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!

BHCS Bob

Maple Species
Red Maple

First snow on Whiteface!

Whiteface got the first big snow of the season on October 18! We skinned up the auto road, and found around 7 inches of snow on the summit, full-blown winter up there.

Evening paddle

Had a lovely evening paddle on the Grasse and Little Rivers. With all the rain recently, the Grasse was running so high it was difficult to paddle upriver. We saw a muskrat along the banks of the Little River.

How to Make Paper with Invasive Plants

Don’t know what to do with the invasive plants in your backyard? You can make paper!

Lifting a paper making screen to reveal wet paper

SLU Students Host Conversation after Oct. 4th Climate Vigil

*to learn about the history of the Monthly Climate Action Vigil, started by Little River Community School high school student Alex Calk with support from North Country 350 Alliance, read Alex’s October 3rd, 2019 ‘In the Schools’ blog post.

 

SLU students hold signs protesting climate change.
Protesters hold signs and flags at the climate vigil in Canton.