Episode 2 of our new season of Plant People is LIVE—and this week we’re talking something that’s on everyone’s radar: food. ???? Join Dr. Alex McAlvay, Assistant Curator at NYBG’s Center for Plants, People, and Culture, and Dr. John de la Parra, Director of the Global Food Portfolio at The Rockefeller Foundation, as they chat about the problems in modern agriculture (like monocrops!) that are threatening our food security worldwide. Together, they'll share some of the ways that historical farming methods might help solve these problems, diversifying our daily menu and making our food system more resilient against climate change. Listen to our podcast now, and be sure to like and subscribe to get Plant People directly to your device, with new episodes every other Monday: https://lnkd.in/e_AbN9pV
New York Botanical Garden
博物馆、历史遗址和动物园
Bronx，NY 17,277 位关注者
A museum of plants, an educational institution, and a scientific research organization in the Bronx
关于我们
The New York Botanical Garden has been a connective hub among people, plants, and the planet since 1891. We’re rooted in the cultural fabric of New York City, here in the heart of the Bronx—its greenest borough. For more than 130 years, we’ve invited millions of visitors to make the Garden a part of their lives, exploring the joy, beauty, and respite of nature. NYBG’s 250 acres are home to renowned exhibitions, immersive botanical experiences, art and music, and events with some of the most influential figures in plant and fungal science, horticulture, and the humanities. We’re also stewards of globally significant research collections, from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library collection to the plant and fungal specimens in the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium, the largest such collection in the Western Hemisphere. At NYBG, we’re plant people—dedicated horticulturists, enthusiastic educators, and scientific adventurers—committed to helping nature thrive so that humanity can thrive. We believe in our ability to make things better, teaching tens of thousands of kids and families each year about the importance of safeguarding our environment and healthy eating. Our expert scientists work across the city, the nation, and the globe to document the plants and fungi of our world—and find actionable, nature-based solutions to our planet’s dual climate and biodiversity crises. And our eyes are always looking forward as we train the next generation of botanists, gardeners, landscape designers, and environmental stewards, ensuring a green future for all. At NYBG, we know that it’s nature—or nowhere.
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https://www.nybg.org
New York Botanical Garden的外部链接
- 所属行业
- 博物馆、历史遗址和动物园
- 规模
- 501-1,000 人
- 总部
- Bronx，NY
- 类型
- 非营利机构
- 创立
- 1891
- 领域
- horticulture、ethnobotany、horticultural education、botanical education、exhibitions and events、botany和conservation
地点
New York Botanical Garden员工
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This month we were joined by local representatives for our annual celebration in honor of the women of The Bronx, and the leaders who lift up the communities of our borough each and every day. With award ceremonies as well as music, dance, and spoken word performances, it was an afternoon to remember—and we can’t wait to see you again next #WomensHistoryMonth.
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Indigenous cultures care for nearly one-quarter of Earth’s land, but their important traditional plant knowledge is under threat from a number of factors. In Vanuatu, an archipelago in the Pacific, we’re working with local colleagues as well as global collaborators to help document and preserve this knowledge, which guides local agricultural practices and can teach us a great deal about our relationship to the natural world. Learn more about our ongoing project “Daylight, Culture, and Plants in Vanuatu.”
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In NYC, the memory of water can be seen throughout the city during storms: in former wetlands, streams, and ponds, now paved over, that reappear when rainfall overwhelms the city's stormwater system. On March 20, Dr. Eric W. Sanderson, author of bestseller "Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York," will join Open House New York and urban planner Daphne Lundi for a conversation about how the historic landscape impacts our built environment, and how we can work with the natural underpinnings of the city to build a healthier and safer New York. Learn more.
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On a recent episode of “The joe gardener Show” podcast, catch up with Dr. Emily Sessa—Director of NYBG’s Steere Herbarium—as she chats about her lifelong passion for ferns, these living fossils’ notable resilience, and the best species to incorporate in your home garden.
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At The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism, discover what The New York Times calls an “elegant, effusively colorful tribute” to Mexican architect Luis Barragán. ???? This year’s exhibition is being praised as an absolute triumph by press, NYBG Members, and first-time visitors alike! Come lose yourself among vibrant scenes featuring thousands of diverse orchids, creating “dense bursts of color and life almost too rich to number.” Because there’s no better way to kick off spring than at NYC’s most beloved flower show. Read the full review.
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Co-authored by NYBG's Dr. Gregory Plunkett, a newly published study in the Botanical Journal of the Linnaean Society describes a fascinating new fossil species of Araliaceae. Named Astropanax eogetem, found in Ethiopia and dating to the Miocene period, it represents the very first Araliaceae fossil to be documented in continental Africa. The image shows a hypothetical reconstruction of Astropanax eogetum, along with an extinct elephant relative.
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Plant People Season 2 is a go! In today’s episode, we talk NYC’s greenest borough, and the home of NYBG—The BRONX. ???? Author and humorist Ian Frazier joins us on mic this week to chat about “Paradise Bronx: The Life & Times of New York’s Greatest Borough,” his new book and a love letter to our neck of the woods. Together we’ll navigate the Bronx’s complex past, from its historical landscapes and development to environmental and municipal neglect—and the resilience and creativity that have helped it bounce back time after time. Listen to the first episode of Season 2 now, with new episodes dropping every other Monday. And don’t forget to rate and subscribe! https://brnw.ch/21wRe4D
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Mexico is considered a "mega" biodiversity hotspot, and it's particularly rich in orchid species diversity, with over 1,300 known species from across the orchid family tree. As we celebrate The Orchid Show: Mexican Modernism, learn a little more about the specimens gathered from Mexico that we have in our Steere Herbarium—and about some of the Mexican botanists who make the country a leader in the study of orchid systematics. https://brnw.ch/21wR9jc
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From the very first women gardeners at NYBG, to today's adventurous scientists and community-building urban agriculturists, there's plenty to explore during #WomensHistoryMonth at the Garden. Throughout March, dive into the work that not only made the Garden the cultural institution it is today—but contributed to advancements in science, horticulture, and education that even now continue to steer our work to protect the planet and empower communities. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eFwcfxZR
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