Stormy Skies
This late astronomical fall and early meteorological winter has felt a little different than last year’s El Niño conditions to say the least. We are seeing and feeling far more typical weather rather than the much above average temperatures the previous season yielded. Here is a picture of Stratford Point from my archives showing a very stormy sky near sunset in the middle of winter with a fair amount of snow on the ground. How much snow are you looking for this season? We may get plenty across the Northeast and Great Lakes, and that is good news for our “Nature at Your Fingertips”...
Read MoreWinter Tour Wrap Up
This past winter certainly was an interesting one! With swinging temperatures and sporadic snow storms, much of the area was pretty barren for a majority of the winter season. However, when snow came it was often just enough to get trails prepared and open for snowmobile, ski, snowshoe and foot traffic to pass through. During these short spurts of activity, RTPI’s “Nature at Your Fingertips” winter trails cell phone tour got quite a bit of attention as riders and the like explored the area and it’s many fascinating stories. Below you can find a full summary of this...
Read MoreArt and the Animal Opening
Here are a bunch of photos taken during the opening events for the Society of Animal Artist’s 55th Annual Exhibition, Art and the Animal, at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History in Jamestown, New York. Our deep and heartfelt thanks go out to all of our fantastic guests for making the Art and the Animal opening so enjoyable and truly memorable. Thanks again to RTPI Communications & Public Programs Coordinator Jane Johnson for leading the charge on getting Art and the Animal set for the world to enjoy. If you did not make it to RTPI yet please come see this exciting...
Read MoreRTPI Signs
If you visit us at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History to see Art and the Animal please be on the lookout for these signs while walking in. You should also look for them all over our, and Roger Tory Peterson’s, hometown of Jamestown, New York for our cell phone tour called, “In the Footsteps of Roger Tory Peterson.” This mobile tour has fifteen stops scattered around the Jamestown area, highlighting Roger’s childhood and the locations where he was first inspired by nature, portraying how he began a lifelong career devoted to art, conservation and education. It is...
Read MoreCHQ Local Food Farm to Table & Wild Edible Tasting Event at RTPI
If you missed the opening event for the Society of Animal Artists’ ‘Art and the Animal’ exhibit, currently on display at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, you sure missed out on some wonderful, local food expertly gathered, grown, prepared and served by CHQ Local Food. This video gives a nice impression of the evening and will hopefully entice you to attend one of their future events (and remind you to come see ‘Art and the Animal’ before October...
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