Backyard Safari by Jeff Tome

Backyard Safari by Jeff Tome

I grew up on eleven acres of land and took the large amount of wildlife for granted. The land was a mix of lawn, field, apple orchards, chestnut orchards, and a kickball field with slate bases in the backyard. It was a gathering place, a playing place, and a space...
Ever-present Spiderwebs by Sarah Hatfield

Ever-present Spiderwebs by Sarah Hatfield

As I walk from the barn in the morning to the hog pen, I walk through spiderwebs. As I walk out to the compost pile, I walk through spiderwebs. As I walk from my car along the trail to the Nature Center, I walk through spiderwebs. As I walk the trails at Audubon...
Outdoor Adventures by Katie Finch

Outdoor Adventures by Katie Finch

At Audubon, we are moving forward in the midst of uncertainty. Using the New York State guidance for Day Camp, we’ve made modifications and opened for Summer Day Camp programming. We’ve had four weeks of campers exploring, playing, and learning outside. We do this...
Racing into Nature by Jeff Tome

Racing into Nature by Jeff Tome

Everyone experiences nature differently. Some people walk. Some watch from their birdfeeders. Others, like my cousin, run to the top of mountains and madly twerk. While we haven’t seen any mad twerking at Audubon (yet), we have seen several visitors running and speed...
Art and Nature by Chelsea Jandreau

Art and Nature by Chelsea Jandreau

When the opportunity arises to look out over the expanses of a mountain range or the ocean, look closely at the details on an individual flower, or be surrounded by bursts of color, it becomes apparent that nature is capable of invoking a wide berth of emotion in your...