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Treasured Trails Open
The Cascadilla Gorge and Beebe Lake trails are now open for the warm-weather season
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Meditation with Spring Blooms
Step away for a few meditative moments, where spring’s profusion of daffodils and tulips signal rebirth of the natural world.
Upcoming Events
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May 3, 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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May 8, 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 8, 2026:
Mindful Botany Walk at Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center
Join Cornell Botanic Gardens staff to observe the beauty and drama of nature unfolding on monthly nature walks. While exploring various paths and gardens each month, we will...
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.