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Intergenerational: Nature at Your Fingertips

Program Number: 16204RJ
Start and End Dates:
7/28/2013 - 8/2/2013;
Duration: 5 nights
Location: Jamestown, New York
Price starting at: $488.00 - Price may vary based on date, departure city
Program Type: Intergenerational
Intergenerational
Meals: 15; 5 Breakfasts, 5 Lunches, 5 Dinners    
Meal Options: Vegetarian; Low Fat; None    

Program intended for grandchildren from 10 - 15 years of age.

Enjoy a nature getaway with your grandchild to learn hands-on about wild animals. Work with a biologist who bands birds for study and sweep through fields to find and identify insects. Also capture frogs and other pond critters and learn how one of the world’s most famous naturalists was collecting bugs in western New York in much the same way when he first caught the fever of wild discovery.




Highlights

• Join a professional researcher as he hangs mist nets to catch small birds and outfits them with tags for identification — you may even get a chance to hold a bird!
• Hike amid the amazing rock formations — some as big as several-story buildings — of Jake's Rocks in the Allegheny National Forest.
• Enjoy a morning kayak adventure on the slow water of the Conewango Creek, where you can expect to see herons, ospreys, turtles and more.



Activity Particulars

Walking up to three miles, mostly level terrain. Some off-trail hikes in fields and streams.



Coordinated by Jamestown Audubon Society, Inc.




Jamestown

Jamestown is the hometown of comedienne Lucille Ball, Nuremberg Judge and Supreme Court Justice Robert H. Jackson, and Roger Tory Peterson, the ornithologist whose collection is housed at the Peterson Institute of Natural History. Its location on Chautauqua Lake provides access to boating and fishing and the world-renowned Chautauqua Institution.
Accommodations
Hotel in Warren, home to the largest registered historic district in Pennsylvania. Close to exciting outdoor adventures on the northern edge of the Allegheny National Forest.
Meals and Lodgings
   Hampton Inn & Suites Warren
  Jamestown, New York 5 nights
 Hampton Inn & Suites Warren
Type: Hotel
  Contact info: 3291 Market Street Extension
Warren, PA 16365 USA
phone: 814-723-2722
web: hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/hotels/accommodations.jhtml?ctyhocn=WARPAHX
  Room amenities: High Speed Internet, coffee maker, hair dryer Iron/ironing board.
  Facility amenities: Pool, fitness area, business center and coin operated laundry. Children's video rental.
  Smoking allowed: No
  Elevators available: Yes
  Additional nights prior: Call for pricing Contingent on availability
  Check in time: 3:00 PM
  Additional nights after: Call for pricing Contingent on availability
  Check out time: 11:00 AM


Travel Details
  Start of Program:
5 pm. You will be staying at Hampton Inn & Suites Warren that night.
  End of Program:
1 pm. You will be staying at Hampton Inn & Suites Warren the night before.
  Required documents:
The Road Scholar Health & Safety Form is required. Medical form. Medical release form for grandparents to serve in loco parentis.
  Parking availability:
Free parking is available both at the Hotel and at the Audubon Center.
Transportation
To Start of Program
  Location:  Jamestown, New York
  Nearest highway: I-86 (until recently US 17)
  Nearest airport:  Jamestown, NY; Erie, PA; Buffalo, NY
  From End of Program
  Location: Jamestown, New York
    (Additional transportation information same as above)
Travel Details
 

Jamestown Airport

 

From Airport

 
 

Service:

 

Hotel Shuttle
Jamestown Audubon Society, Inc.
phone: 716-569-2345
Advanced Reservations Required

 

Per Person/One Way:

 

Free
Prices are subject to change.
 

Travel Time:

 

35 minutes 
 

Distance:

 

25 miles
   

Jamestown Audubon Society will provide van transportation from the Jamestown Airport. Contact at least one week in advance to arrange transportation.
 

Erie, PA Airport

 

From Airport

 
 

Service:

 

Commercial Van/Shuttle
Fancee Limo
phone: 800-947-1537 xor7164833661
Advanced Reservations Required

 

Per Person/One Way:

 

$120 to $175 depending on locations
Prices are subject to change.
 

