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Aerial view of Comstock Knoll
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May Magic and Majesty

Soar gently above Comstock Knoll and enjoy over 150 types of rhododendrons and azaleas blooming.

orange bird with black wings witting on a branch with pink blooming flowers
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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.

two student sitting on a stone bridge over a creek
Update
Treasured Trails Open

The Cascadilla Gorge and Beebe Lake trails are now open for the warm-weather season

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Sounds of Spring: Ringwood Ponds

Rain gently falls on vernal ponds and forest swamps.

pink tulips
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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.

In Bloom Now
Celebrate spring in the arboretum

Explore a variety of flowering trees including flowering cherries, magnolias, crabapples, redbuds, and dogwoods.

Ash tree sapling in a planter
In the News
Cornell Botanic Gardens finding new ways to fight invasive species targeting ash trees

WENY-TV (Elmira, NY) – December 18, 2025 Todd Bitner discusses how Cornell is protecting native ash trees by nurturing those with natural resistance to the destructive emerald ash borer, in collaboration with The Nature Conservancy, The U.S. Forest Service, and citizen science.

Male with teal jacket and woman with purple sweater on group planting an ash tree sapling in the Cornell conservation bank
In the News
Is there hope for decimated ash trees? Why Cornell researchers think so

The Ithaca Journal – January 7, 2026 Jillian McCarthy reports on how ash tree saplings planted at Cornell Botanic Gardens are helping restore ash species threatened by the invasive emerald ash borer. This story was published by 40 media outlets in 17 states.

Healthy, full grown ash tree standing alone with a blue sky background
In the News
Cornell collects rare ash tree cuttings in race against invasive beetle

Syracuse Post-Standard, Syracuse.com – January 9, 2026 Steve Featherstone of Syracuse Media Group reports on the collaboration between the Ecological Research Institute’s Monitoring and Managing Ash program and Cornell Botanic Gardens in collecting and propagating ash trees across New York State that are resistant to the invasive insect emerald ash borer. This coverage appeared in multiple news outlets, including Syracuse.com, NYup.com, and Europe Says.

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