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!
Black & Long Ponds- Paul Smiths
A nice easy trek along two Adirondack Ponds- Black and Long. The trails are part of the Pauls Smiths VIC. Three lean-tos along the way are nice to stop and take a few pictures. Total mileage was about 3.4 miles RT.
The Blazing Yule Log
The tradition of burning a Yule log has largely fizzled out in most parts of the world. While holiday cards often feature cute, picturesque birch rounds in the hearth, old-time Yule logs in 6th and 7th century Europe were monster tree trunks that were meant to burn all day, and in certain cultures for twelve continuous days, without being entirely used up.
First Weekend Hike
Start the new year off on the right foot by getting outside with Nature Up North! Join us at Lampson Falls Trailhead at 1:00pm on Sunday, January 2nd to get active and enjoy time in nature the first weekend of the year. The trail is a very leisurely 3 mile loop, however the offshoot to the falls is short but a bit steep. Snow cover will be dependent on weather, but if necessary we have snowshoes available for use - please RSVP if you'd like to borrow a pair, otherwise feel free to bring your own!
We can't wait to get outside in 2022 with you!
Spring Surprise
We had the pleasure of watching this cub in the woods, near our home. Frolicking and celebrating Spring.
Nature Up North 2022 Calendars For Sale
Nature Up North calendars are on sale at local businesses through early 2022! 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 seasonal wildlife behavior local to the North Country region.
Another Light Lesson in Loon Music
On Thursday, December 9 at 7:00pm (ET), join Dr. Jay Mager, of Ohio Northern University, for an intriguing evening to learn about loon music and the acoustic structure and function of vocal signals in Common Loons.
Visit adkloon.org to register. A Zoom link will be emailed prior to the start of the event. Presentation will last an hour. Space is limited.