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Love Is in the Air: Calliope women’s choir welcomes spring

Calliope Women’s Choir returns to St. Andrew’s...

55+ Expo, June 4

There’s something for everyone at the 55+...

Popup LITT class, June 17

LIIT class stands for Low-Impact Interval Training. It’s a...

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Calling all curious young minds! Hands-on nature learning

Mississippi Valley Field Naturalist’s Young Naturalist program is gearing up for a new season!  This winter and spring we will be continuing our once-a-month sessions, where we’ll be exploring...

The Famous Last Words of Jane Goodall: November 23

You are invited to join your neighbours to honour the extraordinary life and legacy of Dame (& Dr.)  Jane Goodall (1934-2025). Jane Goodall died in California from a cardiopulmonary arrest...

$17,400 OTF grant improves safe trail access at Poole Family Nature Sanctuary

On Friday, Lanark-Frontenac-Kingston MPP John Jordan met with the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust (MMLT) to celebrate the completion of a project made possible by a $17,400 Capital Grant from...
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Snowbirds

Bob Lesser sends us these lovely photos of some birds around town yesterday, who were presumably wondering just what on earth was going on...

MVFN to award $1000+ for nature studies

Spring is the time for the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) to accept student applications for the Cliff Bennett Nature Bursary Awards. This year, one...

Register for MVFN Young Naturalist sessions

Registration still open for Winter/Spring Sessions of the MVFN Young Naturalists These Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists Young Naturalist sessions are held at the beautiful...

MVFN Spring Gathering highlights

Sparkling MVFN Spring Gathering featured generosity of community here and in the North At the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) annual Spring Gathering held on...

Wild Parsnip pesticide spraying: Just Say No

Do you think damaging or killing all broad-leaf plants to control one on Mississippi Mills rural roadsides is short sighted? Pesticide spraying along your Mississippi...

Moose on the Loose!

by Cheryl Baxter There has been quite the kerfuffle in the Ottawa Valley the last couple of weeks.  It has been all over Facebook! Now &...

Bluebird boxes for sale, volunteer-made in Almonte

The boxes are $20 each and include instructions and mounting screw nails. The bluebird boxes were constructed earlier this week by a team of...

MVFN invites applications for $1000 student nature bursary

The Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) Cliff Bennett Nature Bursary Awards Committee is seeking a student who wants to make a difference in meeting...

White Lake campground expansion rallies concerned residents

2nd Public Meeting Scheduled for April 5th March 21, 2016 – White Lake, Mississippi Mills: The proposed expansion of the White Lake Campground has raised...

Rapids Club Tail Dragonfly: federal government wants to hear from you

by Edith Cody-Rice The federal government appears to be reentering the environmental protection field that it largely abandoned under the Harper government. A number of...

Exploring the wonders of Purdon Conservation Area

by Cheryl Morris On Thursday February 18, 2016, the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) will host the fifth presentation of the season. The theme for...

Chad Clifford on soundscaping: listening to the orchestra of the wild

NOTE: The following is a reflection on Chad Clifford’s January natural history presentation to the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN). Join MVFN February 18th...

MVFN Young Naturalists sessions start soon

MVFN's Young Naturalists (YN) program is set to begin again for the Winter/Spring sessions. If you are interested in registering a child for this...

The Land Between on TVO

Readers of the Millstone will be interested in this excellent series on TVO. It deals, in  three high-definition documentary episodes, with our area, the...
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