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4 tires; lots of tread. For Side...

Yoga with Lisa

Chair Yoga & Gentle Hatha (Mat) Yoga...

Answers to Diana’s Quiz, September 5 2026

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Explore Ontario’s highlands with Upland Nature Guides

Official launch of Upland Nature Guides Outdoor business offers guided day hikes across Ontario’s highlands Griffith, Greater Madawaska: August 2026 marks the official launch of Upland Nature Guides Inc., a new...

One Small Step into Nature: Discover the Festival of the Wild Child

Every great journey begins with one small step. An acorn starts small before growing into a mighty oak tree. A tiny tadpole transforms into a frog, and a caterpillar slowly...

Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust secures new Clyde Lake Nature Reserve

Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust secures new Clyde Lake Nature Reserve with strong community and partner support The Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust (MMLT) is pleased to announce the successful acquisition...
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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...

Open letter to OMNRF minister about Endangered Species Act

Open Letter to the Honourable Bill Mauro, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry of Ontario Dear Minister Mauro: Re: Is OMNRF the best custodian of the...

Local birders take part in 65th Carleton Place Christmas Bird Count

by Iain Wilkes On December 27th local birders took part in the Audubon Society’s 116th Christmas Bird Count (CBC) supported within Canada by Bird Studies...

Turtle fence on Dwyer Hill Road

by Edith Cody-Rice Have you wondered what the workmen have been doing recently on Dwyer Hill Road, installing a wire fence in the ditch...

MVFN concludes Burnt Lands Alvar campaign

Submitted by Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists The almost year-long efforts of the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) to oppose a proposed small development at the...

Ontario Nature’s fight to uphold the Endangered Species Act

By Gretta Bradley, MVFN Program Chair Dr. Anne Bell, Director of Conservation and Education for Ontario Nature, and guest speaker at the Mississippi Valley Field...

Nature up close

by Brent Eades As some readers will know, I enjoy bird photography, which requires a large lens that allows you to get close to things...

Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists flock to Point Pelee National Park

by Neil Carleton They went, they saw, they heard, and they’ll never forget the unique experience of visiting the best location in inland North America to...

Trees and our past

by Michael Macpherson The Heritage Tree Workshop held in the Old Town Hall on February 11th brought arbour experts and admirers together to learn about...

Common Loon family on Clayton Lake

by Brent Eades Karen Riches of Clayton has been posting lovely photos to the Lanark Bird Spot Facebook group of a family of Commons Loons...

Two area students to benefit from Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists’ Cliff Bennett Nature Bursaries

The Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) are pleased to announce that on June 19th Cliff Bennett Nature Bursary awards were presented to two local...

Biking birders in fine feather for annual avian adventure

 by Neil Carleton   Since the 2009 launch of Bicycle Month in Mississippi Mills, Birders on Bikes has been a successful annual event for many outdoor...
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