The more you look, the more you see
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"Take Flight" online with our new Interactive Mural

Join us for a virtual tour of the birds featured in our new mural in downtown Jamestown, NY

The Peterson Collection

RTPI is home to the largest collection of Roger's original artworks, films, photographs and related archival materials. To explore the Peterson Collection is to join Roger as he traveled the world in search of birds and other fauna and flora to paint, photograph, film, and in many instances, protect.

Trained as an artist and impassioned by birds, Roger Tory Peterson was the father of the modern field guide.

As a living embodiment of the Peterson guide, RTPI uses art as the lens through which to inform, inspire, and illuminate about the natural world.