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April 22 is Earth Day! Cornell University celebrates all things sustainability during the entire month of April, with dozens of events in climate change leadership, health & wellness, social justice, film & art, fashion, and sustainability topics. FEATURED EVENTS 4/9 Sustainabiity Career Night Join ECO for an evening of networking and career exploration with guest speakers Bruce Monger, Allison Chatrchyan, and Mike Hoffman. Hear about their paths into sustainability, gain advice for students, and take part in a Q&A followed by networking. Refreshments provided. Note: This event will be recorded and a Zoom option is available. 4/29 Sustainable Cornell Mix & Mingle - RSVP...

Re-Imagine: Sustainable Art & Objects features work by the Cornell Community and local artists. The exhibit is curated by the College of Human Ecology’s Green Team....

Organized by Cornell University Library in collaboration with Cornell Botanic Gardens, Keeping Common Birds Common features unforgettable portraits of birds by wildlife photographer Marie Read, taken in biodiverse habitats maintained by the Gardens. This exhibit shows how managed landscapes that integrate principles of habitat conservation and native plant gardening have a key role to play in protecting and nurturing the beautiful birds that visit our backyards, neighborhoods, parks, fields, and forests, with the hopes of keeping these common birds common forever. Keeping Common Birds Common is concurrent with related exhibits at Mann Library: Last Call: Bird Decline and the Threat of Extinction...

The world has lost, or is on the brink of losing, many remarkable bird species. Meanwhile, many once-numerous bird populations are rapidly shrinking. In North America alone, research led by Cornell scientists has shown that the continent’s total number of birds has declined by an estimated 2.9 billion adults over just a few decades, reflecting widespread pressures such as habitat loss, climate change, pollution, and invasive species. A collaboration among Cornell University Library, the Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and the Cornell Museum of Vertebrates, the exhibit Last Call: Bird Decline and the Threat of Extinction spotlights...

Join guides from Cornell Botanic Gardens and Cornell Lab of Ornithology for combined bird and plant walks this season. We’ll alternate between tours of Sapsucker Woods and the F.R. Newman Arboretum in search of birds and to learn about trees and other plants that provide biodiverse habitat. A limited number of binoculars are available to borrow. Space is limited and pre-registration is required for each individual tour date. Fee: $14 general admission per tour; Free for Cornell Botanic Gardens Access Pass holders. Sapsucker Woods walks meet in the portico outside the Lab of Ornithology Visitor Center (159 Sapsucker Woods Rd.). Click HERE...

In, A Botanist’s Dilemma: The Defiant Nature of the Banana Plant, artist Faye Pamintuan uses the lens of plant movement, adaptation, and the deep relationship between humans and plants to examine her own diasporic experience. With the banana plant 's journey as a starting point and through the manipulation of abaca (a banana tree indigenous to the Philippines) as paper pulp material along with paintings, ceramics, and installation, she creates imagined landscapes that trace, question, and challenge the relationship between the Philippines and the United States. Guided tours of these exhibits will take place on Thursday, April 9, 2026 from 3...

All are welcome to join this free, guided meditation session, led by Travis Winter, LCSW, in partnership with Cornell Botanic Gardens and the Nature Rx Initative. This meditation focuses on nature and is a chance for reflection and renewal at the end of the week. Sessions will take place at the Nevin Welcome Center in the Ten Eyck Room (2nd Floor). Let’s Meditate is a free, guided mindfulness meditation series, sponsored by Cornell Health in collaboration with numerous campus partners. Learn more at health.cornell.edu/meditate. To learn more about nature and wellbeing through the Nature Rx Intiiative at Cornell, visit naturerx.cornell.edu....

Listen to an evening amphibian chorus and explore the vernal pools and the forest floor of Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Sapsucker Woods in search of frogs and salamanders. Led by members of the Tompkins County Amphibian Patrol (TCAMP). We’ll learn why these temporary spring pools are an important habitat for breeding amphibians. Dress for the weather, wear shoes that you don’t mind getting muddy, and bring a flashlight. We’ll be on the trail for roughly 90 minutes and will travel about one mile. Registration is not required for this free, family-friendly program. Salamander photo by Stephen Bredin...

April 22 is Earth Day! Cornell University celebrates all things sustainability during the entire month of April, with dozens of events in climate change leadership, health & wellness, social justice, film & art, fashion, and sustainability topics. FEATURED EVENTS 4/9 Sustainabiity Career Night Join ECO for an evening of networking and career exploration with guest speakers Bruce Monger, Allison Chatrchyan, and Mike Hoffman. Hear about their paths into sustainability, gain advice for students, and take part in a Q&A followed by networking. Refreshments provided. Note: This event will be recorded and a Zoom option is available. 4/29 Sustainable Cornell Mix & Mingle - RSVP...

Organized by Cornell University Library in collaboration with Cornell Botanic Gardens, Keeping Common Birds Common features unforgettable portraits of birds by wildlife photographer Marie Read, taken in biodiverse habitats maintained by the Gardens. This exhibit shows how managed landscapes that integrate principles of habitat conservation and native plant gardening have a key role to play in protecting and nurturing the beautiful birds that visit our backyards, neighborhoods, parks, fields, and forests, with the hopes of keeping these common birds common forever. Keeping Common Birds Common is concurrent with related exhibits at Mann Library: Last Call: Bird Decline and the Threat of Extinction...