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class="holder"> <div id="content-skip"> </div> <p class="meta-info"> <span>By <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/author/sonja/">Sonja Skelly</a></span> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/2022/11/" rel="bookmark"> <time datetime="2022-11-16"> November 16, 2022 </time> </a> </p> <p>Cornell Botanic Gardens embraces and actively works to increase diversity among all the communities with which we engage—Cornell students, faculty, and staff, visitors, supporters, its employees, and its plant collections. We envision a world where biological and cultural diversity are respected, sustained and celebrated. We cemented our commitment to that vision with our <a href="https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2016/10/board-approves-cornell-botanic-gardens-naming" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">name change</a> in 2016, and our new mission and vision that embrace biocultural diversity and conservation. Our <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/about/strategic-goals/">Strategic Plan</a> established a road map for our organization to lead public gardens and conservation stakeholders in advancing biological and cultural diversity through programs, initiatives, and priorities. ‘We envision a world where biological and cultural diversity are respected, sustained and celebrated.</p> <p>We share Cornell University’s commitment to combat biases in all forms and to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and a sense of belonging. Many resources for advancing anti-racism, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and other biases due to religion are available at the university’s <a href="https://diversity.cornell.edu/our-community/diversity-and-inclusion-resources">D&I resources page</a>. </p> <div class="share-this"> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://ws.sharethis.com/button/buttons.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> stLight.options({ publisher:"12345" }); </script> <div class="over"> <h2>Share:</h2> <ul> <li> <span class="st_twitter_custom"><span class="icon icon-twitter"></span></span> </li> <li> <span class="st_facebook_custom"><spoan class="icon icon-facebook"></spoan></span> </li> <li> <span class='st_email_custom'><span class="icon icon-mail"></span></span> </li> <li> <span class="st_sharethis_custom"><span class="icon icon-redo-arrow"></span></span> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> <section class="style-one module-d-style-1"> <div class="holder"> <div id="content-skip"> </div> <h2>Steps taken to achieve diversity and inclusion goals</h2> <div class="three-cols"> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/cultivating-connection-through-plants-with-colah-b-tawkin/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/3up_Colah.bridge-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="Colah B. Tawkin on brdige in front of waterfall" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category"><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/category/blog/moments-of-connection/" rel="category tag">Moments of Connection</a></span> <h4><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/cultivating-connection-through-plants-with-colah-b-tawkin/">Cultivating Connection Through Plants with Colah B Tawkin</a></h4> <p>Colah B Tawkin, founder of the Black in the Garden podcast, visited Cornell and hosted a series of events focused on the celebratory uses of plants in Black cultures.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/seeds-of-survival-and-celebration-returns-to-honor-black-history-knowledge-and-culture/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3up_seeds.intro_.jay_-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="plants part of the exhibit featuring a bottle tree" decoding="async" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category"><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/category/news/exhibit/" rel="category tag">Exhibit</a></span> <h4><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/seeds-of-survival-and-celebration-returns-to-honor-black-history-knowledge-and-culture/">Seeds of Survival and Celebration returns to honor Black history, knowledge, and culture</a></h4> <p>The exhibition returns with an expanded plant collection, more stories, and vernacular garden features reflective of African American culture.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellsun.com/2023/08/31/akwekon-garden-hopes-to-heal-and-honor-indigenous-students/" target="_blank"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/3up_akwekon1-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="College student planting a healing garden" decoding="async" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category">In the News</span> <h4> <a href="https://cornellsun.com/2023/08/31/akwekon-garden-hopes-to-heal-and-honor-indigenous-students/" target="_blank"> Akwe:kon Garden Hopes to Heal and Honor Indigenous Students </a> </h4> <p>Cornell Daily Sun— August 31, 2023</p> <p>A new garden developed in collaboration with Cornell Botanic Gardens’ Learning by Leading program, offers Indigenous students a place for healing and belonging.</p> <p> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/a-rainbow-of-color-to-honor-pride-month/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/3up_lavender-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="The plant lavender blooming" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category"><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/category/news/cultural-connection/" rel="category tag">Cultural Connection</a></span> <h4><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/a-rainbow-of-color-to-honor-pride-month/">Ripples of lavender honor Pride month</a></h4> <p>A rich bouquet of flowers found throughout Cornell’s Botanic Gardens hold meaning for the LGBTQ+ community, which has long embraced the six colors of the rainbow: red for life; orange for healing; yellow for sunlight; green for nature; indigo for serenity; violet for spirit. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/05/collaboration-brings-healing-honoring-garden-akwekon" target="_blank"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/3up_akwekon1-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="College student planting a healing garden" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category">News</span> <h4> <a href="https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/05/collaboration-brings-healing-honoring-garden-akwekon" target="_blank"> Collaboration brings healing, honoring garden to Akwe:kon </a> </h4> <p>A new garden at Akwe:kon, established by students from the American Indian and Indigenous Studies Program and Cornell Botanic Gardens, aims to honor Indigenous students and their connection to the land.