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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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Reader seeks critter ID

While cutting back my flower garden I came upon a large, ugly worm-type insect. It was buried in the mulch and wriggly around. I...

Radiothon to benefit Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust, July 17

For a second year, LAKE 88.1 FM will broadcast a one-hour Radiothon to benefit the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust. In earlier announcements it was indicated...

Getting up close to nature

by Brent Eades Last weekend I took my macro lens -- ideal for getting close to plants and critters -- to the Mill of Kintail....

Blakeney Park after dark

by Heather Atkinson There are rare critters afoot in Blakeney Park. The park is an out-of-the-way patch of nirvana in the hamlet of Blakeney just...

Help show the community why Lanark County is the place to bee!

Lanark Pollinator Pathways Did you think about butterflies or bees when designing your outdoor space? Did you include a variety of native pollinator plants, and...

Field Naturalists’ year in review

The Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists wrapped up a surprisingly (given we all stayed at home) successful year of presentations on 20 May with its...

Tiny flowers

by Brent Eades I enjoy being out in nature a great deal but I must admit that I know very little about botany. But I...

Safe Wings Ottawa does valuable work for birds

by Christine McPhail Recently I stumbled upon a baby bird along the canal (A mallard duckling or gosling?...still working on identification skills) and I knew...

Don’t sweat the small stuff, or gypsy moths

by Allan Goddard I was in a neighbour's garden woods today, and we came upon a small Scot's Pine, perhaps 6 feet tall. It is...

Reminder from MVCA: Leashed dogs benefit all visitors

Mississippi Valley Conservation Authority (MVCA) is pleased to welcome responsible pet owners and their dogs to all of our conservation areas. As per the Conservation...

Learning about Ontario’s bats

Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists April meeting speaker Technology can often be a mixed blessing, but for April’s Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists audience, it allowed club...

Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust seeks new board members

by Don Johnston, Vice President MMLT The first year of the Pandemic was challenging for the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust but MMLT enters Year 2...

Students: Apply for the Cliff Bennett Nature Bursary Awards

Attention students entering post-secondary studies with an interest in a field related to the natural environment 2021 Cliff Bennett Nature Bursary Awards May 1 2021 application...

Naismith Men’s Shed selling the bat boxes

Naismith Men's Shed are selling the 2021 Bat Box for $65. Local white cedar. Ready to go and stained. Also this year you can...
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