Panama Rocks Scenic Park

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The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty of nature. I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles. Anne Frank

Panama Rocks is officially closed for the winter. We MAY open for additional bonus weekends in November if the weather is nice. We will post updates on the Wednesday or Thursday before, depending on the forecast. We want to thank all of our guests for visiting this year. We are so vey grateful for your support. ... Early in the year, we didn’t know if we would be able to open at all. Once we got approval to open, we delayed our regular season by five weeks in order to ensure we could operate safely. We stopped using our indoor office, began checking in guests outside, and adopted a reservation system with online waivers. Despite reports of problems at other businesses, our guests were kind to kind to us and to each other. We hope that the kindness and generosity we experienced this year will be felt by everyone throughout the winter. Be kind and be well. We Wish each and every one of you the best and we hope to see you next year.

In three weeks or so, our Christmas tree will look like this photo. Here is an excellent reusing suggestion from the Nature Conservancy of Canada. The Nature ...Conservancy of Canada suggests leaving your old Christmas tree in your backyard. It’s the time of year when communities are buzzing with holiday cheer, people begin to decorate their homes and consider gettinga Christmas tree. If you’d like to prolong the holiday spirit and share the gift of giving with wildlife, then the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) has a suggestion. This year, instead of bringing your old Christmas tree to the curb, the not-for-profit, private land conservation group suggests putting it in your own backyard. Dan Kraus, NCC’s senior conservation biologist, says leaving it in your backyard over the winter can provide many benefits for backyard wildlife. Your tree can provide important habitat for bird populations during the winter months, especially on cold nights and during storms. The first step in letting nature help you recycle your Christmas tree is to put it anywhere in the backyard. Prop it up near another tree, against a fence or lay it in your garden. You can even get the family involved by redecorating it with pine cones filled with peanut butter, strings of peanuts and suet for birds to enjoy. These delicious decorations will provide food for birds while they find shelter in the tree. "Evergreens offer a safe place for birds to rest while they visit your feeder," says Kraus. "Another benefit is that if you leave the tree in your garden over the summer, it will continue to provide habitat for wildlife and improve yoursoil as it decomposes." By spring, the tree will have lost most of its needles, resembling a Charlie Brown Christmas tree. Simply cut the tree branches, lay them where spring flowers are starting to emerge in your garden and place the trunk on soil, but not on top of the flowers. Kraus says the tree branches and trunk can provide habitat, shelter wildflowers, hold moisture and help build the soil, mimicking what happens with dead trees and branches in a forest. Toads will seek shelter under the log, and insects, including pollinators such as carpenter bees, will burrow into the wood. "By fall, the branches and trunk will begin to decompose and turn into soil," says Kraus. "Many of our Christmas trees, particularly spruce and balsam fir, have very low rot resistance and break down quickly when exposed to the elements. The more contact the cut branches and trunk have with the ground, the quicker it will decompose. Drilling holes in the tree trunk will speed up that process. Our backyards are ecosystems of their own and provide an opportunity to learn about forest ecology. By leaving our Christmas tree in our backyard, we can understand its life cycle and observe its impact on backyard biodiversity. From https://www.natureconservancy.ca//ne/christmas-tree-1.html

Autumn is as fleeting as the falling leaves... enjoy the outdoors and make memories while the season lasts! Panama Rocks is open daily through Sunday, November 1st. Make your reservation up to 10 days in advance at www.PanamaRocks.com!

Another beautiful Fall day! There’s nothing better than a crisp hike at Panama Rocks and then warm cider at Whittier Apple Farm. @whittierapplefarm_

Dress warm and it will be a beautiful weekend! There is still colorful foliage out at Panama Rocks. Some color is from Sugar Maples and shrubs, but most is from American Beech. All pictures taken today (10/24). ... - Sadly, the American Beech is suffering from a triple threat of three invasive species (a scale insect, a fungus, and a leaf blight). In all likelihood, these majestic trees will all be gone in 5-10 years.We hope that a few disease resistant trees hang on to repopulate, but their future is bleak. One of the best ways we can help protect our forests to build advocates for the environment. The first step to doing this is going outside and developing a connection with and awareness of with nature. Whether here at Panama Rocks or somewhere else, we hope that you will connect (or reconnect) with and be an advocate for the natural world around us.

Thank you Step Out Buffalo for featuring Panama Rocks! "Jamestown can be done as a quicker trip than most on this list due to its close proximity to Buffalo. Visit the National Comedy Center for your culture fix and head out to Panama Rocks if you have a craving to feel Mother Nature beneath your feet."

I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers. L.M. Montgomery

Panama Rocks. Right now. 6:35pm on Friday, October 16th, 2020. #bewhereyouare

@iloveny reports that peak foliage is here in Chautauqua County! Foliage is beautiful out - oranges, yellows, and greens, dominate the forest canopy and you can SMELL the crisp falling leaves. Consider a stop to @whittierapplefarm_ after your visit for some truly excellent cider! . Panama Rocks is open daily from 10am to 5pm. We encourage all guests to make reservations online at www.PanamaRocks.com. . You CAN make same-day reservations for any open time slot.... . Reservations help us space out groups, prevent crowding, and allow for a quick and contactless entry (with admission paid and waivers signed online). . We will accept walk-ins if the park is not crowded or if you have trouble making a reservation online, but a reservation will guarantee your visit. See more

Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. - Stanley Horowitz

Fall is fully here! Can you smell the fresh fallen leaves? We expect to be at peak foliage this weekend!