In the 150 Forward strategic plan, one goal for the Institution was laid out simply: “Drive the implementation of a comprehensive, science-based approach to improving the health and sustainability of Chautauqua Lake and elevate its
As Chautauqua’s summer season closes, the Climate Change Initiative still beats on, working year-round to find solutions to global warming and relieve environmental pressures on and off the grounds. This effort to mitigate the climate
Over its nearly 150-year existence, Chautauqua has celebrated the environment and is working to become a leading model in sustainability. With the recent addition of the Climate Change Initiative, Chautauqua strives to emulate behaviors that
The traditional marks of a good business are often measured by profits, stakeholder equity and utility. As corporate America shifts in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, however, one value is being left behind: care for
Home is where one can take refuge from the world’s threats, one of the most pervasive being climate change. As the environment produces more extreme weather conditions, like wildfires and floods, the shelter humans reside
In seventh grade, Rahwa Ghirmatzion led her middle school in a lunch-hour hunger strike to protest the termination of the school dishwasher and the addition of styrofoam plates. Channeling the practices of Gandhi (who she
The struggling single mother who committed armed robbery to make rent. The war veteran with amputated legs working laboriously to pay off his rent to his landlord. The elderly woman who pays 70% of her
The Amphitheater will echo the ethereal songs of British vocal ensemble group VOCES8 in a purely polyphonic performance at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 9. The group, which will sing a variety of covers and classics
Author Marta McDowell still remembers the thrill of reading about Mary Lennox turning the key to the locked garden in The Secret Garden. As an adult, the well-known scene still provides the same excitement as
Famed entomologist and naturalist E.O. Wilson once said that “only by committing half of the planet’s surface to nature can we hope to save the immensity of life-forms that compose it.” Environmental organizations of Western
On a cloudless night, one can retreat to the shores of Chautauqua Lake and look up at an inky sky aglow with illuminant white specks and the silver claw of the moon. Unbridled by the
During the day, the grounds are replete with rich wildlife and vegetation for all to enjoy; yet, some of Chautauqua’s wildlife only comes out at night, when most cannot see them with the naked eye.
A week-and-a-half ago, a small, yellow boat departed the shores off of Prendergast Point to deposit two new sensors in the north and south basins of Chautauqua Lake. These new sensors, created by the Jefferson Project
As the sun slopes below the horizon of Chautauqua Lake, residents on the grounds will soon head inside their homes, leaving the streets of the grounds still and quiet. Night falls. Cue nature’s orchestra. The
Every year, Barack Obama releases his summer playlist on social media for all to enjoy. On Tuesday, his 2022 list was posted; among the 44 picks was Lyle Lovett’s “Nobody Knows Me.” Tonight, Chautauquans will
Where the United States draws the line in election law has never been more important to the preservation of democracy — especially when it comes to representation, which Michael Li said is “the cornerstone of