Project Wild America Youth Ambassadors: Another Successful Year
In honor of Wild America Wednesday, we thought it would be appropriate to celebrate another successful year of RTPI’s Project Wild America (PWA) Youth Ambassadors Program! Beginning in 2015, PWA began with a small group of ambitious students ready to roll up their sleeves and get dirty as they got acquainted with the Chadakoin River and the surrounding urban ecosystem within the City of Jamestown. Fast-forward to 2017, our crew has grown as have as our projects. We hope you enjoy this selection of photos from the summer season as well as the report for this year’s program. ...
Read MoreFrom Field to Frame Concludes
This is the final week to see From Field to Frame by Michael DiGiorgio at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History in Jamestown, New York as the exhibition ends on Thursday, February 25. We are back to our regular hours and hope that you stop in at RTPI today, tomorrow or Thursday. This will also be the last time to purchase limited edition prints by Michael DiGiorgio in our nature store. Many original works by Roger Tory Peterson are also hanging on our walls right now for you to enjoy. See more information on this tremendous exhibition here before it leaves us! And see you...
Read MoreChanging Building
This summer our building underwent a lot of changes in order to accommodate the fabulous Art and the Animal exhibit. New panels for the library, fixed up pedestals, lots of spackle and a coating of fresh paint on all the walls made the building look fresh and ready for all the beautiful paintings and sculptures. Since the close of the exhibit, the pieces selected for the tour have since been shipped to the next venue and the building is being prepared once again for a new exhibit. Michael DiGiorgio’s wonderful works will soon adorn our walls as well as some very special Peterson...
Read MoreBird Extinctions
It’s not every day that we do photo shoots with organisms that have been dead for any length of time; however, on occasion the preserved bird skins in the Peterson collection still get a bit of use even though some of the birds themselves have been dead for over a hundred years, and their species extinct for decades. Many of the bird skins that lay in their likely final resting spot here at RTPI were part of Roger Tory Peterson’s collection that he used for reference while painting each species for his field guides. Nowadays they still serve a purpose for researchers and others...
Read MoreComing Soon: In the Footsteps of Roger Tory Peterson Cell Phone Tour
Here’s a sneak peek of our brand new signs, printed by our friends at 360 Graphics, for our new cell phone tour entitled, “In the Footsteps of Roger Tory Peterson.” This cell phone tour will have fifteen stops scattered around the Jamestown area, highlighting the childhood of RTP and the area where he was first inspired by nature and a life-long career devoted to art, conservation and education was jump-started. Keep an eye on our website as more info will be coming soon regarding when the signs are up and the tour is ready to use!
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