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Botany: Intro Classes & Workshops
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The Science of Tree Communication - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Trees may appear to be strong and silent, but they can "talk"—to one another, to other plants, and to animals and insects. Discover how trees more... | |||||
| 222BOT385AO | 12/07 | Tu | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Kutos | ONLINE | |
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Frankincense and MyrrhFor centuries, traditional peoples across the Middle East, the Mediterranean, and the tropics have used resins from plants from the Burseraceae family—for illumination, rituals, fragrance, medicine, and even stimulating camel milk production. Douglas Daly, NYBG B. A. Krukoff Curator of more... | |||||
| 222BOT345 | 12/08 | We | 10:00am-1:00pm | Daly, Ph.D. | NYBG | |
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Botanical Latin - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Botanical Latin is essential for anyone with a serious interest in identifying plants. But, contrary to popular belief, mastering Latin plant names need not be intimidating more... | |||||
| 223GAR360BO | 01/06 | Th | 10:30am-12:30pm | Bakshi | ONLINE | |
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Native Flora in WinterLearn to recognize the characteristics of native and common woody and herbaceous plants in the winter. While in their dormant, leafless state, trees and shrubs can beidentified by bud types, leaf scars, fruit remnants, and other distinguishing marks. Specimens examined more... | |||||
| 223BOT332 | 01/14 | Fr | 10:00am-1:00pm | Slowik | NYBG | |
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Basic Plant ID - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Are you a plant-lover eager to up your game and start distinguishing one species from another? Then this is the class for you! Using commonly known more... | |||||
| 223BOT308CO | 01/20 | Th | 5:30pm-7:30pm | Holmes | ONLINE | |
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Pressing Plants for Art & ScienceFrom the field to the folder, this course covers the essentials of making museum- quality preserved plant specimens suitable for research, education, and decoration. Learn techniques and skills for collecting and preserving plants of your interest, wild or cultivated. Build more... | |||||
| 223BOT338B | 01/21 | Fr | 2:00pm-5:00pm | Samra | NYBG | |
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The Science of Tree Communication - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Trees may appear to be strong and silent, but they can "talk"—to one another, to other plants, and to animals and insects. Discover how trees more... | |||||
| 223BOT385BO | 01/23 | Su | 10:00am-12:00pm | Herrera | ONLINE | |
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Plant Structure- ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Get a solid grounding in the basic plant body, from the cell to the roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits. We will discuss the base-level chemistry more... | |||||
| 223BOT315BO | 01/24 | Mo | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Alim | ONLINE | |
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The Hidden World of LichensRock pimples, fog fingers, old man's beard— their common names are amusing, but lichens are among Earth's most amazing and oldest living things, and display incredibly beautiful colors and shapes. They grow on bark, rock, and barren soil, and thrive more... | |||||
| 223BOT313A | 01/25 | Tu | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Lendemer, Ph.D. | MDTN | |
February
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Nature's Pharmacy - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.For centuries herbs and spices have been prized not just for their flavors, but as state-of-the-art medicine. Learn about a variety of plants historically used for more... | |||||
| 223BOT346BO | 02/05 | Sa | 10:00am-12:00pm | Candee | ONLINE | |
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Basic Plant ID - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Are you a plant-lover eager to up your game and start distinguishing one species from another? Then this is the class for you! Using commonly known more... | |||||
| 223BOT308DO | 02/08 | Tu | 5:30pm-7:30pm | Holmes | ONLINE | |
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The Hidden World of LichensRock pimples, fog fingers, old man's beard— their common names are amusing, but lichens are among Earth's most amazing and oldest living things, and display incredibly beautiful colors and shapes. They grow on bark, rock, and barren soil, and thrive more... | |||||
| 223BOT313B | 02/10 | Th | 10:00am-1:00pm | Lendemer, Ph.D. | NYBG | |
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Five Plants that Changed the World - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Embark on a historical odyssey that uncovers the botany behind how yams, heterotrophic eukaryotic fungi, potatoes, and sugar cane played pivotal roles in human history—from helping more... | |||||
| 223BOT207BO | 02/16 | We | 10:00am-12:00pm | Saidoff | ONLINE | |
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Plant Structure- ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Get a solid grounding in the basic plant body, from the cell to the roots, stems, leaves, flowers, and fruits. We will discuss the base-level chemistry more... | |||||
| 223BOT315CO | 02/22 | Tu | 6:00pm-9:00pm | Kutos | ONLINE | |
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What's This Tree on My Block? - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Did you know there are over 200 tree species growing on the streets of Manhattan? Learn to distinguish among the five most common genera and pinpoint more... | |||||
| 223BOT223BO | 02/26 | Sa | 2:00pm-4:00pm | Kaechele | ONLINE | |
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The Science of Tree Communication - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Trees may appear to be strong and silent, but they can "talk"—to one another, to other plants, and to animals and insects. Discover how trees more... | |||||
| 223BOT385CO | 03/03 | Th | 6:00pm-8:00pm | Kutos | ONLINE | |
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Nature's Recording Device: What Tree Rings Reveal About Climate Change - BLENDEDThis blended class meets online for some sessions and on NYBG grounds for others. Registered students will receive login instructions and a syllabus with specifics.Join Neil Pederson, Ph.D., professor and senior ecologist at the Harvard Forest, more... | |||||
| 223BOT397BL | 03/05 | Sa | 11:00am-2:00pm | Pederson | BLENDED | |
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Botanical Latin - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Botanical Latin is essential for anyone with a serious interest in identifying plants. But, contrary to popular belief, mastering Latin plant names need not be intimidating more... | |||||
| 223GAR360CO | 03/07 | Mo | 6:15pm-8:15pm | Bakshi | ONLINE | |
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Basic Plant ID - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Are you a plant-lover eager to up your game and start distinguishing one species from another? Then this is the class for you! Using commonly known more... | |||||
| 223BOT308EO | 03/08 | Tu | 5:30pm-7:30pm | Holmes | ONLINE | |
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Paleobotany: The Origin of Plants - ONLINEThis class will take place online. Registered students will receive login instructions.Paleobotany, the study of plant evolution through fossil evidence, gives us insights into Earth's past and present flora. Gain a clearer perception about historical patterns of more... | |||||
| 223BOT434O | 03/31 | Th | 5:30pm-7:30pm | Boyer, Ph.D. | ONLINE | |
