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Noreen Young Award for the Arts by Puppets Up! achieves a major endowment milestone

Left to right – Jenny Sheffield, Artistic...

Christine Southwick — obituary

Christine Lesley Southwick (Mom, Sister, Friend) In her...

Leaves are falling: drop off yours

For each of the past four years,...

Nature

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Fall colours are coming – plan your Blueberry Mountain hike

September can be a deceptive month – warm, bright, and summery at first glance – yet quietly carrying the promise of crisp air and brilliant colour. As the landscape...

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...
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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...

Cliff Bennett receives the 2014 Stan Hodgkiss Canadian Outdoorsperson of the Year

 Cliff Bennett of Carleton Place, Ontario is the recipient of the Canadian Wildlife Federation 2014 Stan Hodgkiss Canadian Outdoorsperson of the Year award, in...

Almonte's Mississippi Valley Young Naturalist program featured on North Country Public Radio

Almonte's Mississippi Valley Young Naturalist program is featured on North Country Public Radio in New York state. Listen to the item here. We may...

Almonte Riverside Trail is open

by Jordan Smith The Almonte Riverside Trail (ART), which runs 7.5 km from Strathburn St. in Almonte to the Mill of Kintail, is open for...

Observing through the ‘Sucker Holes’

Monday night April 28 was the only night without precipitation in the forecast,  so we took our chances to see if we could peer...

Complete Birds of North America is now at the Almonte library

 by Neil Carleton You may have seen some of them on December 30th if you were traveling within a fifteen kilometer radius of Watson’s Corners. ...

Winter hiking continues in 2014

by Neil Carleton The Monday morning walks of outdoor enthusiasts will continue in the new year, and you’re invited to take part. Strolling along winter trails...

Backyard birds, December 16

by Brent Eades This week I've had the usual species for the time of year, although with many more House Finches than is typical for...

More backyard birds

by Brent Eades We're in that gloomy time of year for birders -- those who work in the city at least -- it's dark when...

More backyard birds

by Brent Eades This week I had Tree Sparrows, House Finches and Dark-Eyed Juncos in sizable numbers. A few Goldfinches dropped by most days, and...

A predatory backyard bird visitor

by Brent Eades On Saturday morning I heard a twittering of distressed birds and looked out at the feeders, which my camera is always pointing...

More backyard birds

by Brent Eades There are mostly the 'usual suspects' in my yard this week: Blue Jays, Northern Cardinals, Dark-Eyed Juncos, House Finches, Chickadees, Goldfinches, Mourning...

Backyard birds

by Brent Eades My yard has been fairly busy this week during this transitional time of year for birds. Plenty of Blue Jays, Mourning Doves,...

Bears are a normal occurrence in and around the Wolf Grove

The Editor: The Millstone has been reporting sightings and evidence of bears in and around the Wolf Grove. Folks should know this is nothing out of the...
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