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Most NYCWW events are free and open to the public. Space is limited for certain events, so advance registration is encouraged.
BROOKLYN
TROUBLE IN PARADISE: ARE WE LOSING OUR NATIVE BEES?
Time: Wednesday, May 4, 6:30 – 8:00pm
Location: Auditorium at Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 1000 Washington Avenue
Speaker: Stephen Buchmann, entomologist, International Coordinator of The Pollinator Partnership, and co-author of The Forgotten Pollinators.
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Description: This fascinating talk showcases North American native bee diversity, along with threats to bees and other pollinators. The amazing ways bees make a living, from carpenters to masons to social parasite free-loaders will be examined along with their fantastic mutualistic dances with flowering plants. Learn about flowers that produce resins, oils and perfumes besides ordinary pollen and nectar floral rewards. See the world's smallest bee (under 2mm) from the Sonoran Desert. Stephen will also update us declines in bumble bee species and the latest on on Colony Collapse Disorder of honey bees. It is not all doom and gloom, as he suggests simple steps we can all take in our backyards, gardens and schools to help native bees and other pollinating animals. You can become a bee rancher, a pollinator landlord! Several of Dr. Buchmann’s books may be available for purchase and signing after his talk.
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Green Edge NYC's "Sustainability Speaker Series"
Time: Wednesday, May 11, 7:00 - 9:00pm
Location: 61 Local (61 Bergen Street) bar and public house in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn which features local beers and bar snacks.
Speaker: Marielle Anzelone, Executive Director, NYC Wildflower Week
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Description: Discover the City’s 25,000 green acres—filled with majestic trees, wildflowers, grasses and ferns— the wild, unplanted thread in the Big Apple’s ecological fabric. Learn what makes a plant native and why local flora is important. Explore how life in the five boroughs means it’s not easy being green, characteristics of urban forests and threats to indigenous flora. We’ll also discuss what you can do, including how to go native in the garden.
Green Edge NYC's "Sustainability Speaker Series" is a five-month-long program that showcases different innovative individuals and organizations in New York City who bring a significant "sustainable" contribution to the community. This series is part of a larger program called the "Farm City Chautauqua," a community-building program with a vast array of events including food-related events, artists' showcases, an urban agriculture themed book club, and much more.
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MANHATTAN
NATIVE FLORA OF NEW YORK CITY
Time: Thursday, May 12, 6:30 – 7:45 pm
Location: The Arsenal, NYC Parks Headquarters, 64th Street and Fifth Avenue inside Central Park, 3rd floor
Speaker: Marielle Anzelone, Executive Director, NYC Wildflower Week
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Description: Discover the City’s 25,000 green acres—filled with majestic trees, wildflowers, grasses and ferns— the wild, unplanted thread in the Big Apple’s ecological fabric. Learn what makes a plant native and why local flora is important. Explore how life in the five boroughs means it’s not easy being green, characteristics of urban forests and threats to indigenous flora. We’ll also discuss what you can do, including how to go native in the garden.
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