Children in the Stream Conference 2016
Preparations are underway for the 5th annual ‘Children in the Stream’ conference. This four day event offers training to adults who are interested in integrating fly fishing into their community, company, organization or school curriculum. The conference consists of a several intensive workshops which use fly fishing as the foundation for investigating science, math, English language arts, visual arts and community outreach. This truly unique interdisciplinary approach is possible through the eclectic expertise of three committed instructors: Dr. Janiel Rey offers her experience in...
Read MoreWild Center Natural History Museum
RTPI staff members Linda Pierce and Jane Johnson are at the Wild Center Natural History Museum in the Adirondacks checking out the Wild Walk – the Wild Center’s spectacular attraction which allows visitors to walk above the trees and enjoy breathtaking views of the mountains while enjoying the natural forest below. The museum, located in Tupper Lake, NY opens for the season in May, but was open this weekend for the MANY (Museum Association of New York) conference, which draws museum professionals from all over New York. As of today, Jane and Linda are winning in the...
Read MoreInvasive Species Management Webinar
Today, Wednesday February 24 at 6pm we will be showing the Invasive Species Management: Picking battles large enough to matter and small enough to win webinar by Norris Muth of Juniata College. Norris will be calling in for the discussion portion of the webinar to answer questions from the audience. Webinar description: It is a safe bet that every parcel of privately owned forest land in Pennsylvania has multiple invasive species. With these invasive species posing more problems than can possibly all be solved at once, how can landowners decide when and how to act? We will discuss some ways...
Read MoreHot Election Day
It’s November…right? It could be snowing right now! Instead we are pushing 70 degrees in Jamestown with it currently in the mid 60s in western New York. Here we have the temperature departures from the 1981-2010 30-year average, the current hourly temperature, and the stations in the warmest 10% vs. the 30-year data. Enjoy it while you’re heading out to vote on this lovely Election Day. Graphic via Penn State Dept. of Meteorology
Read MoreExhibit Changes
RTPI will be closed until Thursday, October 29 due to exhibit changes. We apologize for any inconvenience. If desired our nature store can be available by appointment by calling 716-665-2473 ext. 227 and our grounds and all trails are still open to the public as usual. Be sure to check out our upcoming exhibition that will begin on November 6: From Field to Frame by Michael DiGiorgio.
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