Travel Time:

 

2 hours 
 

Distance:

 

85 miles
   

Adventure Limo 800/419-7423 Lakewood Taxi 716/488-0101 Chautauqua Limo 800/695-5515 or 716/683-7455

 

Buffalo International Airport

 

From Airport

 
 

Service:

 

Commercial Van/Shuttle
Fancee Limo
phone: 800-947-1537 xor7164833661
Advanced Reservations Required

 

Per Person/One Way:

 

$130 to $200
Prices are subject to change.
 

Travel Time:

 

3 hours 
 

Distance:

 

95 miles
   

Adventure Limo 800/419-7423 Lakewood Taxi 716/488-0101 Chautauqua Limo 800/695-5515 or 716/683-7455
 
Driving Directions
  Binghamton, NY and points East to Hampton Inn & Suites, Warren PA From Interstate 86, take exit 12, Rte. 60 to Jamestown and turn left. Rte. 60 becomes Main Street and then Foote Avenue. Follow Rte 60 through Jamestown, NY to Route 62 S, about 6 miles. Turn right on Rte. 62. Hampton Inn is about 13 miles south on the right.
  Buffalo and the Northeast to Hampton Inn & Suites, Warren PA Take Interstate 90 South to Dunkirk/Fredonia, Exit 59 which is Route 60. Travel south about 46 miles. Turn left onto NY-60. Proceed 32 miles on NY-60, which becomes Main Street in Jamestown. Follow through Jamestown on NY 60 to Route 62 South. Turn right on Rte. 62. Hampton Inn is about 13 miles South on the right.
  Erie, PA and points West to Hampton Inn & Suites in Warren, PA From the Intersection of Interstates 79 and 90, travel East on I-90 15 miles to Interstate 86 and merge right onto I-86. After 35 miles, take exit 12, Rte. 60 to Jamestown and turn right. Rte. 60 becomes Main Street and then Foote Avenue. Follow Rte. 60 through Jamestown, NY to Route 62 S, about 6 miles. Turn right on Rt. 62. Hampton Inn is about 13 miles south on the right.
  Pittsburgh, PA and points South to Hampton Inn & Suites, Warren, PA Interstate 279 to I-79. I-79 north for 45 miles. Merge right onto Interstate 80 East. Travel on I-80 for 10 miles. Take Exit 29 PA Rte. 8 toward Franklin and continue on PA-8 for 16 miles to Rte. 62. Turn Right on Rte. 62 for 65 miles, through Warren, PA to the Hampton Inn, which will be on the left.
The prices listed for commercial services and facilities that are not included in the program cost, such as airport shuttles or extra nights lodging, are subject to change without notice. Since Road Scholar cannot guarantee the accuracy of these prices, we strongly suggest contacting the companies directly for the most up-to-date information.


Daily Schedule

Day 1: Welcome and orientation. Ice-breakers, introduction of staff and presentation of the week's activities.
(Sunday, July 28)
   
 Arrive To: Check-in and program registration is from 3-5pm.
 Dinner: Enjoy dinner prepared especially to satisfy young and mature pallets. Afterward, we will familiarize the group with the facilities, introduce the naturalists who are hosting you for the week, and enjoy fun ice-breakers as you get to know your fellow Road Scholars.
   
Accommodations: Hampton Inn & Suites Warren
Meals Included: Dinner

Day 2: Welcome to the Audubon Center and Sanctuary, and an introduction to the week's explorations.
(Monday, July 29)
   
 Breakfast: Continental breakfast with cereal, hot dishes and more provided by the Hampton Inn.
 Morning: Discover the exhibits and trails of the Audubon Center and Sanctuary of Jamestown, which will be our headquarters as we learn about insects, birds, salamanders, and more. Get a chance to look at some of the books, nets and other tools we will be using through the week.
 Lunch: Lunch and relaxation. Lunch with selections specially prepared to offer a fun and healthy meal for everybody. Enjoy it outside or on the third floor "Sky Room" of the Nature Center, with a view that often will include ospreys and eagles hunting over Big Pond.
 Afternoon: Introduction to Field Ecology. Discover some of the most common insects and spiders to be found in local fields through a quick introduction. We will then teach the basics of using an insect net before heading out to catch, identify and release some of the local insects. We'll be using insect field guides, nets, and magnifiers in our quest to identify the local insects, while our naturalists add interesting facts and stories about what is found.
 Afternoon: We'll return to the hotel and dive into journalling with the grandchildren. Journals are a map of our experiences for the week. We'll learn how to incorporate our scientific finds of the day with the experiences and memories of working with grandparents. As we finish journals, there will be free time to enjoy the pool, lawn games or just relax.
 Dinner: Dinner will be at a nearby local restaurant, followed by movie night at the hotel. We will provide a short movie that has to do with the day and popcorn.
   
