What's Your Nature?
Become a Nature Up North explorer to share your encounters with wild things and wild places in New York's North Country. Post your wildlife sightings, landscape shots, photos from your outings, and even your organization's events!
Love Your Mother 5th Annual Earth Day 7K
The first 50 participants to register will receive a free T-Shirt! (registration form here)
The 5th annual Earth Day 7K is going virtual! Net proceeds will benefit the North Country COVID-19 response!
Nature Up North and the St. Lawrence Land Trust invite you to join us for the 5th annual Earth Day 7K Trail Run & Walk! The virtual race will take place from April 22nd to May 22nd.
How to Participate:
Cardboard Sled Building Workshop
Our 7th annual cardboard sled race is fast approaching!
Join Nature Up North for a cardboard sled-building workshop at the Wachtmeister Field Station. At this workshop, you will learn how to build your own cardboard sled for the race, and we'll have all the materials you'll need! Cardboard, duct tape, plastic bags, glue, and paint are all allowed materials. If you have a box, a color, or plastic bags you want to use, you can bring those with you too.
Cardboard Sled Building Workshop
Our 7th annual cardboard sled race is fast approaching!
Join Nature Up North for a cardboard sled-building workshop at the Wachtmeister Field Station. At this workshop, you will learn how to build your own cardboard sled for the race, and we'll have all the materials you'll need! Cardboard, duct tape, plastic bags, glue, and paint are all allowed materials. If you have a box, a color, or plastic bags you want to use, you can bring those with you too.
First Hike of 2025 - Rainbow Falls!
Join Nature Up North for our first hike of the year!
Charismatic Critters
What would catch your eye more – a photo of a bald eagle or a photo of a freshwater mussel? If both were asking for funding for important conservation work, which would you donate to? For many people the bald eagle is the easy choice. This comes down to the species’ charisma, and some human psychology. Charisma might be something you associate with the recent pop culture term “rizz,” but it can also be considered an attribute of many species. A charismatic species is well-known and popular, and is typically large, somewhat-dangerous, or appealing to humans in some way or another.
Blue-spotted salamander and green frog
While out looking for amphibians I flipped over a log next to the trail. To my surprise this blue-spotted salamander and green frog were right next to each other under the log! This was the first blue-spotted salamander that I've found, and was very exciting.
9th Annual Earth Day 7k Run/Walk
Nature Up North's annual trail run is back!
We're excited to invite you to join us for the 9th Annual Earth Day 7K Trail Run/Walk on Saturday, April 19tht, 2025, at 9:00 am. One of the few annual trail races in the North Country, proceeds from this race benefit local conservation and environmental education initiatives.
7th Annual Cardboard Sled Race
Nature Up North is excited to announce the 6th Annual Winterfest Cardboard Sled Races!
2025 Nature Up North Calendars are Here!
Nature Up North's 2025 calendars are in stores now!
Your purchase of a 2025 calendar helps to support environmental education in the North Country. We pride ourselves on providing free programming year-round to local k-12 schools, scout troops, and the community. None of it would be possible without your support!
Our calendars are made up of photos submitted to us by community members through our encounters page. Check out the encounters we picked for this years calendar here!
Snow Angels
Indiana Jones just loves the first real snow he can make snow Angels in!!