Mark Wenzler, the first director of Chautauqua’s Climate Change Initiative, began his Chautauqua tenure with a 370–mile bike ride to the grounds from Chautauqua’s Washington, D.C. office. Wenzler documented his journey through Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New York on social media, using the trip as a teaching and learning opportunity. The ride was aligned with Climate Ride, raising funds for and awareness of the Climate Change Initiative. Watch for comprehensive coverage of the initial stages of the initiative this summer in the Daily.



Photos By Mark Wenzler Mark Wenzler, director of the Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative, documented his June 14–19 ride from Washington, D.C. to the grounds on the Institution’s Instagram page. In chronological order, a selection: On the National Mall in front of Capitol Hill; on a trail in central Pennsylvania; leaving the Allegheny National Forest south of Warren, Pennsylvania; a view of Chautauqua Lake at Hartley Park in Lakewood, New York. Photos By Mark Wenzler Mark Wenzler, director of the Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative, documented his June 14–19 ride from Washington, D.C. to the grounds on the Institution’s Instagram page. In chronological order, a selection: On the National Mall in front of Capitol Hill; on a trail in central Pennsylvania; leaving the Allegheny National Forest south of Warren, Pennsylvania; a view of Chautauqua Lake at Hartley Park in Lakewood, New York. Photos By Mark Wenzler Mark Wenzler, director of the Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative, documented his June 14–19 ride from Washington, D.C. to the grounds on the Institution’s Instagram page. In chronological order, a selection: On the National Mall in front of Capitol Hill; on a trail in central Pennsylvania; leaving the Allegheny National Forest south of Warren, Pennsylvania; a view of Chautauqua Lake at Hartley Park in Lakewood, New York. Photos By Mark Wenzler Mark Wenzler, director of the Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative, documented his June 14–19 ride from Washington, D.C. to the grounds on the Institution’s Instagram page. In chronological order, a selection: On the National Mall in front of Capitol Hill; on a trail in central Pennsylvania; leaving the Allegheny National Forest south of Warren, Pennsylvania; a view of Chautauqua Lake at Hartley Park in Lakewood, New York. Photos By Mark Wenzler Mark Wenzler, director of the Chautauqua Climate Change Initiative, documented his June 14–19 ride from Washington, D.C. to the grounds on the Institution’s Instagram page. In chronological order, a selection: On the National Mall in front of Capitol Hill; on a trail in central Pennsylvania; leaving the Allegheny National Forest south of Warren, Pennsylvania; a view of Chautauqua Lake at Hartley Park in Lakewood, New York.