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!
Beautiful Sunlight on Kip!
Beautiful, dappled sunlight captured on a cool, April evening on the Kip trail at St. Lawrence University.
Sunsets over the Sustainability Farm
Beautiful sunsets beautiful place
Red Trillium
Saw a ton of these beautiful red trilliums on Cranberry Lake! A lovely way to start the morning after sleeping in the lean-to.
Summer Campfire Series Kickoff!
Can you believe we haven't had an in-person summer campfire since 2019? We sure can't! We're excited to get back in the swing of things with our first campfire of the summer starting at 7:00pm Thursday, June 9th at Wachtmeister Field Station in Canton. The s'mores will be sugary, the fire will be warm, and we hope to see all of our Adirondack chairs filled with community members like yourself!
Our campfire series will be every other Thursday through the first week of August:
June 9th
June 23rd
July 7th
July 21st
August 4th
Ask A Fairy: Spring Into Summer With the Fairies!
We just heard that Thimble and Blossom, our migratory fairy naturalists, are back in the North Country! In the spring they like to bounce on blooming buds, zip around with dragonflies, and take cold dips in freshly melted puddles! Through all their woodland time they’ve become excellent naturalists, and are now here to answer any questions you may have! Between May 27th and June 24th, use the clues to find their homes on trails around the North Country. Once you find their homes, use your phone’s camera to scan the QR code on the sign next to our house.
St. Lawrence Land Trust Bird Walk
Dr. Tom Langen, Clarkson University, will lead a bird walk at Upper and Lower Lakes Wildlife Management Area. We’ve had great success with many bird sightings in the past. The walk is limited to 12 people to respect distancing and create a great experience for those attending. Please RSVP to our email stlawlandtrust@stlawlandtrust.org to reserve your spot.
6th Annual Earth Day 7k Recap
By now any sore muscles have been iced and the race signs have been put away until next year, but we're still thinking about what a great time we had with the runners and walkers who attended Nature Up North's 6th Annual Earth Day 7k last Sunday! Although the morning started off a bit dreary with some sprinkles, by the time the starting countdown hit "go" at 10:30am, the sun was shining and spirits were high. The course followed the St.