"At Home In Nature" Exhibit

Join us on Wednesday, October 9th from 5-6 pm for the opening reception of “At Home in Nature,” the October gallery installation at Lakewood Memorial Library, which will showcase some of the amazing flora and fauna that is at home in Chautauqua County. The exhibit features works by photographers Twan Leenders (who is also our director of conservation), Jan Bowman, and Jeanne Wiebenga (who are also two of our board directors).

Each of the species highlighted in the exhibit has a story to tell. They are all biological indicators, species whose unique environmental requirements give us a glimpse of how our local nature is doing. We use this information to not only identify the ecologically most valuable pieces of land in the county but also to guide many of our management decisions and our habitat restoration efforts.

The exhibit is free and open to the public and will…