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Sassafras
By Emma Roth, Nature Educator We are in the throes of summer camp at Audubon Community Nature Center. As such, I have been spending a lot of my time outdoors. The past two weeks, I’ve been lucky enough to work with our two specialty camps: Into the Woods, where we...
Sassafras
By Emma Roth, Nature Educator We are in the throes of summer camp at Audubon Community Nature Center. As such, I have been spending a lot of my time outdoors. The past two weeks, I’ve been lucky enough to work with our two specialty camps: Into the Woods, where we...
Verdant
By Chelsea Jandreau Several years ago, I interned at an outdoor school in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains of California. Like much of California, it tended to be dry for most of the year, with a somewhat wetter late winter and early spring. While there, I...
Busy Summer
By Katie Finch, Senior Nature Educator How many times in a summer have you said something like, "There's so much to do. The summer is too short. I'm so busy."? I find myself saying that a lot recently, yet my idea of summer is that it is easy-going, has fewer...
We need insects
Why should insects be loved? Let’s start with what they do for people. Insects are amazing pollinators. Scientists say that about one bite in three comes from a bee. Bees pollinate the flowers that turn into apples, blueberries, raspberries and tomatoes. Without them, we would struggle to help flowers turn into fruit and food.
Bats in the Window
While the numbers of bats in this area have declined dramatically over the past 15 years, it’s not all doom and gloom. In some areas of the country, like New England, scientists are beginning to see a slow increase in bat populations, and while they are far from returning to their pre-White Nose Syndrome numbers, it doesn’t look like total extinction is in their future.
For the first time in over 10 years, when I went to my family cabin for the Fourth of July, a bat was in a window. Although it had been a decade since I last saw a bat there, I never stopped my routine check of all the windows on arrival. While one solitary bat doesn’t signify any great change at a population level, its presence was enough to bring me hope, happiness, and fond memories of childhood.
Address
Audubon Community Nature Center
1600 Riverside Road
Jamestown, NY 14701
(716) 569-2345
info@auduboncnc.org
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
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
The Lenna Foundation
The Ralph C. Sheldon Foundation
Hal and Mary Conarro
Cummins Jamestown Engine Plant
Bob and Kathy Frucella
Kravitz Tree Service
Thomas Kuntz and Meredith Kuntz
Doug and Lamae McCullor
National Fuel Gas Company
Southern Chautauqua
Federal Credit Union
Weinberg Financial GroupCurt and Susie Westrom
Whirley-DrinkWorks!
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