Vote Conewango Creek for Pennsylvania River of the Year
Our friends at the Conewango Creek Watershed Association (CCWA) successfully nominated Conewango Creek as Pennsylvania River of the Year in a program run by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. River of the Year is determined by public vote and they have now taken the lead in voting, sitting in first place! But we need your help to keep them there for another week. Please vote even if you are not in PA and spread the word. See the link below or click here: http://pariveroftheyear.org/vote-for-a-2015-river-of-the-year/ If the Conewango Creek wins, CCWA will receive a $10,000...
Read MoreGiving Tuesday
Dear Friends of RTPI, As we get set to kick off this year’s Peterson Fund drive, we would like to invite you to make your donation now, as part of the Giving Tuesday national day of giving. Your Giving Tuesday gift provides vital support for RTPI’s financial stability and allows us to continue developing and implementing our Nature Art, Conservation and Education programs. In 2014, your contributions helped Piping Plovers fledge record numbers of young on Connecticut beaches, helped children of all ages learn about nature in their own backyards, helped improve our understanding...
Read MoreChristmas Bird Counts
It is hard to believe that Christmas Bird Counts (CBC) are only a few weeks away! For those of you that may not know what a CBC is our friends at the National Audubon Society, who coordinate the efforts, explain: From December 14 through January 5 tens of thousands of volunteers throughout the Americas take part in an adventure that has become a family tradition among generations. Families and students, birders and scientists, armed with binoculars, bird guides and checklists go out on an annual mission – often before dawn. For over one hundred years, the desire to both make a...
Read MoreRTPI Ornithological Club November – “Birds of Oregon” by Steve Dowlan
Please join us tomorrow, Wednesday, November 19 for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute Ornithological Club’s monthly meeting at 7:00PM. The program will be the “Birds of Oregon” presented by Steve Dowlan, currently working with the U.S. Forest Service in Pennsylvania. There will be refreshments and conversation after the meeting. This free speaking event is open to the public and we encourage everyone to join us at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History for warm chats on a chilly evening – 311 Curtis St., Jamestown, NY 14701. See you there!
Read MoreSnowy Owl in Erie, Pennsylvania by Michele Rundquist-Franz
Michele Rundquist-Franz, President of the Presque Isle Audubon Society, sent me this stupendous photo of a Snowy Owl taken last Wednesday, November 12. Michele took the photo of this bird on a roof of a home in Erie, Pennsylvania, noting this was approximately the same date Snowys started showing up in the coastal city last autumn. This weekend, with a cold northerly flow in place and a lot of birders outdoors, should yield more owl sightings. Get outside and find them – and good luck! Scott Kruitbosch Conservation & Outreach Coordinator
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