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
Environment
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
On Feb. 14, his first day as Chautauqua Institution’s new lake project manager, Tobias Shepherd cross-country skied across the frozen waters of Chautauqua Lake to
ARDEN RYAN - CIRCULATION MANAGER Courtesy of Chautauqua Institution Archives The Miller Bell Tower, an iconic Chautauqua landmark, has delighted the community for 110 years,
NICHOLE JIANG - STAFF WRITER From left, Mary Beth Jeffers, Donna Smith and Jane Couch use a smartphone to scan a redwood tree using the
JORDYN RUSSELL - STAFF WRITER Chautauquans explore the stalls during the Art in the Park program, organized by Chautauqua Visual Arts and Friends of CVA,
SARA TOTH - EDITOR As part of a partnership between the Toronto-based Planet in Focus International Environmental Film Festival and Chautauqua Institution, at 10 a.m.
NICHOLE JIANG - STAFF WRITER Jason Weintraub leads the Chautauqua Community Band in the playing of the National Anthem during the Old First Night Concert Aug.
SARAH VEST - STAFF WRITER Chris Leva, on the Red Team, competes during the annual Team Tennis Tournament last Saturday at the Chatuauqua Tennis Center.
SARAH VEST - STAFF WRITER Celebrated country music singer Wynonna Judd’s rich and commanding voice has sold over 30 million albums worldwide and toured all
In 2013, lifelong Chautauquan William “Bill” Braham presented a group of graduate architecture students earning degrees in environmental building design at the University of Pennsylvania
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,