Our 2026 Community Calendar is Here!
Proceeds from calendar sales benefit Nature Up North's community outreach initiatives. Each year, Nature Up North reaches thousands of local residents through guided hikes, paddles, workshops, and K-12 programs. Thanks for your support!
We hope you’ll support our programs and locally-owned businesses by buying a Nature Up North calendar this year. Proceeds from calendar sales directly benefit the community by helping us provide free environmental programming throughout the year. Learn more about Nature Up North and our mission here. Nature Up North calendars are on sale at local businesses through the end of January 2026! These printed calendars feature our favorite photos shared by community members as Encounters on natureupnorth.org in the past year. Calendars also include Nature Notes highlighting the phenological changes and happenings of flora, fauna, and more in the North Country region.
If you haven't, try posting your North Country nature photos as Encounters. Your photos could be included in next year’s calendar! Thanks to everyone who submitted photos to the contest this year for reminding us what a beautiful place we live in.
Get your calendar at one of our participating local businesses:
Nature’s Storehouse, Canton
St. Lawrence University Brewer Bookstore, Canton
TAUNY, Canton
Potsdam Food Co-op, Potsdam
Sevey's Point, Childwold
Otto's Abode, Wanakena
2026 Calendar Photo Contributors by Month
January: Gab Schuckers (Chickadee!, Colton)
February: Erika Barthelmess (Snowy day!, Canton)
March: Troy Parla (First Frog, Rensselaer Falls)
April: Troy Parla (A daybreak walk, Rensselaer Falls)
May: Jennifer Sigmon (Flying Stoat!, Black Lake)
June: Jennifer Sigmon (A Bird in the Bush?, Black Lake)
July: Will de Chabert (Dog-day cicada emerging from cocoon, Canton)
August: Liz Anderson (Geology and a painted turtle at Stone Valley Trail, Colton)
September: David Husic (Barred Own at Upper and Lower Lakes Wildlife Management Area, Rennselaer Falls)
October: Bill Hill (High Rock on the Oswegatchie River, Wanakena)
November: David Husic (Long-tailed Weasel, Rensselaer Falls)
December: Cole Richards (Barred Owl in the Winter Trees, Rossie)
Dan French is a 2021 graduate of Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. While there, he majored in Sustainability with minors in General Business and Management. As an undergrad he had the opportunity to intern with the National Park Service's Office of Policy in Washington D.C., conduct self-led research on the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid's impact on North American species of Hemlock, and was elected sectetary of his universities ultimate fresbee team, Bentley Icehouse. A native of Potsdam NY, Dan spent many summers cultivating his love for outdoor education at 4-H Camp Overlook where he was a camper turned staff for a total of 14 years. In his free time, Dan enjoys hiking in the Adirondacks and skiing when the snow allows. Most recently, Dan returned to the North Country after a one year term of service as an AmeriCorps member in Montana. He served as the National Wildlife Federation's Garden for Wildlife (TM) Coordinator in Missoula and the surrounding area. Now that he's back, Dan hopes to expand his connection to the environment through whitewater kayaking, backpacking, and expanding access to the wonders of the North Country to anyone and everyone who wants to tag along.