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Nature Up North/TAUNY

Community Campfire: Nature Up North/TAUNY Jam with Barb Heller

Event date and time
August 1, 2019 - 7:15 PM to August 1, 2019 - 8:45 PM
Event description

TAUNY and Nature Up North invite you to a night of music and fun around the campfire! Bring your guitar, your friends, and family for a campfire sing/play-along jam featuring NCPR’s Barb Heller. We'll be playing and singing traditional campfire songs with a few requests added. No musical expertise required, just 4 or 5 basic chords will do it. Barb will guide you through the chord changes, so just come and have a good time. This event is free and open to the public. S’mores will be provided! Come a few minutes early if you need help tuning up.

Intro to Invasives: Garlic Mustard Pull & Pesto Workshop - CANCELED

Event date and time
May 16, 2019 - 3:00 PM to May 23, 2019 - 5:00 PM
Event description

*Please note - this workshop has been canceled. Check out the fact sheet attached below to learn about pulling garlic mustard on your own and for our pesto recipe!

Are you curious which invasive species (might) live in your backyard? Join us for our annual Garlic Mustard Pull and Pesto Workshop at TAUNY on Thursday, May 16th. This year, we're expanding to include a brief overview of common backyard invasives in the North Country. 

EAB Volunteer Training: Gouverneur Library

Event date and time
July 24, 2018 - 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
Event description

Emerald ash borer was confirmed in St. Lawrence County last August and is already on the way to becoming a public safety concern. Infested trees can die in 1-3 years, and are at risk of falling on homes and powerlines. Join us for a free workshop at the Gouverneur Public Library to learn how you can help slow the spread by monitoring trees near you.

Campfire Jam with Barb Heller

Event date and time
August 2, 2018 - 7:30 PM to August 2, 2018 - 9:00 PM
Event description

Nature Up North and TAUNY invite you to a night of music and fun around the fire! Bring your guitar, your friends, and family for a night of sing/play-along with NCPR's Barb Heller. We'll be playing and singing traditional campfire songs with a few requests added. No musical expertise required, just 4 or 5 basic chords will do it. Barb will guide you through the chord changes, so just come and have a good time. Not interested in playing? Just come to sing or listen! This event is free and open to the public. Come a few minutes early if you need help tuning up. S’mores will be provided!

Garlic Mustard Pull and Pesto Workshop in Canton

Event date and time
May 19, 2018 - 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Event description

Garlic mustard is an invasive herb that threatens native tree and wildflower species in our local forests. Fortunately for us, we can help control its spread by…. eating it!

Campfire Jam with Barb Heller - New date!

Event date and time
July 13, 2017 - 7:30 PM to July 13, 2017 - 9:00 PM
Event description

Nature Up North and TAUNY invite you to a night of music and fun around the fire! Bring your guitar, your friends, and family for a night of sing/play-along with NCPR's Barb Heller. We'll be playing and singing traditional campfire songs with a few requests added. No musical expertise required, just 4 or 5 basic chords will do it. Barb will guide you through the chord changes, so just come and have a good time. Not interested in playing? Just come to sing or listen! This event is free and open to the public. Come a few minutes early if you need help tuning up. S’mores will be provided!

CANCELLED: Nature Up North/TAUNY Campfire Jam featuring Barb Heller

Event date and time
August 27, 2015 - 7:30 PM
Event description

Bring your guitar and your friends and family for a campfire sing/play-along jam featuring NCPR’s Barb Heller! This will be our final community campfire of the summer.

Expertise is NOT required...just 4 or 5 basic chords will do it. Barb will guide you through the chord changes, so just come and have a good time. We'll be playing and singing traditional campfire songs, with a few requests added. No pressure -just fun! S’more supplies are on the house. Come a few minutes early if you need help tuning up.

Nature Up North/TAUNY Campfire Jam featuring Barb Heller

Event date and time
June 18, 2015 - 7:30 PM
Event description

Bring your guitar and your friends and family for a campfire sing /play -along jam featuring NCPR’s Barb Heller! Expertise NOT required...just 4 or 5 basic chords will do it. Barb will guide you through the chord changes, so just come and have a good time. We'll be playing and singing traditional campfire songs, with a few requests added. No pressure -just fun! S’more supplies are on the house. Come a few minutes early if you need help tuning up. The campfire jam will be held at the Wachtmeister Field Station at the south end of the SLU campus in Canton.

Become and Invasivore: Garlic Mustard Pull and Pesto Prep Workshop

Event date and time
May 16, 2015 - 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Event description

Garlic Mustard is an invasive herb that threatens native species in our local forests. Fortunately for us, we can help control its spread by… eating it. Join Nature Up North in helping to pull garlic mustard from two sites where it is spreading around Canton. Then we’ll meet back at TAUNY for a demonstration on how to turn this invasive weed into a tasty pesto. The event schedule will be as follows:

Nature Up North/TAUNY Campfire Jam featuring Barb Heller

Event date and time
June 26, 2014 - 7:30 PM to June 26, 2014 - 9:00 PM
Event description

Bring your guitar and your friends and family for a campfire sing /play -along jam featuring NCPR’s Barb Heller! Expertise NOT required...just 4 or 5 basic chords will do it. Barb will guide you through the chord changes, so just come and have a good time. We'll be playing and singing traditional campfire songs, with a few requests added. No pressure -just fun! S’more supplies are on the house. Come a few minutes early if you need help tuning up.