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Love Your Mother 5th Annual Earth Day 7K
The first 50 participants to register will receive a free T-Shirt! (registration form here)
The 5th annual Earth Day 7K is going virtual! Net proceeds will benefit the North Country COVID-19 response!
Nature Up North and the St. Lawrence Land Trust invite you to join us for the 5th annual Earth Day 7K Trail Run & Walk! The virtual race will take place from April 22nd to May 22nd.
How to Participate:
A reminder to myself to "see" when I look.
I brought my camera out on a short trip to the lower lake dam, as it had been one of the few spots with open water recently.
I got some quick pictures of some of the swans and merganser that have been residing there for the past month or so.
But it wasn't until I looked at the pictures did I see the ice formations behind the birds and realized I could have focused on them and gotten some interesting images.
There is always tomorrow I suppose.
Tracking Wildlife in Winter
A Canton Winterfest Event! Meet at the Indian Creek main entrance for a couple hours slow walk or snowshoe to look for evidence of winter wildlife. Snowshoes will be provided or bring your own! Rain or shine! No need to sign up, just show up!
Hare tracks in Azure
Did a quick snowshoe up Azure Mountain and found a bunch of snowshoe hare tracks. The picture doesn't do their size justice. I followed them after taking the photo and found where they must have settled down for a night recently. I didn't see any hares while at the top though.
Monitor My Maple
Monitor My Maple
Monitor My Maple is our flagship citizen science project.
Residents volunteer to observe and record seasonal changes (also called phenological changes) in local maple trees.
Snowfall at SLU
Campus looked very pretty the day after a lot of snow fell! I like how the red berries contrast with the snow in this picture.
Postponed to Feb. 14th! Don't miss our 8th Annual Cardboard Sled Race!
Our 8th Annual Cardboard Sled Race is postponed to Saturday, February 14th at 10:00am due to cold temps. To stay up to date on the race, learn the permitted materials, and more, follow this link!
https://www.natureupnorth.org/event/8th-annual-cardboard-sled-race
Cardboard Sled Building Workshop
Our 8th annual cardboard sled race is fast approaching!
Join Nature Up North for a cardboard sled-building workshop at the Wachtmeister Field Station. At this workshop, you will learn how to build your own cardboard sled for the race, and we'll have all the materials you'll need! Cardboard, duct tape, plastic bags, glue, and paint are all allowed materials. If you have a box, a color, or plastic bags you want to use, you can bring those with you too.
Cardboard Sled Building Workshop
Our 8th annual cardboard sled race is fast approaching!
Join Nature Up North for a cardboard sled-building workshop at the Wachtmeister Field Station. At this workshop, you will learn how to build your own cardboard sled for the race, and we'll have all the materials you'll need! Cardboard, duct tape, plastic bags, glue, and paint are all allowed materials. If you have a box, a color, or plastic bags you want to use, you can bring those with you too.
Looking for Evidence of Wildlife in Winter
Meet at the Indian Creek main entrance for a couple hours slow walk or snowshoe to look for evidence of winter wildlife. Snowshoes will be provided or bring your own! Rain or shine! Contact Tom for more information or just show up!
Leader: Tom Van de Water, Co-President ICNC Board of Directors