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was built to minimize its environmental impact and was awarded the GOLD level of certification by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system. Around the Welcome Center and throughout our grounds, we employ green infrastructure—a practice of integrating natural systems into the built environment.</p> <a claSS="btn button-style-orange" href="http://cornellbotanicgardens.org/going-green/green-building-and-infrastructure/"> More about our green building and infrastructure </a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="style-one module-d-style-1"> <div class="holder"> <div id="content-skip"> </div> <h2>Featured Sustainability Efforts</h2> <div class="three-cols"> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/explore/on-campus-natural-areas/native-lawn-demonstration-area/all-about-our-native-lawn/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/I3up_insect.collection.Jason_.Koski_-1-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="two women on native-grass lawn with plant in foreround" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category">Learn</span> <h4><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/explore/on-campus-natural-areas/native-lawn-demonstration-area/all-about-our-native-lawn/">All about our Native Lawn</a></h4> <p>A lawn sown with native grasses does a world of good. Learn why and how to create one. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cals.cornell.edu/news/2022/07/we-dont-have-choose-between-people-and-planet#nature-based-solutions" target="_blank"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/3up_monkey_run-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category">News</span> <h4> <a href="https://cals.cornell.edu/news/2022/07/we-dont-have-choose-between-people-and-planet#nature-based-solutions" target="_blank"> Nature-based solutions for a carbon-neutral Cornell </a> </h4> <p>Interactive maps tell the visual story of how our biologically-diverse landscapes capture carbon and advance Cornell’s Climate Action Plan</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a 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at Home</h2> <div class="over-text" style="color:#dddddd"> <p>Throughout Cornell Botanic Gardens, we demonstrate sustainable landscape practices “from the ground up”—from amending your soil, to producing mulch, to choosing plants and conserving rainwater.</p> </div> <a class="btn button-style-white" href="http://cornellbotanicgardens.org/going-green/sustainability-at-home/"> Tips from the Ground up </a> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="style-one module-d-style-2"> <div class="holder"> <div id="content-skip"> </div> <h2>Sustainability at Cornell Botanic Gardens</h2> <div class="three-cols"> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/conserve/going-green/sustainability-at-home/creating-a-climate-forward-garden/sustainable-gardening-at-cornell-botanic-gardens/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/3up_ipm5-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 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