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Gratitude for November

Gratitude for November

By Chelsea Jandreau, Education Director November is a time of transition. The beginning of the month is hanging on to the last vestiges of an idyllic autumn, but at the same time, winter is making itself known in occurrences both small and large. It can be freezing,...

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Winter Trees and Bark

Winter Trees and Bark

Charlotte Schmaltz, Nature Educator and Animal Care Specialist The seasons are changing from fall to winter, and one of the major changes to the environment is that the deciduous trees have lost their leaves. Evergreen trees may still have green needles, but all the...

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Witch Hazel

Witch Hazel

By: Katie Finch, Visitor Experience Director Once our fall foliage is past peak, there is a sense of inevitability. Winter will soon be here. The rainbow of leaves that blanketed the canopy now lay on the forest floor. But there is still one more show among nearly...

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Pumpkins

Pumpkins

By Taylor Spontaneo, Nature Educator With Halloween just passed, many households leave their pumpkins or jack-o-lanterns outside for the remainder of the fall season. Watching a jack-o-lantern sag at our doorstep can be unsightly, a reminder of past costumes and trick...

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Duck, Duck, Goose

Duck, Duck, Goose

By Chelsea Jandreau, Education Director Every spring and fall, I am a little more vigilant as I drive into Celoron on a road just inland from the Chadakoin River. The road I drive cuts through wetlands along riverbank, and either side of the road has a steep cutout...

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Audubon Receives Best Chautauqua County Destination 2025 Award

Audubon Receives Best Chautauqua County Destination 2025 Award

Just across the border from Warren County, Pa., Audubon Community Nature Center was voted by the readers of Warren’s Times Observer newspaper as the Best Chautauqua County Destination in the Best of the Best Readers’ Choice 2025 contest. “This is so exciting,” said...

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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 and Arts Access 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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