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!

Projects

Community Water Monitoring

MOW the Grasse (Monitoring our Water) is a community-based water sampling project on the Grasse River.  

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North Country Wild

Many animals share the North Country with us.  However, not much research has been done to study wildlife in our region.  The team at Nature Up North is working with members of our community to learn more about the animals around us.

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Monitor My Maple

Monitor My Maple is our flagship citizen science project.

Residents volunteer to observe and record seasonal changes (also called phenological changes) in local maple trees.

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Test Project: Northern NY Vernal Pool Watch

This is a fake project for testing purposes. Each spring, temporary wetlands known as vernal pools come alive with the activity of frogs, salamanders, and fairy shrimp.