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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:
Adirondack Park Invasive Plant Program Spring Partner Meeting
oin APIPP staff and the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe to learn about invasive species in the Adirondack PRISM. APIPP will provide updates on upcoming field projects and highlight a water quality monitoring project. Our partners at the St. Regis Mohawk Tribe Environment Division will lead a field trip to highlight their management work to protect ash stands from emerald ash borer. We will also be learning about the role black ash plays in basket weaving and how to pound a log.
Spring Wildflowers at ICNC
Spring ephemerals should be in full bloom and trees will be getting ready to leaf out at the Wildflower Loop; join botanist Anne Johnson at the East Entrance for an enjoyable springtime stroll around the loop and beyond.
World Migratory Bird Day - Every Bird Counts!
This program is co-sponsored by Northern New York Audubon, led by Mary Beth Warburton. The theme of this year’s World Migratory Bird Day is: “Every bird counts - your observations matter”. Join ornithologist Susan Willson, Eileen Wheeler, and Mary Beth Warburton for a morning of enjoying migrants and ICNC resident species. Meet at the main entrance. Bring your own binoculars or borrow them from the Center.
Leaders: Dr. Susan Willson, bird ecologist and SLU Assoc. Professor; Eileen Wheeler, birder and ICNC Board member; and Mary Beth Warburton, birder
Pileated Woodpecker (male)
This male pileated woodpecker is actually staring down the river otter that came out of the water while he was hammering on this tree with his mate. It was quite the unexpected experience. I wish I had captured the entire scene in one frame. I did not want to miss the otter.
Mirror Mirror on the lake - who is the most handsome drake?
I love when the lake is still and reflective. This wood duck drake just happened to appear in the most perfect light. I think he is the most handsome, don't you agree?
River Otter
I was watching a pileated woodpecker pair hammer away at a tree at the lakes edge when this otter came out and seemed to be disturbed by their noise. It was so cool to see the otter out of the water in the spring. I have only seen them out on the ice in the winter months.
Trout Lily and Carpenter Bee
The trout lilies are in bloom around Black Lake. I love these tiny blooms and the trout spotted leaves. The bees seem to enjoy them as well.
10th Annual Earth Day 7K Recap!
It's been a while since we've had Christmas in April, but it seems that Jack Frost was having a great year and wasn't ready to let go quite yet. 80 degree temperatures on Saturday gave way to mid 30's for our Sunday race, with a dusting of snow to welcome our 2026 participants to the course! This year's assortment of refreshments included hot cocoa to keep spirits up ahead of a challenging day on the Kip and Saddlemire trails.
Red Squirrel with a Pinecone
Ran into this little red squirrel munching on a relatively large pinecone in the woods behind St. Lawrence's athletic fields.