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Roger Tory Peterson Institute Exhibit ‘Knowing Where To Stand’ Opens Aug. 8

July 31, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Roger Tory Peterson Institute will open the exhibit, “Knowing Where to Stand” on August 8. The exhibit will have for the first time all of the current and past award-winning Environmental Impact Award-winning photography projects, awarded by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Amy Gulick, Arthur Pearson, Carlton Ward Jr., Clay Bolt, Daniel J. Cox, James Balog, Joe Guthrie, Krista Schlyer, Mallory Dimmit, Michael Forsberg, Nature Photography Foundation, Nial Benvie, North American Nature Photography Association, Peterson Field Guide to Birds, Rachael Kosinski, Roger Tory Peterson, Roger Tory Peterson Institute, Tom Blagden, Twan Leenders

RTPI’s CEO Arthur Pearson To Retire

April 17, 2025 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

The Roger Tory Peterson Institute has announced that CEO Arthur Pearson will retire at the end of 2025. Pearson has led RTPI for more than five years. As RTPI’s Board of Directors begins the search for a new CEO, Pearson will continue to lead … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Arthur Pearson, Courtney Disston, Disston Search, Roger Tory Peterson Institute

The Roger Tory Peterson Institute Reopens Saturday with Celebration

May 28, 2021 By WRFA Radio 1 Comment

The Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History will be holding a special reopening ceremony this weekend at its Curtis Street location in Jamestown. The institute, which is named after the Jamestown native and world-renowned nature artist, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Arthur Pearson, Roger Tory Peterson Institute for Natural History.

[LISTEN] Community Matters – Arthur Pearson from the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History

May 27, 2021 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

WRFA's Jason Sample talks with Arthur Pearson, CEO of the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, to learn more about the facility's reopening celebration, slated for May 29, 2021, as well as its recently completed new strategic plan and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Audio Tagged With: Arthur Pearson, Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History

RTPI Announces Appointment of New CEO

April 20, 2020 By WRFA Radio Leave a Comment

JAMESTOWN - The Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History says it has hired Arthur Pearson to serve as its inaugural Chief Executive Officer. A Chicago native, Pearson has a richly varied background in the arts, conservation, museum … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Arthur Pearson, Doug Schutte, Gaylord and Dorothy Donnelley Foundation, George Fell, Natural Areas Movement, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Pullman National Monument, Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History, The Nature Conservancy, Twan Leenders

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