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Plants & Our People: Rooted in Indigenous Community: Keynote Address for the Ivy Native Conference 2026
Join Native American and Indigenous Students at Cornell on Saturday, April 18 at 10:30 a.m., for a lecture by Indigenous and environmental activist, Giiwedin, Two-Spirit Influencer, Anishinaabe (Ojibwa).
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Learning by Leading hiring student leaders
Develop leadership skills as part of the Cornell Botanic Gardens team.
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Ari Novy named executive director of Cornell Botanic Gardens
Biologist, science educator, will lead the botanic gardens starting March 1st, 2026
Upcoming Events
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April 15, 2026:
A Botanist’s Dilemma: The Defiant Nature of the Banana Plant at Cornell Botanic Gardens
In, A Botanist’s Dilemma: The Defiant Nature of the Banana Plant, artist Faye Pamintuan uses the lens of plant movement, adaptation, and the deep relationship between humans...
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April 16, 2026:
Keeping Common Birds Common: Birds and Habitat at Cornell Botanic Gardens and Beyond at Mann Library
Organized by Cornell University Library in collaboration with Cornell Botanic Gardens, Keeping Common Birds Common features unforgettable portraits of birds by wildlife...
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April 17, 2026:
Guided Mindfulness Meditation with the Let's Meditate Initiative at Cornell Botanic Gardens at Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center
All are welcome to join this free, guided meditation session, led by Travis Winter, LCSW, in partnership with Cornell Botanic Gardens and the Nature Rx Initative. This...
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.