HOURS
Gardens and trails are open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 am-6 pm. Plan your visit today!
Program Guide
Classes offered year-round. Learn to garden in harmony with nature, take an art or wellness class, and more!
Trial Garden
Mt. Cuba Center evaluates native plants and related cultivars for horticultural and ecological value.
Ecological Land Management
Mt. Cuba conserves and stewards more than 1,000 acres including meadows, forests, streams and riparian corridors.
MEMBERSHIP
Enjoy unlimited general admission, member discounts, guest passes, and more!
HOURS
Gardens and trails are open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 am-6 pm. Plan your visit today!
Program Guide
Classes offered year-round. Learn to garden in harmony with nature, take an art or wellness class, and more!
Trial Garden
Mt. Cuba Center evaluates native plants and related cultivars for horticultural and ecological value.
Ecological Land Management
Mt. Cuba conserves and stewards more than 1,000 acres including meadows, forests, streams and riparian corridors.
MEMBERSHIP
Enjoy unlimited general admission, member discounts, guest passes, and more!
Learnings, Updates – September 20, 2023
Dead Wood is…Good!
By Nicole DeLizzio Imagine this: You’re hiking through the forest, there are birds trilling overhead, and you stumble upon the remnants of a tree. Upon first glance, you may think […]
Read MoreLearnings – October 26, 2022
A Ghost in the Forest
By Patrick Greenwald Have you ever come across the ghostly white stalks of the wildflower Monotropa uniflora, commonly known as ghost pipe? Oh, how exciting it is to suddenly come […]
Read MoreLearnings – April 14, 2022
Iconic Wildflowers in Peril
Among North American wildflowers, few are as beloved and culturally relevant as Trillium. A new report led by the ABQ BioPark, NatureServe, and Mt. Cuba Center analyzed risk factors to […]
Read MoreLearnings – March 25, 2022
Mountain-mint Seed Cleaning
By Ellen Lake, James Rockwell, Amy Highland, and Sam Hoadley Mt. Cuba Center collects plant material from wild populations for a variety of horticultural and conservation purposes, including evaluations in the […]
Read MoreLearnings – October 14, 2021
The Life Cycle of the Spotted Lanternfly
By Molly Schafer Spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula, is an invasive insect. These planthoppers are in the order Hemiptera, also known as “true bugs.” If the sudden appearance of spotted lanternflies […]
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