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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
Event
May 2, 2026:
Spring into the Gardens! at Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center
Celebrate spring and National Public Gardens Week at Cornell Botanic Gardens! Our Learning by Leading Student Teams will lead family-friendly fun and learning for all ages....
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May 2, 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 2, 2026:
The Evolution of Trees – A Walk through Time at F. R. Newman Arboretum
How did the trees we know and love today come to be? Join us for a walk through 380 million years of tree evolution, using representative trees in the F.R. Newman Arboretum...
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.