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 environment. Tallamy “It’s important that you’ve got a responsibility to
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NICHOLE JIANG - STAFF WRITER From left, Mary Beth Jeffers, Donna Smith and Jane Couch use a smartphone to scan
Tuesday, August 13, 2019 Members of the Bird Tree and Garden Club continue the tradition of donating books to the
When Nellie Gardner looks at nature, she perceives it in all of its complexity. She remembers species’ evolutions. She thinks
Mike McGrath Mike McGrath has spent the last 40 years writing and speaking about gardening. But, he never intended to get into gardening in the first place. When he was a young man at a
Submitted Photo One in eight bird species is threatened with extinction, according to BirdLife International’s 2018 report, “The State of the
Caroline Van Kirk Bissell started coming to Chautauqua in 1946. A certain presence caught her attention and fascination from a
A love for nature has driven Molly Meyer to find her own way to combat risks and challenges facing the
Getting a picture of life for people around this region 100 years ago is diffcult, given the advancements in so
So far in the 2018 season, Nick and Sandi Stupiansky have taught an average of 56 kids a week at Children’s School about gardening. The Stupianskys, who are master gardeners in the Bird, Tree &
Few experiences are more joyous for gardeners than seeing the fruits of a season’s labors, such as vegetables, fruits and
It is easy to get distracted by the wide array of programming and lectures on the grounds and take the
Along with Bird, Tree & Garden Club naturalist Jack Gulvin, community members tagged resident purple martins before their seasonal migration
For humans, hypertension, high blood pressure and other ailments are known as “silent killers.” Technology and medicine have helped humans
Few aspects of Chautauquans’ private homes hold more pride and care than the gardens and flowerbeds that help transform the landscape of the Institution each season. Around the grounds, much of the public work rests