Accommodations: Hampton Inn & Suites Warren
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 3: Morning Bird Banding and afternoon rock outcropping ecology.
(Tuesday, July 30)
   
 Breakfast: Breakfast Buffet at the Hampton Inn.
 Morning: Join a professional researcher as he hangs mist nets to catch small birds and outfits them with metal tags for future identification. You may even get a chance to hold a bird.
 Lunch: We'll take a brown bag lunch and get an early start to Kinzua Dam and Jake's Rocks.
 Afternoon: Jake's Rocks is an amazing rock formation in the Allegheny National Forest that is home to one of our most unique ecosystems. These huge rocks are sometimes as large as buildings. Grandparents and grandchildren will split up for awhile to explore the rocks, overlooks and trails with guides. Afterward, we'll join together again to share what we discovered.
 Dinner: We'll journal for awhile on our return, then have some free time before heading out for a campfire dinner at Audubon.
 Evening: Update journals and share highlights of the day. Then take an evening walk to campfire with s'mores and night bugs.
   
Accommodations: Hampton Inn & Suites Warren
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 4: Morning for your own discovery. Explore for salamanders and frogs.
(Wednesday, July 31)
   
 Breakfast: Breakfast Buffet at the Hampton Inn.
 Morning: Enjoy a morning off to explore the world with your grandchildren on your own. You can sleep in if you want, or get up early and head out for a special time of your choice. Local attractions include Midway Park Amusement Park, Chautauqua Gorge for hiking, the Summer Wind boat tour of Chautauqua Lake, the JSB Ice Arena, the Lucille Ball Desi Arnaz Center, the Robert H. Jackson Center, the Fenton History Museum. There is also marvelous hiking at the Hatch Run Conservation Area, Anders Run Old Growth Forest, and in the Allegheny National Forest.
 Lunch: Enjoy lunch at noon at the hotel before we head back to Audubon for a relaxed afternoon.
 Afternoon: Explore the Underworld at Audubon. Many things live under the logs at Audubon, including lungless salamanders and more. Grandparents and grandchildren will pair up to search under logs and rocks at Audubon to see what animals live underground at Audubon. (And don't worry! There are no venomous snakes on our property!)
 Dinner: Grandchildren will journal before dinner followed by movie night at the hotel.
   
Accommodations: Hampton Inn & Suites Warren
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 5: Morning birding and kayaking or canoeing with afternoon Monarch butterfly study
(Thursday, August 1)
   
 Breakfast: Bird walk and breakfast: For the bird lovers in the group, set that alarm early and leave the front entrance at 6:30 am for a bird walk with a local expert. Buffet breakfast for all in the hotel.
 Morning: return
 Lunch: Enjoy a morning kayak adventure on the slow water of the Conewango Creek. Expect to see herons, ospreys, turtles and more! You never know what may be around the next bend.
 Afternoon: Get a hands on experience with the life cycle of the monarch butterfly. We'll take caterpillars and butterflies in hand and learn as much as we can about them and their lives.
 Dinner: Dinner at the hotel with a slideshow of photos from the week.
 Evening: We'll wrap up the week with skits and fun, as well as a sharing circle to remember the highlights of the week.
   
Accommodations: Hampton Inn & Suites Warren
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Day 6: What's in that water and muddy muck? Learn water quality analysis.
(Friday, August 2)
   
 Breakfast: Buffet breakfast at the dormitory
 Morning: Many insects begin their lives under water. Search along the banks and even enter into the ponds and streams for insects, adults, nymphs and exuviae. Find out how these provide essential clues, not just about dragonflies and insects, but also about the health of the waters in which they live. Is pollution threatening to wipe out the population? As citizen scientists, you will uncover the answers.
 Lunch: Prepare a lunch to eat at the hotel, or make it to go if you want to get on the road.
   
