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Goldenrod Galls
I came across these goldenrod galls in Heritage Park while participating in the 2019 Nature Up North summer teacher workshop.
Flowers from sugar maple trees
I was showing my students that, yes, maple trees truly do have flowers. And if you zoom in enough, you can even identify all the parts.
Wittaker Falls
Beautiful river to walk down. Fairly shallow at most parts with dramatic falls about a half mile from the trail head.
Some variety of barks at Heritage Park
I took some pictures of the barks of different trees at Heritage Park in Canton. I like seeing how distinctive they are once you look closely.
Sixth annual teacher workshop!
Today begins the 6th annual teacher workshop at Nature Up North, one of my favorite events of the year. We took a stroll through Heritage Park in Canton this morning to grab pictures for the "encounters" feature of the website (if you're reading this, you found an encounter!).
In a Pinch
Sampling a tributary of the St. Regis River for macroinvertebrates yielded a small crayfish! The little arthropod was quite relieved to be returned to its habitat after St. Lawrence Central High School students had the opportunity to observe those mighty claws.