Before New York: Opening Lecture with Dr. Eric W. Sanderson
Presented by Green-Wood, Organized by the New York Botanical Garden
June 23rd , 6:00pm – 8:00pm
Discover Brooklyn as you’ve never seen it. In this lecture, Dr. Eric W. Sanderson uncovers Brooklyn’s historical ecology and shows how its original forests, wetlands, and waterways inform today’s challenges related to flooding, climate resilience, and environmental justice.
This lecture accompanies Before New York: A Traveling Pop-Up Exhibition, presented in partnership with the New York Botanical Garden, on view in the Green-House Atrium from June 11th through July 20th.
From 6pm to 6:30pm, attendees will have the opportunity to experience the Before New York exhibition.
The lecture will follow in the Green-House classroom.
Exhibition Funding: United States Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Green-Wood’s public programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, as well as the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.