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!
Birdfeed Ornaments
Made from cereal, seeds, and string, these ornaments are meant to be eaten….by the birds!!
Join us in making edible ornaments for our feeding stations outside, and make one to take home for your feathered friends!!
Early winter sunsets
On my way back from a hike at Carry Falls reservoir, the sun setting against the overcast skies were too good to pass up.
2018 Nature Up North Calendars
We are pleased to announce that 2018 Nature Up North calendars are on sale now through January! The printed calendar features some of our favorite photos shared by community members as Encounters on natureupnorth.org in the past year. They also feature Nature Notes highlighting seasonal wildlife behavior to look for each month.
Stunning Winter Sunset
A little bit of color in the middle of winter....
Caterpillar Soup
When it comes to personal growth, the Wicked Witch of the West had the right idea. Quite possibly she got it from monarch butterflies, which must exist in Oz, since they are found worldwide except for polar regions. Many times, a rearrangement of the self-image we have come to know is needed to achieve our fullest potential. In my experience this is always hard, and seldom is it voluntary.
Khyber Slide (Upper Wolfjaw) 2017: November Early Season Ice
Khyber's Slide on Upper Wolfjaw Mountain. Hunting early season ice with Dan Plumley and Loren Swears. The pitches run up to WI3 grade ice.
Sunrise on Mt. Arab
As the fog cleared from the lower elevations, it left behind a layer of frost on the trees. I like to imagine it was snow.
Wednesday Woods Walk at the Nicandri Nature Center
Join Nicandri Nature Center naturalist and trails manager Joel Danko every Wednesday this fall through Memorial Day for a guided walk of our trails! Enjoy trekking the trails and learning about the names, habits, and habitats of the plants and animals found in Robert Moses State Park! Dress for the weather! Free!
Young naturalists visit the St. Lawrence Sustainability Program
Have you ever attended a nature walk that included tree hugging, candy and a human-sized emerald ash borer? Thanks to the nine students participating in the St. Lawrence Sustainability Program this fall, 20 girl scouts from the Canton and Hermon-deKalb have. This nature-based lesson took place at the Sustainability Farm and focused on teaching the girl scouts about sustainability, invasive species, and the carbon cycle.