Experience New York's Favorite Holiday Tradition
The Holiday Train Show kicks off NEXT WEEK, and with dates selling out, nowâs the best time to get your tickets for preferred dates and entry times! đđâš
Plan ahead and book now for New York's favorite holiday tradition as the timeless magic of rail travel returns to NYBG. Welcome the spirit of the season as you explore our picture-perfect outdoor lawn display, and marvel at our miniature cityscape in the twinkling Haupt Conservatory.
It all kicks off Saturday, November 16. Grab your timed tickets (or try one of our new Flex tickets that grants you entry at any time on the day of your visit!): https://brnw.ch/21wOqwo
Today marks the kick-off of #COP16âthe UN's biannual, week-long biodiversity conferenceâand weâre proud to have NYBG scientists in attendance down in Cali, Colombia.
But what really IS biodiversity? Hear from NYBGâs Chief Science Officer, Mauricio Diazgranados, PhD, to learn a little bit more about itâand why itâs so important to the health of our planet and humanity at large. Together with researchers from around the world, weâre working to ensure the beauty and variety of life on Earth is protected for future generations.
No matter HOW you say it, fungi keep the world in orderâbecause without them, weâd be buried under the remains of every organism that ever lived. đđ
In our latest episode of #PlantPeople with PRX, we sit down with Merlin Sheldrake, biologist and author of Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures, to talk fungi. Mushrooms are a culinary sensation, sure, but theyâre also lifeforms that weâre still trying to understand. Join in as we learn how the grim work of fungiâdeath, decay, and âthe endâ of organic lifeâis key to the survival of all living things, and far from a foraging fad, mycology is at the root of Earthâs ability to function.
Listen to the last episode of our podcastâs inaugural season, and donât forget to rate and subscribe! https://brnw.ch/21wN1Y9
âI love okra. Itâs in everything that I do. It kind of represents in some ways the ubiquity of the Africans in diaspora.â
In this weekâs episode of the #PlantPeople podcast with PRX, weâre joined by renowned culinary historian, author, and NYBG Trustee Dr. Jessica B. Harris, curator of the African American Garden. Over the last three years, this collection has used plants like okra to tell the stories of migration, dispossession, and reclamation that inform so much of the African American experienceâand define much of what American cuisine is today. As we stroll the space with Dr. Harris, hear about the ways the African diaspora has, over the course of more than 500 years, transformed the Western Hemisphere with its cultures, labor, and agricultural know-how.
Hear the full episodeâand be sure to subscribe, rate, and review. https://brnw.ch/21wMu8t
Diversifying our diet can improve humanityâs health AND the planetâs, but only if we protect the smorgasbord of options that exists beyond the supermarket. đđœ
On our newest episode of the #PlantPeople podcast with PRX, we talk with Dan Saladino, a host on the BBC's Radio 4 show The Food Programme and the author of Eating to Extinction. Together we skip over the familiar produce section for a look at the wide world of foods you might not know about, and the threats that could erase them before they find their way to the store shelf. From rare cider apples on the brink of extinction to the vanishing Old Cornish cauliflower, and a variety of Indigenous plant-based edibles, come learn how preserving these endangered eats is important to our shared future.
Listen, review, and subscribe! https://brnw.ch/21wM53K
Is the modern focus on native plants really as important to our environment as claimedâand if so, how? đżđ
In this weekâs episode of #PlantPeople with PRX, we catch up with Doug Tallamy, Professor of Agriculture & Natural Resources at the University of Delaware. As an expert in their Department of Entomology and Wildlife Ecology, he knows a thing or two about the benefits of planting natives, and feeding the birds and the bees (and squirrels, butterflies⊠you get the gist) is high on the list. Listen to find out how healthy ecosystems rely on these plants to thrive, and how the home garden is just the start: https://www.nybg.org/plantpeople/episode-7/
This week on #PlantPeople, we take a deep dive into flooding, and what đ±plantsđż have to do with it.
For episode 6 of our podcast with PRX, NYBG CEO Jennifer Bernstein sits down with Dr. Eric Sanderson, the Gardenâs VP of Urban Conservation, for a quick trip around the landscape of New York Cityâboth today and WAY back. Heâll get into the sudden rise of catastrophic floods worldwide, and how our relationship with plants centuries ago is impacting our situation right now. Then we talk solutions, ecosystem restoration, and the ways that the future of fighting floods will rely on the well-being of plant life.
Listen, rate, and subscribe: https://brnw.ch/21wLyGA
Back in May, our Bronx Green-Up team hosted a special Bronx Food & Farm Tour focused on the ways that community gardeners are leading the fight against toxic industries. Take a look at their trip through Mott Haven and Port Morrisâa four-mile bus and bike tour of community gardens in the South Bronx where attendees learned about the history of environmental justice movements in our borough, and the contemporary movements revitalizing local spaces to grow food, health, and neighborhood connection.
Learn more about Bronx Green-Up here! https://www.nybg.org/gardens/bronx-green-up/
Our 4th episode of Plant People is live, and weâre tackling invasive plants, along with ways that YOU can help protect local ecosystems. đŸ
This week, NYBG President Jennifer Bernstein chats with Dr. Evelyn Beaury, an invasive plant and global change ecologist soon to join NYBG's team of curators. Together they explore the greatest threats to the well-being of our native ecosystems, and how changing climates and land use patterns can speed up the spread of invasive species. From knotweed in the northeast U.S. to kudzu in the south and cheatgrass in the west, hear how these species can overwhelm native plants and habitatsâand discover ways that each of us can make a difference to stop them.
Be sure to subscribe, rate, and review our new podcast with PRX! https://brnw.ch/21wL434
Plant People Episode 3: Fighting Fire with Fire
Last summer, instead of stopping to smell the roses, we were indoors avoiding wildfire smoke. But fighting fire with fire may be our best way to avoid more of the same. đł
In episode 3 of our hit podcast #PlantPeople with PRX, Michael Dockry, Assistant Professor of Forestry Studies at the University of Minnesota and a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, explores the state of our forestsâand the increased threat of wildfires in todayâs climate, like the Canadian fires that covered NYC in smoke in Summer 2023. Heâll explain how controlled burns, long an Indigenous method of encouraging new growth and preventing the buildup of dry fuel, are key to tackling raging wildfires that are only projected to grow more intense from here.
Listen now, and donât forget to subscribe, rate, and review! https://www.nybg.org/plantpeople/episode-3/
Have you caught our all-new podcast Plant People yet? Our second episode JUST dropped, and landscape designer Edwina von Gal's here to share the news. đâš
In a new chat between von Gal, founder of Perfect Earth Project, and host Jennifer Bernstein, President of NYBG, they discuss Americaâs love of grass, its historic roots as a ubiquitous plant, and von Galâs own work to promote toxic-free landscaping. Theyâll cover the environmental concerns of lawns, the âBee Lawnâ and âNo Mow Mayâ movements, and the ways that changing our relationship with our lawns can help them be a force for good in our environment.
Havenât subscribed yet? Listen to our first two episodes of Plant People with PRX, and donât forget to rate and review! https://brnw.ch/21wKowO
Time Out New York names Wonderland: Curious Nature one of the BEST things to do this Memorial Day Weekendâand weâre open through Monday, May 27! đđ
With an world of imagination to explore, the residents of Wonderland to meet, and curious artworks, mind-bending gardens, and a world of colorful Victorian flowers to dive into, donât let the long weekend pass you by without a trip down the rabbit hole with us. đł
Grab your maddest hat and leave some room for unbirthday tea! https://brnw.ch/21wK78x
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