The Audubon Community Nature Center’s Monarch Butterfly Festival will take place this Saturday, August 26. Attendees at the event from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. are encouraged to wear brightly colored clothes to attract Monarchs in the indoor … [Read more...]
Community Foundation Awards Nearly $14,000 To Falconer Region Organizations
The Chautauqua Region Community Foundation has awarded nearly $14,000 to twelve organizations in the Falconer region. The funding comes from the Falconer Region Community Fund and Donald R. Swanson Memorial Fund. The grants were awarded for … [Read more...]
United Arts Appeal Grants Awarded
Six organizations and five artists have been awarded grants from the United Arts Appeal of Chautauqua County. Organizations receiving Project Pool Grant program funds include: · Ahira Hall Memorial Library: Aspired Arts to Inspire · Ashville … [Read more...]
Audubon Holding Annual Plant Exchange and Sale Saturday, May 20
The Audubon Community Nature Center will hold its annual Plant Exchange and Sale this Saturday. The event will take place from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. People are invited to trade their own potted plants in exchange for new ones or purchase … [Read more...]
Audubon Community Nature Center Holding Earth Day Clean Up
Volunteers are invited to celebrate Earth Day by helping with maintenance tasks at the Audubon Community Nature Center. Registration for the Earth Day Clean up day on Saturday, April 22 starts at 9:00 a.m., work projects start at 9:30 a.m., and … [Read more...]
Special Audubon Lights Event Tonight
The Audubon Community Nature Center is adding an Audubon Lights Pop-up event tonight. Audubon Lights features a luminary-lit path through a trail of lasers, spotlights, rain lights, and more through the woods and around the ponds. The walk ends in … [Read more...]
End of Year, New Year’s Day Hikes Planned in WNY
Several hikes are planned for the end of the year and start of the New Year around Western New York. The Audubon Community Nature Center will hold a guided winter hike from 10:30 a.m. until noon on Saturday, December 31. The hike will give … [Read more...]
Local Organizations Team Up Against Starry Stonewart in Chautauqua Lake
Local Lake and Watershed organizations have teamed up against the invasive species, starry stonewart, in Chautauqua Lake. Starry stonewort can easily be mistaken for an aquatic plant at first glance. It first made its way to North America in 1974 … [Read more...]
Liberty, Audubon’s Bald Eagle, Has Died
Liberty, Audubon's non-releasable Bald Eagle, has died. The Audubon Community Nature Center announced the sad news Tuesday afternoon. Executive Director Leigh Rovegno said Liberty’s health had been waning recently and took a turn for the worse … [Read more...]
Audubon Holding Autumn Roadside Clean-Up
The Audubon Community Nature Center is holding its annual Autumn Roadside Clean-up on Saturday. The event takes place from 8:30 a.m. until noon. Volunteers will collect trash along Route 62 and, if time permits, along Route 60. Children and … [Read more...]
