Nature Up North 2025 Calendars Are Here!
Proceeds from calendar sales benefit Nature Up North's community outreach initiatives. Each year, Nature Up North reaches hundreds of local residents through guided hikes, paddles, workshops, and K-12 programs. Thanks for your support!
We hope you’ll support our programs and locally-owned businesses by buying a Nature Up North calendar this year. Proceeds from calendar sales directly benefit the community by helping us provide free environmental programming throughout the year. Learn more about Nature Up North and our mission here. Nature Up North calendars are on sale at local businesses through the end of January 2025! These printed calendars feature our favorite photos shared by community members as Encounters on natureupnorth.org in the past year. Calendars also include Nature Notes highlighting the phenological changes and happenings of flora, fauna, and more local to the North Country region.
If you haven't, try posting your North Country nature photos as Encounters. Your photos could be included in next year’s calendar! Thanks to everyone who submitted photos to the contest this year for reminding us what a beautiful place we live in.
Get your calendar at one of our participating local businesses:
Nature’s Storehouse, Canton
TAUNY Folkstore, Canton
St. Lawrence University Brewer Bookstore, Canton
Potsdam Food Co-op, Potsdam
Joseph's Jewelry and Gifts, Massena
3 Seasons Whimsical Finds, Ogdensburg
Sevey's Point, Childwold
Otto's Abode, Wanakena
2024 Calendar Photo Contributors by Month
January: Jennifer Sigmon. (Foxy Friday, Black Lake)
February: Jennifer Sigmon. (Coyote on Ice, Black Lake)
March: Lori Pryce (Eagle with Prey, Massena)
April: Liz Anderson (Red-Backed Salamander, South Colton)
May: Gab Schuckers (Butterfly at Field Station, Canton)
June: Ben Dixon (Spruce Grouse Fledglings in the Massawepie Mire, Childwold)
July: Troy Parla (The Showdown, Rensselaer Falls)
August: Troy Parla (Hart's Falls from Eagles Perspective, Pyrites)
September: Liz Anderson (Green Frog on the Huckleberry Lake Trail, Edwards)
October: Troy Parla (The Calming Storm, Rensselaer Falls)
November: Ryley Spilman (Sunrise at Azure, St. Regis Falls)
December: Dan French (Early Season Skiing, Wilmington)
Dan French is a 2021 graduate of Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. While there, he majored in Sustainability with minors in General Business and Management. As an undergrad he had the opportunity to intern with the National Park Service's Office of Policy in Washington D.C., conduct self-led research on the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid's impact on North American species of Hemlock, and was elected sectetary of his universities ultimate fresbee team, Bentley Icehouse. A native of Potsdam NY, Dan spent many summers cultivating his love for outdoor education at 4-H Camp Overlook where he was a camper turned staff for a total of 14 years. In his free time, Dan enjoys hiking in the Adirondacks and skiing when the snow allows. Most recently, Dan returned to the North Country after a one year term of service as an AmeriCorps member in Montana. He served as the National Wildlife Federation's Garden for Wildlife (TM) Coordinator in Missoula and the surrounding area. Now that he's back, Dan hopes to expand his connection to the environment through whitewater kayaking, backpacking, and expanding access to the wonders of the North Country to anyone and everyone who wants to tag along.