(WNY News Now) – Jamestown, N.Y. – Experience the awe-inspiring Great Migration as professional photographer John Gerber shares his extraordinary documentation of wildebeest navigating their 1,100-mile journey from Kenya to Tanzania.
Join Dr. Gerber for “The Great Migration: Following the Wildebeest” at Audubon Community Nature Center’s First Friday, September 6, 11 a.m. to noon. Follow along on the experiences Wildebeest have as they traverse their African territory.
Based in Mayville, Gerber is a world-class international photographer of nature, wildlife, and more, whose photo adventures have taken him from Africa and India to Brazil and Patagonia, and everywhere in between.
“The Great Migration,” a photography exhibit featuring images from his new book Songs of the Serengeti, Meditations on Wildebeest, continues at The Sheep Barn Gallery, 5155 Morris Road in Mayville, through September 8. Open gallery hours are Fridays and Saturdays 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. (See JohnGerberPhotography.com.)
You are welcome to bring a packed lunch and visit with Gerber after the program.
The fee is $8 or $6 for Nature Center members and children ages 9 to 15. Reservations are appreciated by calling (716) 569-2345 or online through Programs and Events at AudubonCNC.org. Walk-ins are welcome.
Audubon Community Nature Center is located at 1600 Riverside Road, one-quarter mile east of Route 62 between Jamestown, N.Y., and Warren, Pa. You can visit the nearly 600-acre nature preserve, check in on the live birds of prey, enjoy the native tree arboretum and gardens, and hike over five miles of trails dawn until dusk daily for free.
The three-story Nature Center building houses interactive displays, a collection of live animals including the Hellbender exhibit, and the Blue Heron Gift Shop. Visitors are welcome Mondays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., and Sundays, 1 – 4:30 p.m. Nature Center members and SNAP/EBT cardholders have free building admission daily. Building admission is also free every Sunday for non-Nature Center members.
To learn more about Audubon and its many programs, call (716) 569-2345, find Audubon Community Nature Center on Facebook, or visit AudubonCNC.org. Check out AudubonCNC.org/about for a quick fly-by visit.
Audubon Community Nature Center builds and nurtures connections between people and nature by providing positive outdoor experiences, opportunities to learn about and understand the natural world, and knowledge to act in environmentally responsible ways.
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