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Garden Clean Up

Garden Clean Up

By Katie Finch, Senior Nature Educator With the longer days and warmer temperatures, there is an urge to get outside and into my gardens. After a long winter, it feels good to be outside, get my hands in the dirt and work. I relish the repeated pulling of the rake and...

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Vociferous Killdeer

Vociferous Killdeer

By Chelsea Jandreau, Senior Nature Educator Opening my windows when the temperature climbs up just enough to be comfortable brings more than just fresh air into the rooms that have been locked down against the outside for months. It also brings a return of familiar...

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Subtle Signs of Spring

Subtle Signs of Spring

Written by Taylor Brennan, Nature Educator When the long winter months come to its final days, we all desperately search for any signs that will bring a break from nature’s cold darkness. Instead of watching the forecast or refreshing your weather app for the...

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A Spotlight on Skunk Cabbage

A Spotlight on Skunk Cabbage

By Charlotte Schmaltz, Nature Educator It’s finally beginning to feel like spring is around the corner at Audubon Community Nature Center. Plants are beginning to sprout, animals are waking from hibernation, and birds have begun to migrate north again. Red-winged...

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Nature as a Healer

Nature as a Healer

By: Mac Dawson, Nature Educator From the moment I step into a forest I always feel a deep and innate truth: nature heals. It is not merely a place to visit or an aesthetic backdrop to our busy lives; it is a force that soothes our bodies, calms our minds, and...

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Scientific Illustrations

Scientific Illustrations

By Chelsea Jandreau, Senior Nature Educator Creativity and science are sometimes viewed with an antagonistic relationship. In school, maybe you were good at art, but didn’t get great grades in biology, or maybe you were great at math, but couldn’t draw more than a...

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    Audubon Community Nature Center
    1600 Riverside Road
    Jamestown, NY 14701

    (716) 569-2345
    info@auduboncnc.org

    Click here for directions

    Hours and Admission

    Nature Center Hours:

    Monday - Saturday
    10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

    Sunday
    1:00 - 4:30 p.m.

    Building Admission:

    Members - Free
    Non-member Adult (ages 16+) - $6
    Non-member Child (ages 3 - 15) - $2
    Children ages 2 and under - Free
    Maximum cost for a Family - $15
    Free admission to the Nature Center for SNAP/EBT cardholders.
    Free admission for all on Sundays

    Grounds and Outdoor Exhibits:

    Open daily, year round from dawn to dusk, free of charge

    Click here for holiday closings

    Thank you, Community Partners

    Audubon Community Partners make a significant financial contribution each year because they believe that every child deserves the opportunity to have a real and healthy connection to nature.

    Bruce and Juline Battler

    Carnahan-Jackson Foundation

    Chautauqua Region Community Foundation

    Donna and Mark Hampton

    Holmberg Foundation

    Hultquist Foundation

    Jessie Smith Darrah Fund

    Kinetic Internet Service Provider

    The Lenna Foundation

    The Ralph C. Sheldon Foundation

     

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