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!
Brews & Tunes to Benefit Adirondack Loons
Join the Adirondack Center for Loon Conservation at Raquette River Brewing Sunday, September 8, from 3-6 for an afternoon of beer and music to benefit Adirondack Loons. There will be loon games and trivia, a name the chick contest, and a raffle for a basket of Raquette River Beer. Bring in an ounce or more of lead fishing tackle and receive a free raffle ticket! A brief presentation on the “Unexpected Side of Adirondack Loons” will take place. Music will be provided by Peter Etka and Company.
Small Milkweed Bug
I was looking for birds at Wilson Hill Wildlife Management Area on Sunday but the birding was rather slow. As I sometimes do when birds aren't cooperating I started looking for insects and noticed a numbers of adult small milkweed bugs on some of the roadside milkweed plants. This is one of a number of insect species that specializes on milkweed, of which the Monarch is most famous.
Monitor My Maple Teacher's Guide
This is a teacher's guide for the Monitor My Maple project. It includes examples of standards, clear instructions for starting the project, and FAQ's.
Monitory My Maple Teacher Guide
This is a teacher's guide for the Monitor My Maple project. It includes examples of standards, clear instructions for starting the project, and FAQ's.
Monitor My Maple Lab (Fall)
This lesson plan and worksheet walks students through making observations about maple trees, developing a hypothesis, and analyzing their results by graphing.
Monitor My Maple Lab (Fall)
This lesson plan and worksheet walks students through making observations about maple trees, developing a hypothesis, and analyzing their results by graphing.
Zinnias and cosmos in bloom in the yard
We've got zinnias and cosmos still blooming in the garden. Nice color in August.
Long and Round Ponds, Croghan
This is a nice paddle on two ponds that are fed by the West Branch of the Oswegatchie. The northern part of Long Pond is home to the Oswegatchie Education Center and is pretty busy with kids enjoying the Adirondack summer. The day I paddled was also the day that the kids were taken up for floatplane rides. From Lond Pond, you can find a channel to head upstream on the West Branch, but it soon becomes a rock garden. I paddled about 4 miles.