Mobile tours at RTPI
Be on the lookout for these signs if you visit us at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History! They will soon be spreading all over our, and Roger Tory Peterson’s, hometown of Jamestown, New York for our soon to be released new cell phone tour called, “In the Footsteps of Roger Tory Peterson.” This mobile tour will have fifteen stops scattered around the Jamestown area, highlighting Roger’s childhood and the locations where he was first inspired by nature, portraying how he began a lifelong career devoted to art, conservation and education. Be sure to stop by RTPI on...
Read MoreSponsor our winter trails cell phone tour!
As recent heavy snow falls throughout Chautauqua County we are rapidly preparing for the 2014-2015 winter trails cell phone tour across 450+ miles of the Snowmobile Clubs of Chautauqua County’s trails. We thank the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation and all of the county’s snowmobile clubs and our generous sponsors for making this project possible: Great Tree Inn Bed and Breakfast, Zahm & Matson, 360 Graphics and 3 Seas Recreation. See more here on our website and please contact us if you would like to sponsor this novel educational conservation-minded...
Read MoreComing Soon: In the Footsteps of Roger Tory Peterson Cell Phone Tour
Here’s a sneak peek of our brand new signs, printed by our friends at 360 Graphics, for our new cell phone tour entitled, “In the Footsteps of Roger Tory Peterson.” This cell phone tour will have fifteen stops scattered around the Jamestown area, highlighting the childhood of RTP and the area where he was first inspired by nature and a life-long career devoted to art, conservation and education was jump-started. Keep an eye on our website as more info will be coming soon regarding when the signs are up and the tour is ready to use!
Read MoreWinter Trails Cell Phone Tour Update
This summer has been a busy one as we have been working away on conservation projects, educational programs and multimedia outreach, including our cell phone tours. We are happy to announce that this winter we will be expanding our “Nature at Your Fingertips” winter trails cell phone tour across all of Chautauqua County. Development of this tour was made possible in part through support from the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation. We are very excited to be working with all five county snowmobile clubs as their trails traverse through a number of fascinating natural history...
Read MoreSigns here, there and everywhere
It’s always a pleasure to see some natural history on display in very public areas where you may not expect it. This Connecticut sign discusses the ever-important Housatonic River Watershed today all the way to its history dating back 21,000 years. Good job by Sikorsky, the Connecticut Department of Transportation, the Merritt Parkway Conservancy and the Housatonic Valley Association. You’re going to find many more and very visible signs by RTPI in the Chautauqua-Allegheny region soon that act as a unique, engaging gateway to education…stay tuned.
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