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Seeds
For now, most seeds are closed-up in their seed coat. It’s their armor against the cold and biting world. When triggered by warmth or light, they take their one and only chance and open. They become vulnerable, for a seed cannot become great by staying closed in. It must reach out. It must send a delicate root in search of a drink. It must send its one shoot skyward. Leaves emerge and roots grow long to begin their life-long process of turning non-living components of our world into themselves.
A Moth’s View of Time
By Jeff Tome, Public Engagement Specialist Time flies when you are having fun, but how does a moth feel about time? These are the thoughts that wake me up in the middle of the night and make me think (and have bizarre dreams). What does a moth notice about time?...
The Importance of Friendships
There are many types of relationships in the natural world that serve all sorts of purposes, just like in the human world. Today I would like to honor the friendships found in nature, mutually beneficial relationships in which plants, animals, and other organisms work together and support each other for communal benefit.
In Defense of Rodents
hey are fuzzy and cute, and on average have a larger body size than many other animals. If I asked you, without any context, to make a list of animals that live in the habitats closest to you, what would you come up with first? There are a few who will start off with birds or bugs, but for many people that list begins with deer, foxes, bears and other large mammals. However, by the numbers, over half of those are actually rodents or bats.
Do the Great Backyard Bird Count
By Craig Thompson Let’s be honest, mid-February is an absolutely lousy time to ask people to count birds, but that is exactly what the National Audubon Society and Cornell Lab of Ornithology ask people to do. The weather is often intolerably cold, for people and for...
Natural Surprises
I am sure I have missed seeing many cool and unexpected things while out exploring nature, simply because I wasn’t paying enough attention. I would love to say that moving forward, I will have open eyes and see all these surprises nature throws my way, but I know that is not the case. I will still miss things right in front of me, or things I simply don’t expect to see. But is that a bad thing? I don’t really think so. We can’t expect ourselves to notice everything, and by not noticing everything, that makes the surprises we do see even more special.
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
Holmberg Foundation
Hultquist Foundation
Jessie Smith Darrah Fund
Lenna Foundation
Ralph C. Sheldon Foundation
Bob Frucella's Tax Service
Bush Furniture, a Brand of eSolutions Furniture
Hal and Mary Conarro
Cummins Jamestown Engine Plant
Doug and Lamae McCullor
National Fuel Gas Company
Weinberg Financial Group
Whirley Drinkworks
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