web analytics

Posts Tagged "Lee Peterson"

Wild America Nature Festival 2018

Posted on Jun 27, 2018

Wild America Nature Festival 2018

World famous naturalist and Chautauqua County native, Roger Tory Peterson, is renowned for helping forge the modern environmental movement and knew how to motivate positive change in others. Roger once said “the truth of the matter is, the birds could very well live without us, but many — perhaps all — of us would find life incomplete, indeed almost intolerable without the birds.” Roger understood the deep connection people have with the natural world and knew that this emotional connection was the key to convincing people to take steps to protect the environment. Roger Tory...

Read More

Art and the Animal Opening

Posted on Sep 10, 2015

Art and the Animal Opening

Here are a bunch of photos taken during the opening events for the Society of Animal Artist’s 55th Annual Exhibition, Art and the Animal, at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History in Jamestown, New York. Our deep and heartfelt thanks go out to all of our fantastic guests for making the Art and the Animal opening so enjoyable and truly memorable. Thanks again to RTPI Communications & Public Programs Coordinator Jane Johnson for leading the charge on getting Art and the Animal set for the world to enjoy. If you did not make it to RTPI yet please come see this exciting...

Read More

CHQ Local Food Farm to Table & Wild Edible Tasting Event at RTPI

Posted on Sep 8, 2015

CHQ Local Food Farm to Table & Wild Edible Tasting Event at RTPI

If you missed the opening event for the Society of Animal Artists’ ‘Art and the Animal’ exhibit, currently on display at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, you sure missed out on some wonderful, local food expertly gathered, grown, prepared and served by CHQ Local Food. This video gives a nice impression of the evening and will hopefully entice you to attend one of their future events (and remind you to come see ‘Art and the Animal’ before October...

Read More

May-apple (Podophyllum peltatum)

Posted on Jun 3, 2014

May-apple (Podophyllum peltatum)

You may have seen this neighbor in our woods lately: the large umbrella-like leaves of the May-apple (Podophyllum peltatum) are one of the first green plants to cover the forest floor in spring. But, when you lower your vantage point enough to peek underneath those leaves you’ll see the delicate white flower that is hidden there. The fruit of the May-apple (the “apple”, I guess) is edible when ripe (yellow and soft). However, according to Roger Tory Peterson’s son, Lee Peterson in his “Peterson Guide to Edible Wild Plants” indicates that the leaves, roots...

Read More