The Past, Present, and Future of New York City’s Ecology

Urban Conservation at NYBG

Have you ever wondered what New York was like before it was a city? Step back in time with Dr. Eric Sanderson, Vice President for Urban Conservation at NYBG, for a special discussion of New York’s historic ecology. Through reading texts, comparing with maps, analyzing with herbarium and other biological data, the Welikia Project uncovers the native landscape of each borough in the 17th century—tracing the hills, valleys, streams, wetlands, and wildlife of the neighborhoods we know today. Learn about the Indigenous landscape of the Bronx that the Garden now inhabits and how we can utilize our knowledge to envision the city’s future.