Snowmobile Map
It’s official! Hunting season is over and opening day of the snowmobiling season is upon us. Although we are patiently waiting for more snow to arrive and trails to open, we are busily putting the finishing touches on our “Nature at Your Fingertips” Snowmobile Cell Phone Tour. This year our tour stops will be easy to find thanks to the Snowmobile Clubs of Chautauqua County for including them onto the county snowmobile trail map. Stay tuned for more updates on the tour and we hope you enjoy it this winter season!
Read MoreStories From Cherry Creek
As winter approaches we have been busy researching sites for Roger Tory Peterson Institute’s cell phone tours. This season we have added Cherry Creek Sno-Goers’s trails to the tour, amongst the other clubs. As a consequence I, who live in the Cherry Creek area, have been getting to know a few of my neighbors better and discovering interesting stories about our neighborhood. One day Clyde Rodgers, owner of the local Cherry Creek business Rodgers and Sons Farm Equipment Supply, took Elyse, I and Cherry Creek historian Sharon Sweeting on a bumpy four wheeling drive into Nichols Gulf just...
Read MorePeterson Field Guides
Throwback Thursday to the original! It was now over 80 years ago that Roger Tory Peterson’s A Field Guide to the Birds was first released – April 27, 1934. It was and still is a catalyst that sparks a passion for bird watching in millions of people. It is a powerful tool in the conservation movement to support environmental awareness, understanding and stewardship. Keep the momentum going by venturing out into the chilly air with your favorite Peterson’s guide for a walk in the woods or even by staying cozy indoors and enjoying “your” birds at home through the...
Read MoreA warm fall day
Temperatures are soaring upwards today to the mid 70s and the strong southerly flow responsible for the rise is taking a toll on the foliage! It even hit 80 in Buffalo. Get outdoors today and come visit us at RTPI as dozens of other visitors have already this Tuesday. Here’s a view from behind our building where folks are watching birds and enjoying the air.
Read MoreRoger Tory Peterson working to change the world
Throwback Thursday – Roger Tory Peterson hard at work creating the art that changed the natural world in the 20th century, by Noble Proctor. Share this image of Dr. Peterson on our Facebook page and please help us get our 2,800th like!
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