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Our Response to COVID-19
As always, the wellbeing of our visitors, staff and volunteers is our primary concern. In the current circumstances, we must think of our communities, too – locally, nationally, internationally. We’re all connected. To date, there are very few confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our...
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What’s New in Our Preserve
If you have visited RTPI in recent weeks, you may have noticed that we have cleared trees in a small section of our preserve. Although removing trees from a forest seems counter-intuitive, there are good reasons why this will actually improve the quality of our preserve. Our...
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Notes from the Field
Do you ever wonder where those warblers, orioles, and hummingbirds go during our cold winter months? And how they are doing when you’re not watching them? As much as we love to watch these feathered travelers when they are in North America, surprisingly little is known about...
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Current Exhibits
Roger Tory Peterson’s Botanicals “Birds have wings; they can travel, mix, and standardize their populations. They usually look precisely the way they are supposed to look (unless they are in molt). On the other hand, flowers are rooted to the earth. They are often...
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The Peterson Collection
Over the course of his long career, Peterson traveled the world in search of birds and other fauna and flora to paint, photograph, film and document. The Roger Tory Peterson Institute has been entrusted with the vast majority of his life’s work. Our goal is to preserve this...
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Follow RTPI Online
As spring unfolds around us, so do the wondrous species of wildflowers that Roger Tory Peterson captured in “The Peterson Field Guide to Wildflowers”. To celebrate this explosion of color, we’re introducing 30 Blooms in 30 Days. For the next month, we’ll share images of the...
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Roger Tory Peterson
Born and raised in Jamestown, New York, Roger Tory Peterson became the premier artist-naturalist of his time. He is best known for his pioneering field guides. The first – A Field Guide to the Birds, published in 1934 – sparked a worldwide movement to connect people with nature as never before. Peterson authored and illustrated dozens of guides – for birds, plants, insects and other natural flora and fauna – selling millions of copies and becoming an international ambassador for protecting our natural resources.
The Institute
In 1984, the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History was founded in Peterson’s hometown of Jamestown, New York to preserve his lifetime body of work. A decade later, the Institute cut the ribbon on its new home – a 23,000 square foot architectural gem, designed by Robert A.M. Stern. The building – nestled within 28 acres of wooded land that inspired the young Peterson to fall in love with the natural world – houses the largest, most comprehensive collection of Peterson’s artwork, photographs, films, manuscripts and related archival materials.
An Appeal From Our CEO
This is my first Spring Appeal for the Roger Tory Peterson Institute and I couldn’t be more excited. Nor more concerned. Yet hopeful. I imagine many of us are feeling a mix of emotions as we strive to navigate the uncertainties of the Covid crisis. The sad fact is, many organizations aren’t going to survive. My hope lies in you. With your help, we will survive. With your help, we will emerge from this stronger, better positioned to adapt to whatever the “new normal” may be. [more]
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