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Recreation
Trail Steward Posted on Cascade
The trails stewards do such a great job of answering questions and helping hikers.
Summer float at Ausable Chasm
Floating down Ausable chasm is a Adirondack classic :-) See the little blue boat?
A touch of winter from Whiteface
It was one of the last days the road up Whiteface was open. It was hard frosty white on top and a carpet of autumn leaves down below.
Nature Up North Invades Heritage Park!
Sunny, warm summer day...perfect for exploring the park as part of the 2017 Nature Up North Educators Workshop.
Wonderful Turnout for the Mushroom Workshop!
Claire Burkum brought mushrooms, a wealth of knowledge, and a whole lot of energy to Wachtmeister Field Station for a mushroom workshop this Saturday. 25 people got out in the woods to do some mushroom hunting, and Claire taught about the anatomy of mushrooms, as well as some methods of identifying fungus. There are thousands upon thousands of fungi in the North Country alone, so there are plenty of specimens to practice identifying!
Wildflower Drawing
Had a great time getting to know a flower today. I've met Queen Anne's Lace before, but siting down and drawing it let me get truly acquainted, and I noticed details and parts of the plant I'd never noticed before. Nature drawing rocks!
Water Monitoring Training with SLLT
St. Lawrence Land Trust volunteers met with Nature Up North interns Liz and Maya to learn more about our new water monitoring project, soon to be publicized on our website. NCPR intern Claire also participated to gain insight for an upcoming story on our project - stay tuned! Volunteers familiarized themselves with the protocol procedures, collected physical, chemical, and biological data to assess water quality, and gave feedback for future volunteer trainings. Thanks to our volunteers for a beautiful, sunny morning on the Grasse River!