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

Free Time Opportunities
  
  Jamestown, New York Chautauqua County Visitors Bureau
Includes accommodations, restaurants, attractions and links to many tourist related businesses. For additional information, visit www.tourchautauqua.com
  Chautauqua Institution
Education, religion, arts and recreation, all available daily. Chautauqua is a community of people seeking life-long learning and growth. Many of the visitors who return to Chautauqua year after year describe it as an experience rather than a vacation -- a place for renewal. The Chautauqua Institution was founded on the belief that everyone “has a right to be all that he can be -- to know all that he can know.” The experiences come in many forms. A dramatic lakeside setting and the beauty of its National Historic Landmark architecture (it was designated a National Historic Landmark June 30, 1989) make the Chautauqua Institution a thriving community where visitors come to find intellectual and spiritual growth and renewal. 716-357-6200 For additional information, visit www.ciweb.org
  Fenton History Center
Reuben E. Fenton was Governor of New York State from 1865 to 1869. He also served in the US Congress (1853-1864) and US Senate 1869-1875). As one of the founders of the Republican Party, he was a close political associate of Abraham Lincoln. The Fenton History Center provides educational and cultural opportunities for the residents of Chautauqua County and its visitors through the collection, preservation and exhibition of artifacts and archival materials pertaining to Jamestown and Chautauqua County, New York. Governor Fenton, who made his fortune in the lumbering business, commissioned local architect Aaron Hall to design and build a mansion in 1863. A typical example of Italian Villa style architecture, the Fenton Mansion was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. 67 Washington Street, Jamestown, NY 14701 Phone (716) 664-6256 Hours: Monday - Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm Library Open Monday Evenings 4:00pm - 9:00pm Admission: Adult $5.00, Child $4.00 (12 and under ) For additional information, visit www.fentonhistorycenter.org
  Jamestown Jammers
Minor league baseball at its finest. Russell E. Diethrick, Jr. Park 485 Falconer Street Jamestown, NY 14701 Phone: (716) 664-0915 For additional information, visit jamestown.jammers.milb.com
  Lily Dale
Since it was established in 1879, Lily Dale has been the world’s largest center for spiritual development and the practice of the Spiritualist religion. For nearly 130 years, Lily Dale has offered a world-renowned summer program of lectures, workshops and other activities featuring best-selling authors, leaders in academic and scientific research into psychic phenomena, as well as the world’s most powerful mediums, teachers and healers. Lily Dale is widely known as a place where knowledge and enlightenment converge in ways that deepen faith and heighten awareness. The energy of the universal life force can be felt, experienced and developed here in this serene 19th century lakeside community surrounded by towering, old-growth forest. Daily Pass (24 hours) $10.00 per person 6:00 pm - Midnight $5.00 per person Lily Dale Assembly, 5 Melrose Park, PO Box 248 Lily Dale, NY 14752 Phone: (716) 595-8721 For additional information, visit www.lilydaleassembly.com
  Lucille Ball-Desi Arnaz Center
The Queen of Comedy, Lucille Ball, was born and grew up in Jamestown and often visited even after attaining stardom. Downtown Jamestown holds the official museum, gift shop and stage sets from the Lucy Show. Call for availability of tours. 877-LUCY-FAN The Lucy-Desi Center manages three unique visitor facilities! All observe the same hours of operation and are open daily except Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Day and New Year’s Eve and Day. THE LUCY-DESI MUSEUM 212 Pine Street, Jamestown, NY 14701 Admission Prices:$6 Adult; $5 Senior (60+); $4Youth (6-18) THE DESILU PLAYHOUSE 2 W. Third Street, Jamestown, NY 14701 Admission Prices: $10 Adult; $9 Senior (60+);$8 Lucy-Desi Museum Members; $7 Youth (6-18) Admission THE LUCY-DESI CENTER GIFT SHOP 300 N. Main Street, Jamestown, NY 14701 There is no charge to visit the Gift Shop. Visitor Hours: Mondays - Saturdays 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. For additional information, visit www.lucy-desi.com
  Niagara Falls
One of the wonders of North America. View the falls from the American or Canadian side. Enjoy museums and Casinos. Something for everyone. For additional information, visit www.niagarafallslive.com
  Robert H. Jackson Center
Robert H. Jackson was a self-educated lawyer, who became a Supreme Court Justice, and was the United State's Judge at the Nuremberg Trials after World War II. The museum is located in the Alonzo Kent Mansion, an 1860's mansion in downtown Jamestown. 305 East Fourth Street, Jamestown, New York 14701 Telephone: 716-483-6646 For additional information, visit www.roberthjackson.org
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