Brazilian Amazon
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For most of the past decade, NYBG scientist Dr. Douglas Daly has focused his efforts on a research and training project in Rondônia, Brazil, to ... Read MoreEnvironment & Conservation, Garden News
Rarest of Them All: New Research Using Data from NYBG and Other Institutions Finds More Than a Third of All Plant Species Are “Exceedingly Rare”
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An international team of researchers, including an NYBG scientist, has concluded that more than a third of all plant species are exceedingly rare, making them ... Read MoreEnvironment & Conservation, Inside our Collections
Examining the John Torrey Papers During #ClimateWeekNYC
Posted in Environment & Conservation, Inside our Collections
John Torrey is considered one of the most important botanists in the early development of scientific botany, horticulture, and agriculture in 19th-century America. Read MoreSUBSCRIBE
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