The NYBG Urban Naturalist Certificate Program equips you with the observation, identification, and documentation skills you need to become an effective environmental steward. Using NYBG grounds and select New York City Parks, you will learn to keenly observe the natural world, create scientifically useful records of your observations, and investigate the interrelationships between species. NYBG Urban Naturalists work as environmental educators, help manage invasive species in local parks, and volunteer with our EcoFlora project to help document NYC plant species.
Click here for an overview of the requirements.
August
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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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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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Note
the
"Location"
of
each
section,
as
we
have
in-person
and
online
options.
Price
differences
may
apply.
Confirmation
emails
contain
specific
class
instructions.
Are
you
a
plant-lover
eager
to
up
your
game
and
start
distinguishing
one
species
from
another?
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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Autumn
is
one
of
the
most
spectacular
times
to
learn
more
about
the
native
flora
of
the
Northeast.
Goldenrods
and
asters
take
center
stage
at
this
time
of
year,
but
can
be
difficult
to
identify.
Equipped
with
a
10X
power
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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From
towering
tulip
trees
to
creeping
partridge
berries,
woody
plants
make
up
the
forests
of
the
Northeast.
Learn
to
identify
trees,
shrubs,
and
woody
vines
by
their
vegetative
characteristics,
using
their
scientific
and
common
names.
The
focus
is
on
both
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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