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!
Dan French
Dan French is a 2021 graduate of Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts. While there, he majored in Sustainability with minors in General Business and Management. As an undergrad he had the opportunity to intern with the National Park Service's Office of Policy in Washington D.C., conduct self-led research on the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid's impact on North American species of Hemlock, and was elected secretary of his universities ultimate fresbee team, Bentley Icehouse.
Ask A Fairy: Fall Weather brings Fall Fairies!
Thimble and Blossom are back on North Country Trails this fall! While they migrate south for warmer weather each winter, Thimble and Blossom stop over for a couple months on our trails to enjoy the fall foliage, tuck in the bears for hibernation, and to answer all of your nature questions! They stopped by Nature Up North to tell us how excited they are to see who can find their homes and to deliver their clues. Visit one of the trails below and follow their clues to find where Thimble and Blossom live! Write a question on the notebook, or scan the QR code on the sign to fill out our form.
Spruce Grouse Fledglings in the Massawepie Mire
While walking the Massawepie Mire railbed, I was thrilled to spot two Spruce Grouse fledglings in the boreal habitat west of the crossing of the South Branch Grasse River. The DEC and regional ecologists have been working to establish a breeding population of this endangered species, with their efforts including the release of males and females. It was therefore wonderful to see successful breeding. I was fortunate enough to have one of the fledglings fly into the boughs of a conifer to pose for photos.
Fall Trail Workday at Indian Creek Nature Center
Join INCN Board members for a workday to help clean up the Nature Center from summer storms and get it ready for the winter. Tools will be supplied, or you can bring your own. There is always plenty of work for all!
If you would like to receive notices of upcoming programs at Indian Creek, let us know by sending an email to indiancreeknaturecenterny@gmail.com
Green Frog on the Huckleberry Lake trail
While hiking the trail to Huckleberry Lake I came across a wetland area with a ton of frogs! This frog was sitting on a rock looking out over the pond, and let me get very close to take this picture.
Community Tree ID Walk
Come join Nature Up North on a tree identification walk!
Bird Walk at Harts Falls
Bird walk at Harts Falls Saturday Sept. 28 at 8 am. Tom Langen, St. Lawrence Land Trust Board Member and professor at Clarkson University, will lead this walk to look for fall migrants and resident birds. Meet at the Preserve's parking lot at the intersection of Pink Schoolhouse Road and the Pyrites-Russell Rd. For more details about Harts Falls and a map, please visit our website https://www.stlawlandtrust.org/harts-falls-preserve1.html