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Acres of Natural Beauty: Fascinating Facts About the Botanic Gardens
Have a look at this round up of interesting facts, fun figures, and beautiful images.
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Botanic Gardens’ Director to Retire
Christopher Dunn led the university’s living museum through changes that made it more focused on mission and impactful beyond the Cornell campus.
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This upstate New York town is a showstopper for scenery
Cornell Botanic Gardens' Cascadilla Gorge trail and cultivated gardens contribute to CNN's ranking of Ithaca, New York, as the #1 town to visit in 2025.
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How to Plan a Garden With Climate Change in Mind
New 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’...
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Indigenous Cuisine actively celebrates the ‘Food of the Original People’
Cornell Student & Campus Life—January 31, 2025 Cornell Dining partnered with the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program (AIISP) and Cornell Botanic Gardens to host a themed dinner featuring...
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New York will increase native seed supply, prioritize native plant use
WSKG-TV—January 27, 2025 Cornell Botanic Gardens’ Director of Natural Areas Todd Bittner discusses a new state law to improve New York’s native seed supply – a move that experts say will help promote...
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How Cornell Botanic Gardens is Adapting to Climate Change
Cornell Daily Sun—December 11, 2024 Weather editor Nicole Collins spoke to Emily Detrick, director of horticulture about mitigation strategies in response to recent droughts and the challenges of a...
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‘The Natural World is One of the Best Medicines’: Students, Staff Find Mental Health Haven in Botanic Gardens
Cornell Daily Sun—December 6, 2024 Cornell Botanic Gardens staff discuss the gardens’ role in promoting mental health, whether by offering a space and respite for students or through education and...
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Medicinal garden at Onondaga Nation School grows opportunity
Cornell Chronicle – November 14, 2024 Students in the Learning by Leading program engaged extensively with the Onondaga Nation School on native plants and design ideas.