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/explore/exhibits/seeds-of-survival-and-celebration/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/3up_seeds.exhbit.case_-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category">Exhibit</span> <h4><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/explore/exhibits/seeds-of-survival-and-celebration/">Seeds of Survival and Celebration</a></h4> <p>This garden and exhibit tell stories of the deep connections of the formerly enslaved to plants and illustrate their contributions to the cuisines enjoyed across American society today. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/acclaimed-artist-brings-forth-student-poetry/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/3up_precious3-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category"><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <h4><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/acclaimed-artist-brings-forth-student-poetry/"><a>Acclaimed artist brings forth student poetry</a></a></h4> <p>Cornell students in The Art of Horticulture course blended nature and sensory experience to create poetry in a workshop led by Nigerian-American artist Precious Okoyomon. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/collaboration-plants-seeds-for-cultural-biological-conservation/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/3up_heritage.plants-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category"><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <h4><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/collaboration-plants-seeds-for-cultural-biological-conservation/">Collaboration plants seeds for cultural, biological conservation</a></h4> <p>A campus collaboration with the Gayogo̱hó:nǫ’ (Cayuga Nation) seeks to conserve biodiversity and simultaneously safeguard human cultural values and traditions.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/art-and-exhibits-illustrate-hope-for-climate-resilience/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/3up_Leo.Calendar-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="Print of ecological calendar" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category"><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <h4><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/art-and-exhibits-illustrate-hope-for-climate-resilience/">Art and exhibits illustrate hope for climate resilience</a></h4> <p>Art, exhibits, and emerging knowledge come together at Cornell Botanic Gardens to express the ways in which Indigenous and rural communities around the world are adapting to disruptions caused by the climate crisis. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/carolyn-finney-2020-vision-a-black-walden-pond-other-musings/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/3up_finney2-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category"><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/category/news/video/" rel="category tag">Video</a></span> <h4><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/carolyn-finney-2020-vision-a-black-walden-pond-other-musings/">Carolyn Finney: 2020 Vision, A Black Walden Pond & Other Musings</a></h4> <p>Dr. Finney explores the complexities and contradictions of American history as it relates to green space and race.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/botanic-gardens-mural-nurtures-connections-with-plants/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/3up_muniz_talk-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category"><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <h4><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/botanic-gardens-mural-nurtures-connections-with-plants/">Botanic Gardens mural nurtures connections with plants</a></h4> <p>Cornell Botanic Gardens has unveiled a new outdoor art installation: a two-story mural, created in […]</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/cornells-veterans-honored-at-cornell-botanic-gardens-and-across-campus/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/3up_VD1-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category"><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <h4><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/cornells-veterans-honored-at-cornell-botanic-gardens-and-across-campus/">Veterans honored at Cornell Botanic Gardens</a></h4> <p>Explore some of the places at Cornell Botanic Gardens that recognize the service of veterans across generations.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://alumni.cornell.edu/snack-bar/alumni-diversity-leaders-cornell-botanic-gardens/" target="_blank"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/3up_alumni_diversity-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <h4> <a href="https://alumni.cornell.edu/snack-bar/alumni-diversity-leaders-cornell-botanic-gardens/" target="_blank"> Alumni Diversity Leaders at Cornell Botanic Gardens </a> </h4> <p><em>Snacks</em> (Alumni Affairs and Development news)—June 16, 2022</p> <p>During Reunion 2022, Matt Palumbo ’83, president of the Cornell Asian Alumni Association, coordinated a meeting with fellow alumni diversity leaders to set preliminary plans to engage more diverse alumni with the botanic gardens.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/sassafras-native-gem-of-north-america/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/3up_sassafras.leaves-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category"><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/category/news/cultural-connection/" rel="category tag">Cultural Connection</a></span> <h4><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/sassafras-native-gem-of-north-america/">Sassafras: Native gem of North America</a></h4> <p>Sassafras is a North American tree steeped in Indigenous culture throughout its range within deciduous woodlands of the northeast and southeast United States. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/verdant-views-anti-racism-in-the-outdoors/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/3up_VV-11-Antiracism-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category"><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/category/news/event/" rel="category tag">Event</a></span> <h4><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/verdant-views-anti-racism-in-the-outdoors/">Verdant Views: Anti-racism in the Outdoors</a></h4> <p>How to make natural spaces more open and welcoming to people of color.