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Summer Paddle
Paddling down the Little River and the Grasse River. Beautiful afternoon.
Birding at Indian Creek Nature Center
Today we went birding at 8am at Indian Creek Nature Center’s Lowland Trail. Even though it is pretty late in the season we saw a lot of birds. At lower lake we saw many green herons, gulls, waxwings, flycatchers, and even a bald eagle and male marsh hawk. In the forest there was mainly thrushes and chickadees.
Cattails: A Tale of Nine Lives
The two cats at my place have endured life-threatening traumas such as falls, fights, and the compulsory “devotions” of small children. It’s amazing the hazards they can survive. Sadly, my contacts in the veterinary field continue to assert that cats have but a single life, and that the whole nine-lives thing is just a cat tale.
Soil Science Workshop
Some people call soil the “skin of the earth”. It’s the base which supports all life on earth, and everything and everyone, relies on it.
Come learn about soil composition and characteristics at this fun, family friendly workshop at the St. Lawrence University Sustainability Program. Please wear comfortable clothing for being out in the sun, and be prepared to get your dirty! Bathrooms and drinking water available. Short tours of the farm animals (goats and chickens) will be available after the program.
Coney Mountain Hike: Foraging for Edible Plants
Join us as we look for edible plants on hike up Coney Mountain! We'll be learning how to find and safely identify edible plants, and enjoying the hike to the top. Having a better understanding of what is edible and what isn't will enhance your connection to the local environment as well as your survival skills. Coney Mountain has an easy to moderate trail, 2 miles round trip, with beautiful views at the top! Meet at the trail head at 10am.
Shuttle available from Canton, meet at the Brewer Bookstore at 8:30am, returning at 2:00pm.
Delicious treasure
This fearless little guy couldn’t care less how close I got so I managed some amazing pictures
Community Campfire: Nature Up North/TAUNY Jam with Barb Heller
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.
Water Sampling at Hart’s Falls
Join Nature Up North and St. Lawrence Land Trust to help sample water quality at Hart’s Falls. The focus at this session will be on macroinvertebrate sampling using the DEC’s WAVE (Water Assessments by Volunteer Evaluators) method. Volunteers, contact info@natureupnorth.org to rsvp. Please bring closed-toed shoes that can get wet. Volunteers of all ages and experience levels welcome. All volunteers below the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
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Water Sampling at Hart’s Falls (rescheduled from 7/17)
**This event was rescheduled from July 17th due to weather.