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“Keeping Common Birds Common” lecture by Doug Tallamy
Doug Tallamy, Ph.D. spoke on “Keeping Common Birds Common” at Cornell Botanic Gardens in April 2026.
Update
Treasured Trails Open
The Cascadilla Gorge and Beebe Lake trails are now open for the warm-weather season
Upcoming Events
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May 16, 2026:
Spring Wildflower Walk at Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center
Tour the woodland pathways and plant habitats of the Mundy Wildflower Garden, a 25-acre natural area and naturalistic garden. This garden is an ideal place to learn about the...
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May 16, 2026:
How Plants Work Walkabout at Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center
Take a slow walk round Cornell Botanic Gardens with Plant Physiology Professor Emeritus, Peter Davies, looking at plants to see how they function and grow. Topics will include...
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May 17, 2026:
Rhododendron Ramble at Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center
Join us for a stroll through the picturesque Bowers Rhododendron Collection, located behind the Nevin Welcome Center on Comstock Knoll. The Knoll is ablaze in May and early...
Cornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' (the Cayuga Nation), members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
Cornell Botanic Gardens embraces and actively works to increase diversity among all the communities with which we engage.
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Medicinal garden at Onondaga Nation School grows opportunityStudents in the Learning by Leading program engaged extensively with the Onondaga Nation School on native plants and design ideas.
Our Gardens and Natural Areas
We are responsible for the natural beauty of the Cornell University campus including cultivated gardens, an arboretum, and natural areas. Together these comprise one-third of campus, and with off-campus natural areas, a total of 3,600 acres.
What to see in spring
Flowering trees and shrubs and primrose blooms cover the landscape. By late spring our Rhododendron collection shines along with the opening of the gorges.