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Moments of Connection
Cutting Cookies With Chainsaws

Learning how to safely use powerful equipment inspires a student leader

Students with bug net in a field
Moments of Connection
Bioblitz: Hunting for Knowledge in the Gardens

Students participate in a BioBlitz to learn about plants, bugs, and animals

Student holding a potted tree outside
Moments of Connection
Conserving Ash Trees

Difficult but important Ash tree conservation efforts turn into favorite parts of a summer experience

Student holding crates of bulbs
Moments of Connection
Bulbs to Blooms

Learning by Leading and bulb growing shapes a student's Cornell experience

Women standing in a round garden
Moments of Connection
Growing Roots: Connecting Culture, Community, and Nature

A garden at the Onondaga Nation School fosters students' connection with plants

Moments of Connection
Ladybug Learning Creates Community

Sparking curiosity in local kids about ladybugs and plants

three pink roses
Cultural Connection
How flowers express our tender emotions

Whether it is their lustrous colors, delicate beauty, or ability to create new life in a seed, flowers have acquired symbolic meanings in many cultures throughout history.

aerial view of the herb garden in bloom in summer
Garden
Robison Herb Garden Stuns in Summer 

This iconic garden shows off in the hottest months on the Cornell campus and brought its charms to the International Horticultural Exhibition in Chengdu, China.

Replica of Herb Garden in Chengdu China
Garden
Cornell in Chengdu: 7.6 million experience iconic campus herb garden

A full-scale replica of the Robison Herb Garden was created for the International Horticultural Exhibition in Chengdu, China.

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