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!
Community Paddle - Topic TBD
Join us for another installment of our Community Paddle series! Every other week we gather at the Little River boat launch on outer Park St. in Canton at 6:30 for a paddle on the Little and Grasse Rivers. We provide the boats, paddles, and life jackets, you provide the paddle power!
The topic for this session still needs to be decided, but be sure to register ahead of time here!
https://www.natureupnorth.org/form/2026-july-11-paddle-registration
Community Paddle - Topic TBD
Join us for another installment of our Community Paddle series! Every other week we gather at the Little River boat launch on outer Park St. in Canton at 6:30 for a paddle on the Little and Grasse Rivers. We provide the boats, paddles, and life jackets, you provide the paddle power!
The topic for this session still needs to be decided, but be sure to register ahead of time here!
https://www.natureupnorth.org/form/2026-june-27-paddle-registration
Community Paddle - Birding!
Join us for the first edition of our summer 2026 Community Paddle series! Every other week we meet at the Little River boat launch on outer Park St. at 6:30 for a paddle on the Little and Grasse Rivers with a lesson on nature we see along the way! Life jackets, paddles, and boats are all provided for free.
Community Campfire - Topic TBD
Join us for another installment of our Community Campfire series! The topic for this campfire is still up in the air, but there are some things you can count on. There will be a campfire, there will be s'mores, and we will be exploring the outdoors. We hope to see you there!
Community Campfire - Topic TBD
Join us for another installment of our Community Campfire series! The topic for this campfire is still up in the air, but there are some things you can count on. There will be a campfire, there will be s'mores, and we will be exploring the outdoors. We hope to see you there!
Community Campfire - Topic TBD
Join us for another installment of our Community Campfire series! The topic for this campfire is still up in the air, but there are some things you can count on. There will be a campfire, there will be s'mores, and we will be exploring the outdoors. We hope to see you there!
Community Campfire - Wild Edibles
Join us for another installment of our Community Campfire series! The topic for this campfire is edible plants. Departing from the Wachtmeister Field Station, we'll explore nearby trails for a few identifiable and edible plants that can be found around the North Country. Following our exploration, we'll return to the campfire for s'mores, and for the brave, a taste of what they collected.
Stop by between 7:00pm - 9:00pm on Friday, June 19th!
Community Campfire - Finding Amphibians
Our summer community campfire series is back!
Our first campfire of the year will be investigating the world of amphibians! Early June is the perfect time to find frogs, toads, salamanders, and more! The Kip Trail is the perfect ecosystem as well, with seasonal vernal pools all over the place and the Little River right next door. We're bound to find all sorts of critters.
Mark your calendars for our summer events!
Now is the time to start planning summer adventures outside! We've got our summer campfire and paddle series dates set with more events coming in early June. Check our events page to see what lines up with your schedule! We're excited to see you outside soon.