Researchers are racing to uncover the implications for the Artic of rapidly vanishing polar ice—and they’re enlisting help from the very creatures that stand to gain the most from their discoveries: whales.

Bring your shells, rocks, insects, feathers, bones, and artifacts to the annual Identification Day.

Observe the vibrant spring migration of birds in Central Park.
Session I - Tuesdays, April 9 - May 28
Session II - Wednesdays, April 10 - May 29
Session III - Thursdays, April 11 - May 30
Session IV - Fridays, April 12 - May 31

Convening experts in science, conservation, and the humanities, this lively symposium, moderated by news anchor and best-selling author Tom Brokaw, will explore ways to build on TR’s conservation legacy and to reconstruct an American identity forged in an intimate relationship to its natural history.

Join ornithologist Paul Sweet on walks through Central Park during spring migration.
Session I - Mondays, April 8 - 27, 2013
Session II - Tuesdays, May 7 - 28, 2013
BOTH EVENTS ARE SOLD OUT