Taylor West, an avid multi-species fisherman and project manager for the Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance, will present “Chautauqua County, an Angler’s Paradise.”
With a focus on steelhead, West will highlight some of the county’s most productive waterbodies, the game fish species that inhabit them, and popular angling techniques to utilize for a more successful day on the water.
West attended Audubon Day Camps for many years as a camper and as a counselor-in-training. In 2016 he received ACNC’s Ryan Exline Memorial Scholarship that is awarded to a local resident who is pursuing a degree in the natural sciences and is passionate about the natural world.
Using his scholarship at Paul Smith’s College in the Adirondacks, West earned a bachelor’s degree in Fisheries and Wildlife Science with a focus on Fisheries and a minor in Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
A lifelong resident of Chautauqua County, West recently started a fishing guide business, West’s Angling Adventures. In his spare time, he enjoys fishing on many of Chautauqua County’s lakes and streams.
You are invited to bring a brown bag lunch and stay after the program to visit with the speaker and the program participants.
The fee is $8 or $6 for Nature Center members and children ages 9 to 15.
Reservations are appreciated and can be made by calling 716-569-2345 or 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, and hike, snowshoe or cross country ski 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. to 4:30 p.m., and Sundays, 1 to 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 programs, call 716-569-2345, find Audubon Community Nature Center on Facebook, or visit AudubonCNC.org.
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