Upcoming Events

Dr Day  - a sort of Julia Child of nature.

- Ellen Pall, New York Times

  • River: A Hudson Memoir Presentation Riverside Park Conservancy

    May 16, 2026 2-3PM

    Riverside Park, Field House, 102nd Street

  • Book Talk, Bruce's Garden, Isham Park, West 215th Street and Park Terrace East, Inwood, NY

    July 22, 2026, 6:30-7:30PM,

    Leslie will read from her book River: A Hudson Memoir

  • Book talk, River: A Hudson Memoir, New York Public Library, Spuyten Duyvil 235th Street and Independence Avenue, Bronx, NY

    August 15, 2026, 1-2PM

    Leslie will give a presentation of her book River.

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