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Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County
Impressive Insects - Nature in Flight Series
Join staff from Nature Up North, Nicandri Nature Center, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and Indian Creek Nature Center for a four part series on North Country Nature in Flight this summer. Learn how a variety of different animals use flight to their advantage, whether that’s for finding food, showing off to others, or just getting around. Throughout this series we’ll learn to see the skies and its flying critters with a whole new perspective!
Maple Weekends at Cornell Extension Learning Farm
Cornell Cooperative Extension Learn Farm is opening up their sugaring production for tours as part of NYS Maple Weekend! Pancake breakfasts each day 9:00 am - 12:00 pm and tours at 10:00 am, 1:00 pm, and 4:00 pm. Plus, on Saturday 3/30 Nature Up North will be joining the fun to help with tours and talk about our citizen science project Monitor My Maple! Stop by to learn how you can get involved with local research.
Maple Weekend Dates:
NYS Maple Weekends March 23-24 & 30-31
During Maple Weekends, maple farms across New York State invite visitors to their “sugar houses” to experience firsthand how pure, mouth-watering maple syrup and other related products are made. Visitors also have the opportunity to enjoy fun, family-friendly activities, taste New York’s freshest syrup and purchase maple products.
Sponsored by the NYS Maple Producers' Association March 23-24 & 30-31, 2019le products.
A map of locations can be found at www.mapleweekend.nysmaple.com
Emerging Invasive Forest Pests Course
Join Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County for this day course at BOCES Education Center in Canton to learn more about several invasive forest pests of emerging concern. Topics include identification, prevention & management of Asian Spotted Lanternfly, Asian Earthworms, Hemlock Woolly Adelgid, and Oak Wilt. Presentations throughout the day will be led by staff from CCE-St. Lawrence, the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation, and the New York State Hemlock Initiative at Cornell University’s Department of Natural Resources.
Adirondack Guide Series - Adirondack Stewards Week
The focus of this week will be introducing teens to different aspects of the Adirondack tradition. Activities include: day-hikes, overnight camping trips, fishing and shooting outings, primitive skills activities, and trips to the Tupper Lake, the Wild Center and John Brown's Farm.
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http://adirondackguideseries.com/adirondack-stewards/
Adirondack Guide Series - High Peaks Explorer Session #3 - Gothics/Wolfjaw
A week-long camp that focuses on developing backcountry stewardship skills in teens, and start them on their journey to explore all 46 High Peaks of the Adirondacks. Led by skilled, seasoned counselors, each session starts with a day hike and overnight during which campers will participate in a variety of team-building activities, learn the importance of Leave-No-Trace principles, and work together to prepare for their culminating two night, three day backpacking trip at the end of the week.
Adirondack Guide Series - High Peaks Explorer Session #2 - Iroquois
A week-long camp that focuses on developing backcountry stewardship skills in teens, and start them on their journey to explore all 46 High Peaks of the Adirondacks. Led by skilled, seasoned counselors, each session starts with a day hike and overnight during which campers will participate in a variety of team-building activities, learn the importance of Leave-No-Trace principles, and work together to prepare for their culminating two night, three day backpacking trip at the end of the week.
Adirondack Guide Series - High Peaks Explorer Session #1 - Big Slide via Yard
A week-long camp that focuses on developing backcountry stewardship skills in teens, and start them on their journey to explore all 46 High Peaks of the Adirondacks. Led by skilled, seasoned counselors, each session starts with a day hike and overnight during which campers will participate in a variety of team-building activities, learn the importance of Leave-No-Trace principles, and work together to prepare for their culminating two night, three day backpacking trip at the end of the week.