Restoration ecology is the effort to bring native species and local biodiversity back to cities.
Brooklyn Botanic Garden, in conjunction with Rutgers University, has begun these steps. What this will mean is an even greater loss of plant and animal life unless critical steps are taken. Garden admission is included in the fee. Tickets must be purchased at the door. Since 1995, the Van Brunt lecture series has provided a forum for the world's leading scientists to speak on critical issues in conservation and plant sciences.