RTPI on WGRZ
Earlier this week, WGRZ Buffalo’s Kevin O’Neill visited RTPI to create a segment for the Channel 2 News program “Daybreak”. Jane Johnson provided a wonderful background on Roger Tory Peterson and RTPI, as well as a tantalizing preview of our current exhibition, “Birds in Art 2016”. Check out the video, and be sure to visit us soon! http://www.wgrz.com/life/family/celebrating-the-roger-tory-peterson-institute-in-jamestown/457568370
Read MoreRoger Tory Peterson on CBS Sunday Morning
Our own Roger Tory Peterson is going to be featured on CBS Sunday Morning tomorrow during their Almanac section for his August 28th birthday. RTPI’s Exhibits & Public Programs Coordinator Jane Johnson sent CBS lots of artwork and images of Roger yesterday, and apparently they are going to be using video and audio footage they have from a story they did on him back in 1980. Be sure to tune in! And happy birthday, Roger!
Read MoreWinter Raptor Count – RTPI on WGRZ TV
A tremendous thanks to Terry Belke of WGRZ TV in Buffalo for producing this article and video segment on the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History’s winter raptor surveys for his popular series “2 The Outdoors”. The video features RTPI President Twan Leenders and some footage and photos of our target species, the Northern Harrier and Short-eared Owl. There is some seriously wonderful video to be seen, so please check it out! RTPI is assisting the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for a second season of wintering raptor surveys in Chautauqua...
Read MoreTime Warner Cable News Features RTPI
In case you missed it on last night’s Time Warner Cable News please see this short video segment featuring RTPI Conservation Technician Elyse Henshaw on RTPI’s interactive, self-guided “Nature at Your Fingertips” cell phone tour featuring 25 stops on 450+ miles of trails in the Snowmobile Clubs of Chautauqua County’s trails, including Chautauqua Lake Snowmobile Club, Ellery Sno-Cruisers, Lake Effect Trail Breakers, Cherry Creek Sno-Goers and Sunset Drifters. Our thanks to Time Warner Cable News! Please learn more about the tour and its sponsors here on our...
Read MoreNice doggy? Horseshoe Crab
Milhouse Monday? He may have said “Nice doggy” but if he had his glasses he’d have said Horseshoe Crab! The Simpsons did a great job illustrating this prehistoric creature, one of the most unique and important coastal species we have. This is especially true around Delaware Bay where the eggs of the living fossil provide food for Red Knots, sustaining the shorebird’s global population.
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