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Autumn in July

by Allan Goddard Hello readers! I have had numerous...

Noreen Young’s early drawings on exhibit at the Sivarulrasa Gallery.

by Edith Cody-Rice Don’t let your daughter go...

The Tunic Show at the Mississippi Valley Textile Museum

by Edith Cody-Rice On Saturday August 1, the...

Science & Nature

Backyard Birds

by Brent Eades

Environment

For the Birds

Bird photography by Cheryl Baxter.

Green Talk

Nature

Shady Characters

What is That?

A series about local wildlife.

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Autumn in July

by Allan Goddard Hello readers! I have had numerous inquiries from concerned residents in Almonte about the fall look of many trees in town. In fact, all the trees appearing like...

What is that … Serious Sipper?

The wildlife we see at the cottage eat a wide variety of foods, from seeds, nuts, insects, and snails to sap and nectar, amongst many others.  Perhaps it is...

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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Backyard Birds

by Brent Eades

Environment

For the Birds

Bird photography by Cheryl Baxter.

Green Talk

Nature

Shady Characters

What is That?

A series about local wildlife.

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...

What is That … Gypsy Moth Predator?

No doubt, everyone remembers what a terrible summer 2020 was with the devastating defoliation of our trees caused by gypsy moth caterpillars.  They seemed...

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...

Conservation in Scotland — online event, March 31

Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust Annual General Meeting  It’s a tradition for the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust to hosts fascinating speakers at its Annual General Meeting. ...

Zoom Discussion: Living on Earth as if We’d Like to Stay

Want to find out how to have More Fun & Less Stuff? On Tuesday, March 16 at 7pm, theHumm presents a Zoom discussion with...

The birds are coming, and their artistic birdhouses

by Glenda Jones With five weeks to go for entries to the Birdhouse Blowout, many people are sharpening the saw and finding the paint to...

Ten Years of Environmental Destruction in Ontario: Plastic Pollution

Looking Back in Despair (Part 5) by Theresa Peluso So far, in this series Looking Back in Despair, I have explained how, over the last 10...

What Is That … Pale Purple Petal?

These days when relaxing after cross-country skiing or snowshoeing, we often find our minds turning optimistically to the upcoming cottage season.  We love to...

Screws, nails and creativity

by Glenda Jones How’s your birdhouse coming along? It is still a pile of scrap board and a handful of nails? Have you nearly finished...

Lanark family business makes eco-friendly coffins

Earthbound Coffins makes handcrafted, eco-friendly coffins from Lanark County timber. We use locally sourced materials and suppliers. We even make the rope handles together...

What is that … Skimmer?

A large number of the dragonflies we see at White Lake belong to the skimmer family ... a family that likes to be near...

Backyard Birds: February 6 2021

by Brent Eades Another in my occasional series of bird photos from my yard. Given I've been working at home for almost a year now,...

Field Naturalists still seeking artistic birdhouses

A REMINDER: We are calling on the adults and children of our community to create artistic birdhouses to be auctioned off at the birdhouse...

“Artistic birdhouse auction” is coming in April

Prizes for the birdhouses earning the top bids in each of four categories! Proceeds to Mississippi Mills Field Naturalists Cliff Bennett Scholarship Fund Find out how...
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