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Upcoming Events

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Teaching with Special Collections – Faculty Panel

February 6, 2026
1:00 PM to 2:15 PM
Location: 2B48 Kroch Library

Have you ever considered incorporating rare books, manuscripts, or archival materials into your teaching but aren’t sure how they would work with your courses? Are you interested in the library’s special collections but aren’t sure if there are materials related to your subject? Join us for a discussion with Emily Detrick, the Elizabeth Weaver Director of Horticulture at Cornell Botanic Gardens; Julianne Hunter, visiting critic in the Department of Art; and Cynthia Robinson, the Mary Donlon Alger Professor in the Department of History of Art and Visual Studies, to learn about how they’ve brought special collections into their courses and...

Guided Mindfulness Meditation with the Let's Meditate Initiative at Cornell Botanic Gardens

February 6, 2026
3:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center

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....

Highway after Dark: The surprising number of salamander crossings and mortality on Sapsucker Woods Road and beyond, and the volunteers that help understand it

February 6, 2026
6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Location: Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Join us to learn from Cornell graduate student and herpetologist Stephen Bredin about his research and the role volunteers have played in studying the salamanders of Sapsucker Woods Road and beyond. Stephen will share preliminary results from his research on the harrowing journey young salamanders take as they cross local roads including Sapsucker Woods Road. While adult salamander migrations in the spring are well studied and volunteers across the country help support their movement across roadways, young salamander crossings in the fall are less studied and because of this volunteer groups almost never assist salamander crossings in the fall. If...

Discovery Cart in the Gardens

February 7, 2026
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Location: Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center

Visit Cornell Botanic Gardens and stop by our discovery cart inside the Nevin Welcome Center or around the gardens. Learning by Leading Youth Education team members will offer fun activities for everyone to learn about a variety of planty topics. Additional dates from 10 am - 12 noon: Saturday, February 7 Saturday, February 28 Saturday, March 7 Saturday, March 21 Saturday, April 11 Saturday, April 25 Saturday, May 2 Fee: Free; Donations welcome Instructors: Learning by Leading Youth Education Team Location: Cornell Botanic Gardens, in or near the Nevin Welcome Center...

Your Guide to Taking Part in the 2026 Great Backyard Bird Count

February 10, 2026
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Location: Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Are you ready to participate in the annual Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC)? This four-day participatory science program helps us understand global bird populations ahead of migration. People can count birds from anywhere! Join us at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology Visitor Center before the main event to learn all about how to participate. We’ll hear from GBBC Project Leader, Becca Rodomsky-Bish, who will teach us a bit about the history of the event, how and where to count, and what types of technology can help us to identify birds and contribute our data. Then, we’ll practice by doing...

Mindful Birding with Field Sketching

February 11, 2026
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Location: Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Join us for a peaceful mid-day break for Mindful Birding at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. This week we’ll be joined by artists from the Lab of Ornithology who’ll walk us through some optional field-sketching. From the comfort of the Visitor Center’s observatory, we’ll enjoy a warm indoor space with a beautiful view of Sapsucker Woods Pond. We will provide binoculars, seating, clip boards, paper, and pencils. Bring your own art supplies if you like. Feel free to stop by for a little while or attend for the full hour. We’ll begin with a brief sensory warm-up to help connect...

Guided Mindfulness Meditation with the Let's Meditate Initiative at Cornell Botanic Gardens

February 13, 2026
3:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center

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....

Guided Mindfulness Meditation with the Let's Meditate Initiative at Cornell Botanic Gardens

February 20, 2026
3:30 PM to 4:00 PM
Location: Brian C. Nevin Welcome Center

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....

Banff Mountain Centre Film Festival Day 1

February 21, 2026
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Bailey Hall

Saturday 2/21/26 at 7pm and again a second set of films on Sunday 2/22/26 at 3pm, see the Banff Mountain Film Festival at Bailey Hall. Sponsored by Cornell Outdoor Education this collection of outdoorsy and environmentally themed films is sure to get you excited about the outdoors. Tickets are available online at cornelltickets.com...

Banff Mountain Centre Film Festival Day 2

February 21, 2026
7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Location: Bailey Hall

Sunday 2/22/26 at 3pm, see the Banff Mountain Film Festival at Bailey Hall. Sponsored by Cornell Outdoor Education this collection of outdoorsy and environmentally themed films is sure to get you excited about the outdoors. Tickets are available online at cornelltickets.com...

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