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Plant People from the New York Botanical Garden: Kelp with Dr. April Ridlon

by Genevieve Sponsler

July 10, 2026

In our final Plant People episode of Season 3, we explore forests of a different sort — those that live beneath the ocean’s waves. Along many of the world’s coastlines, kelp forests offer food and shelter for a wide variety of animal species among their countless waving fronds of seaweed, while protecting our coasts from erosion and even benefiting our economy. Listen in as host Jennifer Bernstein, CEO & The William C. Steere President of NYBG, is joined by Dr. April Ridlon of the Monterey Bay Aquarium to discuss the vast importance of kelp forests and the ways humans have thrown their environment off balance.

Plant People from the New York Botanical Garden. NYBG’s CEO & President, Jennifer Bernstein, connects the dots between nature and humanity through lively conversations with plant scientists and curators, gardeners and naturalists, and other experts.

NYBG’s Plant People is produced by PRX Productions and NYBG, including Senior Producer Genevieve Sponsler, who also works at WCNY.

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