RTPI’s Holiday Open House Saturday, December 3
RTPI invites you to our annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 3 from 10:00AM – 4:00PM. Guests who attend the event will enjoy free admission into our current exhibits and light refreshments, and they will be entered into a drawing to win a signed, limited-edition Roger Tory Peterson print. This event is part of Swedish Christmas Market Day in Jamestown – Julmarknad, organized by the Scandinavian Studies Program at Jamestown Community College. Many of Roger Tory Peterson’s field guide plates, original paintings, and other memorabilia from the Peterson collection...
Read MoreNature Store Gifts
It may be hard to believe but Thanksgiving is this week! As we enter the holiday season don’t forget about RTPI’s Nature Store which features an array of books and other products that are unique to this area. Visitors to our store will find the newest and most popular Peterson Field Guide titles, signed, limited-edition Peterson prints, Peterson notecards, bird-friendly coffee, faire trade jewelry, children’s books, and more. Recently added items include Droll Yankees bird feeders, Wild Republic plush animals and a wider variety of folding field guide titles. Purchases from the Nature...
Read MoreNovember Supermoon
Whoa! How about that Supermoon, eh? This was the scene near sunset tonight as the moon was pulled out from the remains of the fall foliage. There are all sorts of classifications about how it is the biggest fullest and brightest and so on since this long or until then, and they have honestly all gone over my head. It was a gorgeous sight to see rising up on the horizon, and many millions of people are no doubt staring up at it tonight. If you have not, go do so! Or you can try tomorrow night, but beware of the cloudy conditions that may be blocking the view for parts of the country Monday...
Read MoreFall Sunset
This was a surprising sunset last week on a day that I did not expect any sort of light show. It turns out that the clouds parted just enough to let the light in while getting that special glow. Unfortunately I was rather far from any water or hill, unable to get a great view of a spectacular scene unfolding so rapidly and ending so briefly. After a moment of thought – and a minute of two of running for my camera and swapping lenses – I noticed that I was soaking in the sunset from behind the bare branches and falling leaves. I decided to take advantage of that and shoot some...
Read MoreRead the RTPI Action Plan!
As part of our ongoing strategic planning efforts, RTPI is excited to release a 5-year action plan describing the mission-driven programming that we are developing in all three of our focal areas: Art, Education and Conservation. This Action Plan outlines how the synergy between these focal areas strengthens the important work that Roger Tory Peterson started, and that RTPI now continues. Like Dr. Peterson, our work transcends political and other boundaries, and RTPI operates at different geographic levels. Our Action Plan 2016-2021 indicates how RTPI intends to expand programming within our...
Read MoreA Conversation With Scott Weidensaul
Scott Weidensaul has authored over two dozen books on natural history – including his most recent, the Peterson Reference Guide To Owls of North America and the Caribbean – he has been a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and he’s renowned as a field researcher. His writing has appeared in many major publications, including Audubon and National Wildlife. He is a popular lecturer and one of the world’s most highly regarded authorities on birds. Be sure to check out this recent interview with Weidensaul conducted by Steven Brodsky for his column entitled Entertainment, Culture and More...
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