Around Town
The Way It Was
Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009
Dr. Eric W. Sanderson, author of Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City and Charles C. Mann, author of 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus, for a moderated discussion on the landscape of New York City prior to European settlement. The authors will open with a short presentation and lead into a broad ranging discussion of the human and environmental history of our region, including the import of this knowledge on the sustainable use of our region’s resources.
Sponsors: Urban Green Council and The New York Academy of Sciences
Date: Friday, October 27, 2009, 6:30-8:00 pm. Cocktails to follow.
Location: New York Academy of Sciences, 7 WTC, 250 Greenwich Street, 40th Floor