by auduboncnc | Jun 8, 2020 | Nature News, Spring
A week or two ago, as I was on the phone with a friend, I began narrating the battle between starling, sparrow, and woodpecker for control over the suet feeder. It lasted only a minute before a Blue Jay came in to claim their prize, sending the others scattering. As I...
by Kim Turner | Jun 4, 2020 | Press Release, Spring
Jamestown, N.Y. — Are you looking for a way to engage with your kids and spark some creativity during the COVID-19 pandemic? Audubon Community Nature Center (ACNC) recently received a grant from the United Arts Appeal of Chautauqua County Projects Pool...
by auduboncnc | Jun 1, 2020 | Nature News, Spring
The very end of an oak branch had fallen on the ground. Curious, I picked it up. I noticed the new, green leaves were thin, almost wet-looking in their freshness. But to the touch they were dry. The largest bunch of leaves emerged from the large bud at the tip of the...
by auduboncnc | Jun 1, 2020 | Press Release, Spring
Jamestown, N.Y. – Now more than ever, Audubon Community Nature Center (ACNC) needs your support during Give Big CHQ’s June 1 – June 11 fund drive coordinated by the Chautauqua Region Community Foundation. Normally this time of year thousands of school kids...
by auduboncnc | May 28, 2020 | Press Release, Spring
Jamestown, N.Y. – Audubon Community Nature Center’s First Friday Lunch Bunch is going virtual on June 5 at 11 a.m. In Stephanie Zwyghuizen’s presentation on “Local Treasures,” the Jamestown Community College professor of mathematics will share how she uses...
by auduboncnc | May 26, 2020 | Nature News, Spring
The water slipped up to my waist as I wandered out into the pond. The muddy bottom sucked at my toes, requiring a slower, more deliberate pace. Others around me were scattered about, moving in the same ways, slowly and carefully, while scanning the top of the water...
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