Where the Wild Things Are; Chadakoin River Ecology Showcase
Where the Wild Things Are; Chadakoin River Ecology Showcase – Saturday, August 8th; 10:30am-12:30 pm on the Riverwalk downtown Jamestown (behind Friendly’s restaurant) Roger Tory Peterson Institutes ‘Wild America’ initiatives aim to reinvigorate and perpetuate appreciation of our local natural heritage. This year marks the 60th anniversary of Roger Tory Peterson’s telling of his own journey to discover the untamed reaches of our continent in the book by the same name. RTPI’s Project Wild America Youth Ambassadors, a group of 6 area high school students and 2 JCC students supervised by...
Read MoreThrowback Thursday-MYN
Throwback Thursday! I took this photo of our President, Twan Leenders, photographing a Dragon’s Mouth Orchid (Arethusa bulbosa) this past spring Meet Your Neighbours style. This particular flower is quite a sight as it only exists in very rare habitats and is one of only two species of Arethusa on the planet! It is an imperiled species throughout much of its range and can be easily overlooked due to its small size. As you can see here, it took Twan a bit of contorting to get an eye level view of the flower in order to get the perfect shot. Meet Your Neighbours is an international...
Read MorePiping Plover Record Setting Success
It is our tremendous pleasure to announce that in 2014 we helped the Connecticut population of Piping Plovers set an all-time record for the number of successfully fledged chicks at 116! Born from 51 pairs across Connecticut these young birds shattered the old state record of 101 fledged young in 2008. This is an astonishing success due to the efforts of over 400 volunteers across Connecticut and multiple partners including the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS), the Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection (CT DEEP), and the Audubon Alliance for...
Read MoreHappy New Year!
Happy New Year to all our friends! We hope you have a sensational 2015. On the last day of 2014 please help make our wonderful past year all the better! As the sole official steward of Roger Tory Peterson’s wondrous legacy RTPI connects people with nature through Art, Conservation and Education. Your gifts support our continuing mission to teach, conserve birds and wildlife, and embrace the natural world, keeping Roger’s vision alive. Thank you and please visit us soon!
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