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
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As climate change persists and biodiversity fades, entomologist Doug Tallamy calls for everyone to step up and take on the individual responsibility of sustaining the
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
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
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
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
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
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
As daughter of a painter and an architect, Sandra Youssef Clinton’s upbringing was colored by the creative minds of her parents and their artistic friends.
A quintessential Chautauqua summer promises a plethora of lectures to attend, performances to see and discussions to be had, all within the Institution’s gates. However,
Amid the bustling urban landscape of Brooklyn, New York, a variety of bird species find home in the green spaces in between the towering skyscrapers
There is no place like home and its steady, constant comfort, especially in the ever—changing architectural evolution of a place like Chautauqua. While often
At first glance, Chautauqua seems like an idyllic, Victorian dollhouse untouched by modern influences; however, architectural preservationist Bob Jeffrey knows there’s more to the Institution’s
Chautauqua’s natural landscape comes not just from the green thumbs of the Bird, Tree & Garden Club, but also from ecological exploration of tropical areas
Violet songbirds swooped overhead last week as naturalist Jack Gulvin lowered a bird house suspended 12 feet in the sky. Once the house was at
Listening to nature isn’t as simple as people may think, but birding expert Ken Blankenship has developed a good ear for it. Blankenship is an