Nurtured by Nature Installation & Reception
As you can see in these photos our staff was hard at work yesterday installing our newest exhibition! On Friday, May 1, 2015 from 7 – 9 PM meet “Nurtured by Nature: Developing as an Artist in Chautauqua County” artist Audrey Kay Dowling at RTPI for an opening reception and artist talk. The solo exhibit runs through June 15, 2015. Audrey was raised on 52 acres on Bemus Creek. During these years, she spent her free time exploring the woods and creeks that ran through the property. Her love of nature was nurtured by these explorations of the family woods, frequent visits to Audubon, and hiking...
Read MoreCaspian Tern Courtship
Here is a terrific capture of Caspian Terns engaged in courtship feeding, as taken at Wright Park Beach in Dunkirk, New York by our friend Gale VerHague. Please join us tomorrow, Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at RTPI at 7:00PM to hear Gale while she displays more of her tremendous photography – “Chasing Feathers: Birding with a Camera in Western New York and Beyond”. Gale will be showing a series of shots of this very event which is what sparked her birding blog in 2009. This is a free and public evening at RTPI, and we hope to see you then!
Read MoreApril 2015 Ornithological Club
The Roger Tory Peterson Institute Ornithological Club has regular monthly meetings from September through November and January through May. Please join us Wednesday, April 29, 2015 at 7:00PM for Gale VerHague – “Chasing Feathers: Birding with a Camera in Western New York and Beyond”. This is a free and public event. Expect to see and learn more about birds sightings like these American Avocets and this Yellow-throated Warbler.
Read More‘Help Me!’ Local Trees Are Calling for Help
Area conservation organizations and citizens join hands to prevent spread of devastating forest pests Collaborative Forest Pest Project – Information Session December 4th from 6:00-7:30pm at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, 311 Curtis Street, Jamestown Quietly infiltrating the great expanse of forests throughout New York State, invasive pest species are wreaking havoc on countless ecologically and economically valuable trees. As potentially devastating pests such as Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA), an aphid-like insect targeting Eastern Hemlock trees, and Emerald Ash...
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!
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