Cayuga Nature Center

Cayuga Nature Center
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Where the Earth
comes to life!
Discover nature with us at 1420 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca, NY!
The Trails & TreeTops Treehouse are open daily, dawn-dusk.
The Lodge is closed.
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Enjoy miles of trails through woods and fields along gorges and streams, surrounded by natural habitats on our 100 acres.
More to explore at the Nature Center:
Climb
TreeTops
, our six-story tree house and get a bird’s-eye view of the forest canopy.
See exhibits on the ecology of the Cayuga Basin in our historic
Lodge
.
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Check out some of the exciting events we have planned at Cayuga Nature Center. We hope to see you there!
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Smith Woods: An Environmental History of an old growth forest remnant of Central New York, Second Edition
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