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!

Community Campfire - Game Camera Sneak Peak!

October 19, 2024 - 6:00 PM to October 19, 2024 - 8:00 PM

Come hang out with Nature Up North by the fire on a Saturday evening! As the weather starts to cool and the bugs subside, a campfire is a perfect way to enjoy a North Country night. Head to the Wachtmeister Field Station between 6-8 to enjoy the fire, company, and s'mores!

Community Campfire!

September 21, 2024 - 6:00 PM to September 21, 2024 - 8:00 PM

When hobbies intersect: Radio and Wilderness

Are you looking to spend more time in the backcountry? While spending days or weeks away from civilization is a great adventure, you may have some worries about safety. Garmin in reach and other devices allow for backcountry communication but come with a large price tag. Still, there is something else that allows for 2 way communication and is a fraction of the price. It's traveling through the air all around us. Invisible to the eye, but giving some the ability to communicate at the speed of light.

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Jen's visit with the snapping turtle.

The heavy rains left over from hurricane Debbie had not raised the level of the Oswegatchie yet, but it did create multiple frog puddles over the lawns of neighborhood yards.

While out looking for the frogs, Jen saw a turtle break the surface, so as it didn't seem to care we where there, she got closer to view it.

Just after this photo, it walked over to her, and bumped her get a few times while leaving against her fur a few minutes before we all departed ways.

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Bat!

Walking in to work and spotted this little guy crawling across the sidewalk around 8am. Came back with an oven mitt to move him and found him climbing the tree. Came back around noon and found him still between the first branches sleeping. My buddy guess is Large Brown Bat. No obvious signs of white nose syndrome.

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Crayfish Crawl in Eel Weir State Park

September 15, 2024 - 3:30 PM to 5:00 PM

Join us Sunday, September 15th at Eel Weir State Park to learn about and interact with our Native St. Lawrence County Crayfish. The event will be from 3:30- 5:00, and we will cover admission to the park for anyone who arrives before 3:20. Water shoes and a Bathing Suit recommended but not required. We hope to see you all there!

The "Cray"zy fish of North Country Waterways

When I was young, what fascinated me most about the outdoors was discovery. The unveiling of a whole teeming world right outside always kept me coming back. One moment I remember fondly was my father showing me a Crayfish for the first time on the shore of Lake Ontario. I couldn't believe that such a strange and fascinating creature with huge pincers and strange long antennae was dwelling in the same place I would go swimming with my family.

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