We are hard at work on conservation, education and research efforts in New York, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania, conducting surveys for at-risk or imperiled species like the Piping Plover (Charadrius Melodus), gathering information on indicator species, creating management plans...
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Ned Smith: The Man and the Illustrator May 18 – September 22, 2019 Now on view in RTPI’s galleries are breathtaking original works and artifacts from the collections of the Ned Smith Center for Nature & Art! E. Stanley “Ned” Smith was born Oct. 9, 1919 in Millersburg, Pa.,...
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RTPI staff carries out several active research and education initiatives in Central America. We coordinate student research programs in Panama and Costa Rica, run active banding stations in those countries to study migratory birds on their wintering grounds and carry out...
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The Roger Tory Peterson Institute is the only official institutional steward of the life works of Roger Tory Peterson. RTPI is the place to find his art, correspondence, film, libraries, study skins, and so much more. We are the sole authorized holder of these works. Here is...
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Please see the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History’s 2018 Annual Report below or open the original high resolution PDF version by clicking here. Please consider donating by clicking here. As the sole official steward of Roger Tory Peterson’s wondrous...
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RTPI’s Nature Store features an array of books and other products that are unique to this area. Visitors to our store will find the newest and most popular Peterson Field Guide titles, signed, limited-edition Peterson prints, Peterson notecards, bird-friendly coffee, faire...
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Roger Tory Peterson was the pre-eminent American naturalist who illustrated and chronicled the natural world to the public in the 20th century. Over a long career that began with nature study in the seventh grade in Jamestown, New York, he observed, recorded and published for lay audiences the incredible beauty and diversity of plants and animals from North America and around the world.
In 1984, the Roger Tory Peterson Institute of Natural History was founded in Peterson’s hometown of Jamestown, New York, as an educational institution charged with preserving Peterson’s lifetime body of work and making it available to the world for educational purposes. RTPI holds a Permanent Charter from the New York State Education Department and is a 501(c)(3) institution located at 311 Curtis St.
Our blog features constant updates on a variety of subjects relating to education, conservation, exhibits, special events, and much more. You can expect to read about art, birds and birding, weather, dragonflies and damselflies, reptiles and amphibians, literature and media, fascinating stories, plants and trees, butterflies and moths, climate change, agriculture, and of course, Roger Tory Peterson.
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This tiny maple seemed like a perfect expression of all the cycles of life…
Don’t mind me, just feeling that fall foliage!
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Here’s a Black Swallowtail (Papilio polyxenes) shot from this summer to add a...
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It feels like it took the fall foliage a while, but now we have plenty to soak in and...
October is a terrific month to spot some falcons flying by in migration, and like with...
Can a sunset look like autumn or Halloween? I think so because I think this one does!...
Sparrow diversity will be increasing by the day as we move through October and the...
As the steward of Roger Tory Peterson's legacy, RTPI connects people with nature through Art, Education and Conservation. Your gifts support our mission to educate and keep Roger’s legacy alive. Will you help? Please click button above to do so! Optional thank you gifts available.
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