New York Botanical Garden
Giselle A. Herrera is an accomplished professional in the fields of ecology and environmental education, currently serving as Internship Program Manager and Internship Coordinator at Natural Areas Conservancy since February 2022. Alongside these roles, Giselle functions as Science Collaborator and Science Connections Coordinator at Creature Conserve, contributing to research on urban biodiversity and curriculum development for various educational programs, including the first Urban Mammals course at the New York Botanical Garden. Previous experience includes managing youth programs at the Rockaway Initiative for Sustainability & Equity and serving as a Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant at Fordham University. Giselle's background also consists of several roles in conservation education and research, with a Master's degree in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from Fordham University and a Bachelor's degree in Environmental Studies and Biology from Florida State University.
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New York Botanical Garden
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The New York Botanical Garden is an iconic living museum and, since its founding in 1891, has served as an oasis in this busy metropolis. As a National Historic Landmark, this 250-acre site's verdant landscape supports over one million living plants in extensive collections. Each year more than one million visitors enjoy the Garden not only for its remarkable diversity of tropical, temperate, and desert flora, but also for programming that ranges from renowned exhibitions in the Haupt Conservatory to festivals on Daffodil Hill. The Garden is also a major educational institution. More than 300,000 people annually—among them Bronx families, school children, and teachers—learn about plant science, ecology, and healthful eating through NYBG's hands-on,curriculum-based programming. Nearly 90,000 of those visitors are children from underserved neighboring communities, while more than 3,000 are teachers from New York City's public school system participating in professional development programs that train them to teach science courses at all grade levels. NYBG operates one of the world's largest plant research and conservation programs, with nearly 200 staff members—including 80 Ph.D. scientists—working in the Garden's state-of-the-art molecular labs as well as in the field, where they lead programs in 49 countries.