Audubon Seeking Wool Sweaters to Upcycle

Audubon Seeking Wool Sweaters to Upcycle

Jamestown, N.Y. – Autumn chills will be arriving soon.  When you are digging out last year’s sweaters, if you find any wool or wool-blend ones that are a bit worn or no longer fit, Audubon Community Nature Center (ACNC) invites you to donate them to Audubon for...
Sound Off by Chelsea Jandreau

Sound Off by Chelsea Jandreau

As we get deeper into the fall months, I am forced to close the windows at night to keep my home from dropping into uncomfortably cold temperatures. With the closing off of the outdoors comes an unsettling feeling of stillness that I am never prepared for despite it...
Schoolyard Inspiration by Jeff Tome

Schoolyard Inspiration by Jeff Tome

Monarchs are more than butterflies. They are inspiration. Their story inspires people to think about a world bigger than themselves. They sip flower nectar in local fields and yards, then zoom off on a cross-continental trip to spend the winter in Mexico. Their story...
Ask the Question by Sarah Hatfield

Ask the Question by Sarah Hatfield

I was just talking to a friend, newly a fourth-grade teacher, who was recounting a question from one of her students: “Why are we asking all of these questions if you aren’t going to give us the answer?” he said, in reaction to their question board. She thought “There...
Autumn’s Balance

Autumn’s Balance

Winding up the pea strings in the garden, my mind wanders. I hear the juvenile Song Sparrow trying to sing. I listen to soft patter as the first dried leaves fall through the branches of the Sugar Maple. I watch a variety of grass seed heads sway in the breeze. Oh,...
September Perfection by Sarah Hatfield

September Perfection by Sarah Hatfield

There is a day in September when everything is perfect. I don’t mean “perfect” in the unattainable sense. I mean it in the sense when every single sound and smell and happening and color and touch uniquely match the vacancies in your soul. For me, it is always...