Upcoming Events
Dr Day - a sort of Julia Child of nature.
- Ellen Pall, New York Times
Book Talk, Bruce's Garden, August 19, 2026, 6:30-7:30PM,
Leslie will read excerpts from her book River: A Hudson Memoir.
Isham Park, West 215th Street and Park Terrace East, Inwood, NY, NY
Book talk: River: A Hudson Memoir
New York Public Library, Spuyten Duyvil Branch 1pm
235th St. and Independence Avenue, Bronx, NY
Leslie will give a presentation on the houseboat community at the 79th Street Boat Basin, umbilically tied to the Upper West Side and on the Hudson River itself: its origins, its animals, the first people who lived alongside it, those who came later and polluted it, and finally those who are working to restore the river.
New York Botanical Garden
Plant Morphology for Botanical Artists, online only
September 16- November 4, 2026, 10:30-1pm
Examine the enormous variety of forms and structural adaptations of flowering plants-the world's dominant plant group. Through lectures, demonstrations, and laboratory studies, learn to recognize and draw the many plant parts and growth stages of the most common plant families.
Prerequisite: Botanical Drawing I
Past Events
2025 Walks, Talks, Classes. New York Botanical Garden classes:
Introduction to Plant Science and Plant Morphology for Botanical Artists
Riverdale Senior Center talk on birds of NYC
Wave Hill Bird Public Garden and Cultural Center, Bird Walk May 14, 2025
Wave Hill Coloring Book "Among the Branches: Wave Hill's Great Trees and Their Wildlife
11.16.25 River - A Hudson Memoir book launch, Wave Hill
11.18.25 Untapped Cities presentation on River.
12.12.25 St. Agnes Library, NYPL, 444 Amsterdam Avenue, NYC, presentation on River.
Events 2024
Jan 19-March New York Botanical Garden online, Plant Morphology for Botanical Artists.
www.enrole.com/nybg/jsp/session.jsp?sessionId=243BIL300O&courseId=154BIL300&categoryId=10093
Feb. 6-March 26th: NYBG online, Introduction to Plant Science, 10am-noon, Online
www.enrole.com/nybg/jsp/session.jsp?sessionId=243HRT300CO&courseId=154HRT300&categoryId=10109
April, May, June 2024 Plant Science, NYBG Online: https://www.nybg.org/learn/adult-education/plant-studio/plant-science/
May 19, 2024 Bird and Tree Walk, Fort Tryon Park, Heather Garden.www.forttryonparktrust.org/event/fort-tryon-coloring-book-walk-talk-draw-with-leslie-day-and-trudy-smoke-2/
August - December 2024 New York Botanic Garden classes: Plant Science Studio, Introduction to Plant Science and Plant Morphology for Botanical Artists
www.enrole.com/nybg/jsp/instructorDetail.jsp?instructorId=108803
October 20, 2024 Heather Garden Walk, Fort Tryon Park
https://www.forttryonparktrust.org/event/heather-garden-monthly-tour-2/
Events 2023
How Plants Survive Winter, Zoom Talk, Sunday, 1/08/23, 3pm
Introduction to Plant Science, New York Botanical Garden, 1/21-3/18/23 online course
How Animals Survive Winter in Fort Tryon Park, Sunday, 2/12/23, 3pm
Pollinators and Their Flowers in the Heather Garden, 3/19/23, 3pm
Introduction to Plant Science, New York Botanical Garden, 4/29-6/24/23 online course
Introduction to Plant Science, 8/4/23-9/30/23, online course
Fort Tryon Coloring Book Walk, Talk, and Draw with Leslie Day and Trudy Smoke, 10/14/23. Fort Tryon Park, Heather Garden.
Article, The West Side Rag, October 24, 2023. New York's Foliage is About to Peak
www.westsiderag.com/2023/10/24/new-yorks-fall-foliage-is-about-to-peak-heres-how-to-enjoy-it