Join us for the kick-off to our summer campfire series! Enjoy some s'mores, learn a bit about Nature Up North and what we have going on this summer, and perhaps even take a short walk down to the beaver dam look-out.

This event is free and perfect for all ages. Youth under 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Bring a friend or a family member!

Join staff from Nature Up North, Nicandri Nature Center, Cornell Cooperative Extension, and Indian Creek Nature Center for a four part series on North Country Nature in Flight this summer. Learn how a variety of different animals use flight to their advantage, whether that’s for finding food, showing off to others, or just getting around. Throughout this series we’ll learn to see the skies and its flying critters with a whole new perspective!

New to letterboxing or a letterboxing aficionado, this event is for you! This is an ongoing, unguided program. For more information see https://www.natureupnorth.org/justmynature/lampson-falls-letterboxing

Note that this event has been rescheduled from April 29th and is now happening at the same time (6:30 - 8:00pm) on Friday, May 5th!

Welcome back for another awesome trail race!

Nature Up North is excited to invite you to join us for the 7th Annual Earth Day 7K Trail Run & Walk on Saturday, April 22nd, 2023, at 9:00 am. One of the few annual trail races in the North Country, proceeds from this race benefit local conservation and environmental education initiatives. This race marks 10-years of Nature Up North’s work in the North Country, and is the kickoff to two weeks of special, 10-year celebration events. You don’t want to miss it!

RESCHEDULED to SUNDAY, February 5th at the same time (10:00am - 1:00pm).

The now-famous Newt the Wildlife Detecting Dog (see The Dodo's article: Professional Good Boy Won't Stop Until He's Sniffed Out Every Turtle In Need Of Help) is one of our favorite local celebrities and is here to show us how's it done. Newt's trainer, Dr. Kris Hoffman, and student handler, Julia Sirois will discuss their conservation goals, how Newt was trained, how he finds local endangered animals, and then Newt will give a demo of his skills!

Nature Up North is excited to invite you to a night of stargazing and astronomy at our fall Campfire with St. Lawrence University Physics Professor Aileen O'Donoghue! On this date the moon will be a waning crescent, just four days away from the new moon and a great time to see stars and planets. We’ll start around the campfire at 6:30 pm with a short discussion, followed by the opportunity to join Aileen in small groups at a telescope set up a short distance away. This event is free and open to the public, with s’mores provided. Bring your friends and family!

Mushrooms evoke a wide range of images including fairies and gnomes, poison and decay, and even gourmet dinners for some! To begin to appreciate the numerous roles mushrooms play in ecosystems and human cultures, it is important to be able to find and identify them. In this beginner level walk on the SLU Kip Trail, Claire Burkum, a local mycologist with Burkum Plant Health and Tree Care will introduce us to a few features mycologists use to distinguish different groups of mushrooms.

In our last campfire event of the summer, we’ll be diving into an ages-old tradition for folks sitting around a fire: storytelling! Bring a tale to tell, a listening ear, and an appetite for s’mores. Don’t miss out on the conclusion to our funtastic summer series!