Last Wednesday, I attended a Rose Café even on Cornell’s Botanical Gardens and other natural areas led by Todd Bittner. I visited Cornell Botanical Gardens several times in the past for my plant science courses both for observational and conservation purposes. However, I didn’t know about other natural areas that Cornell has. Mr. Bittner’s introduction to these areas helped me to realize how diverse Cornell is. There are so many places including Cayuga lake that I haven’t visited for the past two and a half years. I hope to visit these areas more often and explore Cornell and Ithaca’s natural areas with my friends before I graduate.
Rose Scholars Spring 2020
Endless possibilities
I also took some plant science classes where we got to explore some of the greenhouses up tower road. I remember how fascinating the hydroponic systems were, but there wasn’t much explained about plant diversity since agriculture tends not to be. I hope that we both will be able to explore the diverse array of plants that Ithaca has!