In this teeming metropolis we call home, nature is all around us whether we pause to carefully observe it or not. Amaranth springs through the cracks in our sidewalks; migrating warblers rest in our parks; horseshoe crabs scuttle onto our beaches to breed. As a NYBG Urban Naturalist, you will have a unique opportunity to explore these diverse habitats while discovering the keys that unlock their many secrets. Enroll in a course for fun or pursue a Certificate.
Click here for an overview of the Certificate Program.
July
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Learn
to
measure
and
monitor
the
ecological
diversity
observed
and
celebrated
in
and
around
New
York
City
environs.
Practice
using
field
techniques
for
recording
observations
in
nature
while
walking
along
trails
in
the
Garden.
Explore
the
biodiversity
within
your
chosen
more...
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231NAT323
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07/06
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We
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9:00am-12:00pm
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Slowik
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NYBG
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Learn
how
to
identify
this
unique
order
of
insects
as
they
take
to
the
skies
in
early
summer.
Study
their
biology,
behavior,
habitat
associations,
and
more...
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231NAT311O
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07/11
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Mo
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6:00pm-8:00pm
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Wells
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ONLINE
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This
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...
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231BOT385BO
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07/12
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Tu
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6:00pm-8:00pm
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Kutos
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ONLINE
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This
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...
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231BOT308CO
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07/15
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Fr
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10:00am-12:00pm
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Holmes
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ONLINE
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NYBG's
lush
grounds
and
various
habitats
provide
a
remarkable
opportunity
to
observe
and
study
butterflies.
Join
naturalist
Ken
Chaya
in
search
of
a
wide
variety
of
colorful
butterflies
known
to
feast
on
summer
flowers
in
ourarea.
You'll
learn
how
field
more...
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231NAT328
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07/23
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Sa
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10:00am-1:00pm
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Chaya
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NYBG
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Celebrate
National
Moth
Week
with
its
co-founder
Elena
Tartaglia!
She'll
detail
the
essential
roles
that
moths
play
in
ecosystems
as
pollinators,
links
in
food
webs,
and
more...
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231NAT348O
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07/25
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Mo
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6:30pm-7:30pm
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Tartaglia
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ONLINE
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August
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This
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...
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231BOT308DO
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08/02
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Tu
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5:30pm-7:30pm
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Holmes
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ONLINE
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Class
will
take
place
outside
on
NYBG
grounds
and
follow
current
safety
procedures.
Registered
students
will
be
sent
information
regarding
meeting
location
and
log-in
information.
The
fascinating
lives
of
bats
are
revealed
courtesy
of
J.
Alan
Clark,
more...
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231NAT329A
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08/09
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Tu
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6:30pm-8:30pm
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Clark, Ph. D.
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NYBG
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Study
the
crucial
role
birds,
insects,
and
bats
play
in
local
ecosystems.
Using
gorgeous
photographs
taken
over
years
of
field
study,
expert
naturalist
Alan
Wells
discusses
more...
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231NAT325O
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08/11
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Th
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6:00pm-8:00pm
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Wells
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ONLINE
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This
blended
class
meets
online
for
some
sessions
and
on
NYBG
grounds
for
others.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions
and
a
syllabus
with
specifics.
Discover
tips
and
tricks
for
finding
and
capturing
pollinators
in
action,
as
more...
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231NAT335BL
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08/13
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Sa
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11:00am-1:00pm
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Chaya
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BLENDED
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September
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Focus
on
the
unique
ecologies
of
the
freshwater
wetlands,
salt
marshes,
and
rocky
shores
of
the
tri-state
area,
including
the
rare,
threatened,
and
endangered
species
that
live
there.
You'll
also
study
how
soils,
plants,
and
animals
are
adapting
to
urban
more...
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231NAT334BL
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09/07
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We
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6:00pm-8:00pm
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Swadek
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OFS-BL
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Class
will
take
place
outside
on
NYBG
grounds
and
follow
current
safety
procedures.
Registered
students
will
be
sent
information
regarding
meeting
location
and
log-in
information.
The
fascinating
lives
of
bats
are
revealed
courtesy
of
J.
Alan
Clark,
more...
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231NAT329B
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09/08
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Th
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6:30pm-8:30pm
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Clark, Ph. D.
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NYBG
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This
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...
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231BOT308EO
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09/13
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Tu
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5:30pm-7:30pm
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Holmes
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ONLINE
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Here
in
NYC,
fall
is
the
best
time
to
hunt
for
edible
fungi,
including
honey,
oyster,
and
hen-of-the
woods
mushrooms.
Paul
Sadowski,
25-year
veteran
of
the
New
York
Mycological
Society,
shows
you
how
to
identify
many
species
and
their
look-alikes,
more...
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231BOT368
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09/14
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We
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10:00am-1:00pm
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Sadowski
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NYBG
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This
blended
class
meets
online
for
some
sessions
and
on
NYBG
grounds
for
others.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions
and
a
syllabus
with
specifics.
Autumn
is
one
of
the
most
spectacular
times
to
learn
more
about
more...
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231BOT331ABL
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09/15
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Th
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10:00am-12:00pm
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Slowik
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BLENDED
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231BOT331BBL
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09/17
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Sa
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10:00am-12:00pm
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Slowik
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BLENDED
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Note
the
"Location"
of
each
session,
as
we
have
in-person
and
online
options.
Price
differences
may
apply.
Confirmation
emails
contain
specific
class
instructions.
Get
a
solid
grounding
in
the
basic
plant
body,
from
the
cell
to
the
roots,
stems,
more...
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231BOT315B
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09/21
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We
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5:00pm-8:00pm
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Boyer
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NYBG
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This
class
will
take
place
online.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions.
Explore
the
myriad
structures
and
life
cycles
of
the
vast
diversity
of
plants,
algae,
fungi,
and
bacteria.
Delve
into
the
evolutionary
reasons
behind
how
and
more...
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231BOT317BO
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09/21
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We
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6:00pm-9:00pm
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Kutos
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ONLINE
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This
blended
class
meets
online
for
some
sessions
and
on
NYBG
grounds
for
others.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions
and
a
syllabus
with
specifics.
From
towering
tulip
trees
to
creeping
partridge
berries,
woody
plants
make
up
more...
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231BOT375BBL
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09/21
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We
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6:00pm-8:00pm
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Kaechele
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BLENDED
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This
blended
class
meets
online
for
some
sessions
and
on
NYBG
grounds
for
others.
Registered
students
will
receive
login
instructions
and
a
syllabus
with
specifics.
With
its
wide
variety
of
habitats
and
its
position
on
the
more...
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231NAT321BL
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09/27
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Tu
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10:00am-1:00pm
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Chaya
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BLENDED
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