CLSC Young Readers play in the dirt to end season
Everyone starts with some sort of family unit — whether it be immediate family, extended family, neighbors, friends — and…
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Composting at Chautauqua a constant endeavor for grounds department
Chris Majewski considers himself lucky. Rather than sit indoors at a desk all day, the grounds supervisor and head of heavy equipment at Chautauqua Institution has the privilege of handling dying, rotting and decomposing organic material during his workdays.
In collaboration with Institution, BTG announces monarch waystation program
Self-proclaimed “science nerd” Betsy Burgeson has always taken an interest in monarch butterflies. The supervisor of gardens and landscapes at…
Porch Discussion focuses on stormwater management
Chautauqua Institution is building strong roots. Literally.
‘Keeping the City in the Woods’: Burgeson to deliver Heritage Lecture
Chautauquans are famously responsible for absorbing what they experience on the grounds in the summer and translating it to their home communities where they live the rest of the year. They also apply their knowledge right here, even in their leisure.
BTG to sell native plants to promote sustainability
Pari Tuthill appreciates seeing the fruits of her labor — sometimes literally. “I don’t know who wouldn’t enjoy gardening,” said…
Beyond recycling: Institution starts season with new and ongoing efforts toward sustainability
While most Chautauquans were home for the winter, the gardens, landscapes, buildings and grounds staff and crews were busy continuing to make Chautauqua Institution a more sustainable community.
New goals discussed at Chautauqua Fund kick-off event
Last Saturday morning, Cathy Nowosielski, co-chair of the Chautauqua Fund, urged a crowd of Chautauqua Fund volunteers at the Athenaeum Hotel parlor to “capture the Chautauqua moment.”
WATCH: New grounds supervisor blossoms into summer
Video by CAITIE MCMEKIN | Multimedia Editor Betsy Burgeson’s eyes sparkled. “I love this job,” she said. Chautauqua’s new supervisor of…
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