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Cecropia Moths
By Emma Roth Imagine living your whole adult life without a mouth. From the moment you reach maturity, you are in the process of starving, your one goal is to mate and then you die. This sounds morbid to our human ears, but it is the reality for a beautiful creature:...
Crab Spiders
By Chelsea Jandreau Audubon just wrapped up our first week of summer day camp, which means I spent a decent amount of time outside with 8 – 11-year-olds exploring, hiking, and playing in the woods and wetlands. Along one of these hikes, one of the campers stopped to...
Ticks
I often write or talk about the wonder and beauty of nature. But nature can also be uncomfortable and risky. Dangers that first come to mind may be large predators such as bears and mountain lions. But it’s the little things that we are more likely to encounter, specifically ticks.
How to Help Wildlife
Baby birds on the ground, turtles in the road, and fawns seemingly abandoned by their mothers. It is that time of year when all sorts of wildlife seems in desperate need of our help. But do they really need us? Most of the time, the answer is easy: no.
Forced Perspective
By Chelsea Jandreau The grasses, ferns, and flowers have really hit their stride and they are continuing to grow taller as we head into summer. As I was out with a group of sixth graders on a field trip to Audubon, one of the students commented offhand that the plants...
Aurora and Awe
By Sarah Hatfield, Education Coordinator In hindsight, I don’t actually remember the last time that my jaw literally hung open in awe. I forgot what it feels like to be so incredulous that you start to almost hum with excitement. The eclipse recently came close to...
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.
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