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/cornell-botanic-gardens-brings-new-cayuga-language-class-to-life/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/henhawk.3_up-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="Steve Henhawk harvesting heritage beans" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category"><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <h4><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/cornell-botanic-gardens-brings-new-cayuga-language-class-to-life/">Cornell Botanic Gardens brings new Cayuga language class to life</a></h4> <p>Class instructor Stephen Henhawk, Cayuga speaker and historian, discussed his class in this three-minute video.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/ornithologist-to-speak-on-increasing-diversity-in-conservation/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/3up_Lanham3-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category"><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <h4><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/ornithologist-to-speak-on-increasing-diversity-in-conservation/">Ornithologist to speak on increasing diversity in conservation</a></h4> <p>Ornithologist J. Drew Lanham will talk about how conservation efforts benefit from racial diversity among those who advocate for conserving the natural world. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/sioux-chef-on-restoring-indigenous-foods-bridging-cultures/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/3up_sherman-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category"><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/category/news/" rel="category tag">News</a></span> <h4><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/sioux-chef-on-restoring-indigenous-foods-bridging-cultures/">‘Sioux Chef’ on restoring indigenous foods, bridging cultures</a></h4> <p>Cornell Botanic Gardens’ Fall Lecture Series hosted Sean Sherman, founder/CEO of The Sioux Chef, described the connections between indigenous food systems, food security, and health. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/cornell-botanic-gardens-celebrates-mexica-aztec-connections-to-plants-and-foods-and-the-love-of-chocolate/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/3up_heralda-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category"><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/category/news/update/" rel="category tag">Update</a></span> <h4><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/cornell-botanic-gardens-celebrates-mexica-aztec-connections-to-plants-and-foods-and-the-love-of-chocolate/">Cornell Botanic Gardens celebrates Mexica/Aztec connections to plants and foods, and the love of chocolate</a></h4> <p>Mexica/Aztec artist, storyteller, musician featured in O’Connor Lecture and entertains at the Chocolatada! </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/verdant-views-global-climate-stories-2/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/3up_Global.Climate.stories-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category"><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/category/news/video/" rel="category tag">Video</a></span> <h4><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/verdant-views-global-climate-stories-2/">Verdant Views: Global Climate Stories, 2022</a></h4> <p>In honor of Earth Day 2022, international students at Cornell share stories of the challenges they face in their home countries.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cals.cornell.edu/news/painting-living-canvas-summer-internship-reveals-creative-beauty-cornell-botanic-gardens/" target="_blank"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/3up_alex-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <h4> <a href="https://cals.cornell.edu/news/painting-living-canvas-summer-internship-reveals-creative-beauty-cornell-botanic-gardens/" target="_blank"> Painting on a living canvas: Summer internship reveals creative beauty at Cornell Botanic Gardens </a> </h4> <p>CornellCALS—September 4, 2018<br /> Alex Schaef ’20, describes his summer internship at Cornell Botanic Gardens and how it inspired him to create art daily and potentially as his career.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/a-botanist-in-china/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/3up_christopher_dunn_portrait2-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category"><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/category/blog/" rel="category tag">Blog</a></span> <h4><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/a-botanist-in-china/">A Botanist in China</a></h4> <p>Supporting planning for the Yellow & Bohai Sea World Heritage site in China is one of the ways in which Cornell Botanic Gardens is addressing global conservation issues. </p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/invisible-blue-watercolors-by-eder-muniz/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/3up_muniz_art-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category"><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/category/news/exhibit/past-exhibit/" rel="category tag">Past Exhibit</a></span> <h4><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/invisible-blue-watercolors-by-eder-muniz/">“Invisible Blue” Watercolors by Eder Muniz</a></h4> <p>Fifteen vibrant water color paintings by the artist who created the new magical mural behind the Nevin Welcome Center.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/a-walk-in-the-garden-a-virtual-visit-for-the-lgbtq-community/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/3up_beebe_natural-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" /> </a> </div> <div class="txt-wrap"> <span class="category"><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/category/news/video/" rel="category tag">Video</a></span> <h4><a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/a-walk-in-the-garden-a-virtual-visit-for-the-lgbtq-community/">A “Walk” in the Garden: A Virtual Visit for the LGBTQ+ Community</a></h4> <p>Unwind and experience nature virtually, and learn more about Cornell Botanic Gardens in this pre-recorded webinar for LGBTQ+ community.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col"> <div class="box"> <div class="img-wrap"> <a href="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/go-wild-at-cornell-with-artist-plant-stylist-hilton-carter/"> <img width="418" height="293" src="https://cornellbotanicgardens.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/3up_Hilton_Carter3-418x293.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail_418x293 size-thumbnail_418x293 wp-post-image" alt="" 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