Rent RTPI Space!
RTPI will be closed to the public Saturday, November 12 for a private event. We will be open regular hours once again on Sunday, November 13, from 1-5. Yes, the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History offers space for meetings and events, and you can find all of the various room usage rates and our policies in this PDF file or below: Here are some interior and exterior photos of available spaces: We hope that you consider using RTPI! For more information, availability, and scheduling, please contact Amy Hudson at (716) 665-2473, ext. 227, or ahudson ‘AT’...
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New York Invasive Species Awareness Week – NYISAW Backyard Botanical Bothers Wednesday July 13th, 2016 – 11am – 1pm – 108 East Third Street, Jamestown What are those green things growing in your neighborhood, and what’s living on them? Are they native to this area or are they invasive pests? What does it matter? Meet us in front of RTPI’s new satellite office at 108 East Third Street, to learn a thing or two about ‘Backyard Botanical Bothers’ – specifically which plants and insects mean trouble for our ecosystem – and what you can do if you encounter them. RTPI’s Project Wild...
Read MoreNoble Proctor BioBlitz Challenge at Hammonasset Tomorrow
Noble Proctor BioBlitz Challenge at Hammonasset on May 14, 2016 Please join family, friends, colleagues and students for a celebration of Noble Proctor’s life in the form of a BioBlitz Challenge at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison, Connecticut on Saturday, May 14, 2016 from 8AM to sunset. Our headquarters for the BioBlitz will be at the pavilion near Willard’s Island. A BioBlitz is a race to find every species of life possible – birds, mammals, plants, insects, and more. We will form teams to search the park and record all the species we can discover. At 1:00 PM, we will come together...
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NEXT SATURDAY: A celebration of Noble Proctor’s life in the form of a BioBlitz Challenge at Hammonasset Beach State Park in Madison, Connecticut on Saturday, May 14, 2016 from 8AM to sunset. Our headquarters for the BioBlitz will be at the pavilion near Willard’s Island. At 1:00 PM, we will come together as a group, sit down for lunch, and have a gathering at the pavilion to say a few words about Noble. Please take a look at this touching and wonderful short video on Noble by Patrick...
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