Instructor: Nancy Slowik

Nancy Slowik
 A dedicated naturalist for over 40 years, Nancy Slowik is the former director of Greenbrook Sanctuary, co-founder of the Greenbelt Native Plant Center, and author of two books on local flora. Currently, sheconsults with Restore Native Plants to provide guidance for a native plant propagation facility and restoration facility in Ramapo Mountain Park Preserve.

Classes by this instructor


Native Flora in Autumn

In autumn our native Northeast flora can be spectacular, but difficult to identify. With a 10X power hand lens and a plant key, you'll learn to identify these wildflowers, shrubs, and trees on the Garden grounds.
262BOT331 10/04 Sa 10:00am-1:00pm Slowik
NYBG

Native Flora in Winter

In class and in forays around the Garden, you'll learn to recognize the winter characteristics of native and common woody plants by bud types, leaf scars, fruit remnants, and other distinguishing marks.
263BOT332 01/15 Th 10:00am-1:00pm Slowik
NYBG