Environment & Conservation
Environment & Conservation, Plant Science
Now Available: NYBG Scientist’s Updated Book on Biocultural Conservation
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Paul Alan Cox, Executive Director of the Brain Chemistry Labs in Jackson, Wyoming, and Michael Balick recently published Plants, People and Culture: The Science of ... Read MoreEnvironment & Conservation
NYBG Science Around the World
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The New York Botanical Garden is a world leader in plant research and conservation, using traditional and cutting-edge tools to discover, understand, and preserve Earth’s ... Read MoreEnvironment & Conservation, History & People, Plant Science
Now Available: Two Volumes on the Plants, People, and Culture of Palau in Micronesia
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The just-released Ethnobotany of Palau: Plants, People and Island Culture is a two-volume series published by The New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) Read MoreEnvironment & Conservation, History & People
Recapping ‘First Nations: Ethical Landscapes, Sacred Plants’
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On November 13, 2020, the virtual symposium First Nations: Ethical Landscapes, Sacred Plants drew more than 550 participants from across the nation and 23 different ... Read MoreEnvironment & Conservation
NYBG Hawk Nest: Year Four
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On March 6 of this year, I observed the Garden’s resident red-tailed hawk pair gathering branches and tree bark which they then used to reinforce ... Read MoreEnvironment & Conservation, Inside our Collections, Videos
Is Birding a Lark?: A Conversation with Debbie Becker
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“If everyone went bird watching, we would have a more peaceful and united world,” claims NYBG’s long-time birdwalk guide Debbie Becker. Read MoreEnvironment & Conservation
Field Biologists Have Been in Lockdown, but Deforestation Has Not
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Sometime in June, my alarm went off. After 40 years of botanical field trips at least twice a year to the moist tropics, my internal ... Read MoreEnvironment & Conservation, History & People, Plant Science
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
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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 MoreSUBSCRIBE
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