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Seneca knowledge holder dedicating the Tree of Peace, white pine.
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Verdant Views: A Biocultural Conversation

Director Christopher Dunn discusses why biocultural diversity is important and how we are embracing the concept.

thaw in the arboretum
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The Wonder and Promise of Winter

Against the backdrop of uncertainly, struggle, and awakening, connecting to the natural world in person

Old photo of a child sitting in a graden.
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Verdant Views: Growing in Gardens—A Personal Odyssey

Staff horticulturist Mitja Stragapede shares his personal odyssey with gardens and their transformative power.

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Veterans honored at Cornell Botanic Gardens

Explore some of the places at Cornell Botanic Gardens that recognize the service of veterans across generations.

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Words Before All Else

Learn more about the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ’ people by watching and listening to Steve Henhawk, a Cayuga speaker and historian.

Red leaves on a sidewalk placed in a the shape of a heart
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Welcome Home: Fall at the gardens

It is perhaps the most wondrous season on a college campus that embraces and celebrates

A yellow flower
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Verdant Views: Flavorful Herbs of Central and South America

Garden Curator Pam Shade explores some familiar and not-so-familiar herbs that flavor food and beverages.

Fall grasses on Libe Slope with a view of McGraw Hall.
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Sustainable Landscapes Trail

Explore sustainability in practice in this narrated virtual tour of sites across Cornell Botanic Gardens and the Cornell campus.

Habitat Restoration in the Mundy Wildflower Garden
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Native Plants in New York: Two Virtual Field Trips

This special virtual event features two presentations on native plants by our experts Krissy Boys and F. Robert Wesley.

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