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Update
The F.R. Newman Arboretum opens April 11Another sign of spring: The Arboretum gates will open from dawn to dusk, welcoming vehicle traffic, beginning on April 11, 2025.
News
Campus grasslands grow environmental solutionsProjects across Cornell are exploring how the university’s grasslands – including Cornell Botanic Gardens’ native lawn – can protect birds, encourage biodiversity and sequester carbon to fight climate change. .
Webinar
Cultivating a Sustainable Future: Cornell Botanic Gardens’ Native LawnTodd Bittner, director of natural areas, leads a webinar for the Mass Pollinator Network about a new lawn paradigm that champions native biodiversity and mitigates climate change.
News & Highlights
See what we’ve been up to recently, as we advance our mission to connect plants and peoples
Podcast
Native Lawns with Todd BittnerNature Calls podcast–June 28, 2024
Todd Bittner, director of natural areas, shares his perspective on creating more environmentally sustainable lawns using native grasses as an alternative to traditional turf.
News
Rare blooms find shelter in Cascadilla GorgeCornell Botanic Gardens has successfully established a population of the federally threatened plant Leedy’s roseroot in the walls of Cascadilla Gorge.
News
Students ‘Learning by Leading’ in the Cornell Botanic GardensStudent-led teams embrace a growth mindset while creating projects, taking risks, and learning to lead through experience.
In the News
Read the latest news stories on Cornell Botanic Gardens and articles tapping the knowledge of our staff experts.
In the News
How to Plan a Garden With Climate Change in MindNew York Times – March 28, 2025
Sonja Skelly, director of education and academic initiatives, shares solutions to gardening in increasingly erratic weather, based on Cornell Botanic Gardens’ experience and practices.
In the News
Medicinal garden at Onondaga Nation School grows opportunityCornell Chronicle – November 14, 2024
Students in the Learning by Leading program engaged extensively with the Onondaga Nation School on native plants and design ideas.
CNY Magazine—May/June 2024
Cornell Botanic Gardens gets a large share of this feature on regional botanic gardens.