Join Us in Celebrating the New York City Gardens Club Centennial ~ 1918-2018

UNDERSTANDING BIODIVERSITY: 11th Annual Forum

Wednesday, January 10, 2018

8:30am-9:15am: Registration & Refreshments

9:15am-noon: Panel Presentations and Q&A

 

NYC Gardens Club Conservation: The mission of the Conservation Committee is to present timely environmental issues to members and the community, to further the restoration and beautification of New York City and to educate children about nature.

For the past 10 years, the Conservation Committee of The City Gardens Club has organized educational forums attracting an audience of CGC members, activists, and the general public. Led by recognized experts in their fields, these annual colloquiums focus on critical environmental issues. To name a few, past topics have included “Overcoming our Nature Deficit,” “Sustainable New York,” “Water, Our Most Important Resource,” and “Living with the Forces of Nature.” (Scroll down for the complete list of past topics.) The committee chose this year’s topic, ” Understanding Biodiversity,” because of its urgency and critical importance.  

PANELISTS

Dr. Brooke Bateman
Director, Climate Watch, National Audubon Society
Karenna Gore
Director, Center for Earth Ethics, Union Theological Seminary
Emily Nobel Maxwell
Director, Urban Conservation Program, NYC, The Nature Conservancy
Dr. Donald Melnick
Professor of Conservation Biology
Director, Center for Environment, Economy and Society, Columbia University
Dr. Ana Porzecanski
Director, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation
American Museum of Natural History
Dr. William Schuster
Executive Director, Black Rock Forest Consortium

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For content of our 2017 Forum, Click Here.