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For sale: Side by side/ATV tires

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

Yoga with Lisa

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

Answers to Diana’s Quiz, September 5 2026

ANSWERS Haiti is a country which forms...

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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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Bat houses from the Naismith Men’s Shed

Naismith Men's Shed has a few of our popular Bat Houses available in 2 sizes.   The smaller version is about 12x16 for just $35...

Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists Nature Talk, May 18: “Small Wonders”

by Chris Baburek On May 18th the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists held the final meeting of the 2022/23 program year.   It was also the final...

Explorer Jill Heinerth gives talk to Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists

On April 20th, 2023 the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN), held their first Spring Gathering since 2019.  At the sold-out event there was plenty...

Backyard Beauties 2023: Time for the big reveal

With the Land Trust auction coming very soon, the organizers are excited to present the signature piece for Backyard Beauties 2023.  Created by sculptor,...

“Treasures of the Ottawa Valley” Nature Talk, March 16 2023

Submitted by Chris Baburek The March meeting of the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists featured a presentation by Brian Carson, “Treasures of the Ottawa Valley”.  Brian...

Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust welcomes new executive director

The Board of Directors of the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust (MMLT) is excited to announce that Stacie Lloyd has joined the land trust in...

Backyard Beauties online auction 2023

Calling Birdhouse builders! Are you like me? Would you like to decorate a birdhouse and donate it to the auction but, really, you cannot imagine...

Spreading Our Wings: birdhouse construction tips

BACKYARD BEAUTIES 2023 Now the snow is here, the temperatures have dropped, and February – that longest, shortest month of the year – begins to...

Spreading Our Wings – Birdhouse auction 2023

Remember Birdhouse Blowout, 2020 and Birdhouse Bonanza, 2021?   It is that time again and Glenda Jones and Barbara Carroll are happy to announce that...

November Nature Talk: Flying Squirrels

Contributed by Chris Baburek The subject of the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists’ presentation on November 17th was Flying Squirrels. The presenter was Sasha Newar, a...

Family “Learning about Birds” event, November 19

Mill of Kintail This fall, the Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre (OVWBCC) received a Nature Canada NatureHood grant to support projects that help break...

MVFN Nature Talk: All about mosses

Contributed by Chris Baburek On Thursday, October 20 the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalist members were treated to a Nature Talk by Jennifer Doubt, Curator of...

Turning your leaves to compost

Let’s Do More Thank you to the many Almonte neighbours who contributed 600 bags of leaves last year. Can you bring us 800 bags this...

Hundreds of wild children flock to Pakenham

On Saturday August 27th, Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust (MMLT) held their annual Festival of the Wild event at High Lonesome Nature Reserve, and we...
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