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!
Theseus and the Minotaur Rogaine
North Country Orienteering is holding a scavenger hunt event in South Hammond State Forest. Flags will be hung in the forest and indicated on a detailed topographic map with some land features marked. Using only that map and a compass, find as many flags in the allotted time: 3, 6 or 9 hours. We are schedule- and pandemic-friendly: Arrive at any time on or after 7 am, study the map for as long as you want, and begin when you are ready. No mass start. You can be competitive or just enjoy a hike in the woods. This is a great way to explore N
St. Lawrence Land Trust Guided Bird Walk
St. Lawrence Land Trust Guided Bird Walk onSaturday, May 8, 8am. Dr. Tom Langen will lead a bird walk at Upper and Lower Lakes Wildlife Management Area. We’ve had great success with sightings in the past. Thus it is limited to 15 people to respect distancing and create a great experience for those attending. Please RSVP to our email stlawlandtrust @ stlawlandtrust.org to reserve your spot.
Sure signs of Spring!
Walking through the woods and came across the site sign of Spring...pussywillows!
Chandelier Ice
At the falls I noticed this limb in the water with these beautiful and unique icicles hanging off from it. The sunlight and water were reflecting from them just gorgeous and it reminded me of a chandelier!
Jefferson salamander!
When going out on the back porch of my townhouse last night on St. Lawrence University campus, I saw this Jefferson salamander! I believe this is a Jefferson salamander, but it has been a while since I took herpetology here at SLU.
Spring peepers!
As the sun went down, and I walked towards the golf course at SLU, the sound of spring peepers (Pseudacris crucifer) filled the air! Following their sound and the light of my flashlight, I eventually found one of the tiny frogs in a vernal pool. Herping season is here!
Share your opinions about renewable energy and biodiversity in the North Country
Our names are Cole Weigartz and Kayla Edmunds, and we are undergraduate students enrolled in the Conservation Biology class at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. We are working under the direction of Dr. Erika Barthelmess, a faculty member at St. Lawrence University. We are conducting research for a case study on the trade-off between green energy infrastructure and wildlife conservation in the North Country. We hope to gain insight on the public opinion about green energy development and wildlife conservation in the region in order to propose potential solutions.
Share your opinions about outdoor recreation in the North Country
Our names are Aliya Brown, Ryan Heuss and Kendrew Van Gorder, and we are undergraduate students at St. Lawrence University in Canton, NY. We are working under the direction of Dr. Erika Barthelmess, a faculty member at St. Lawrence University. We are conducting research as part of a case study project for our Conservation Biology class. Our case study is focused on the A2A trail, a proposed recreation trail within the Algonquin to Adirondacks (A2A) wildlife corridor.
The St. Lawrence Land Trust's 6th Annual State of the Rivers Talk: "Water in the North Country."
Join us virtually on Wednesday March 24 at 7pm for an evening presentation and discussion with Ry Rivard, water reporter for the Adirondack Explorer. For the past six years, Rivard has reported on water and the environment. Before coming to New York a year and a half ago, he was a reporter in San Diego. Topics of the talk will focus on road salt, dams, and other water quality issues in the North Country.
North Country Voices: Elyssa Twedt
Elyssa Twedt is an Assistant Professor in the Psychology Department where she teaches Introduction to Psychology, Research Methods, Sensation and Perception, and a seminar on Cognitive Science. She has spent the majority of her life in the south including Florida, Tennessee, and most recently, Virginia, so moving to the North Country in 2015 was a big change. Elyssa gave us some insight on her research as well as some benefits of being outdoors.
What does your research entail?
