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Patrick Proulx — obituary

Proulx, Patrick Raymond Passed away suddenly on July...

Foe sale: Tools

Hausmann Tile Cutter 7". In good condition....

Volunteers needed for food festival

Festival Mississippi Mills Multicultural Food Festival Sunday...

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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.

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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...

What Is That … on the Ditch Daisy?

The common white and yellow flowers of the ox-eye daisy are a familiar sight along the roadside and in the ditches near our cottage.  We begin to see them...

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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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.

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...

What Is That … Fungus?

We are frequently amazed by the vast array of fungi that make their above-ground appearances at different times in our yard and in the...

What is that … Beast from the East?

Some of the naming conventions related to wildlife biology are perplexing, both the English and the Latin/scientific names.  For us the simpler the better,...

Senator tours Almonte project to discuss regenerative soil efforts

Scott Hortop presents benefits of innovative method of composting leaves December 16, 2020 / Almonte, ON – On Friday, the Honourable Senator Rob Black...

Birdhouse blowout is on its way!

The winter weather may be for the birds, but there’s more for the birds coming soon.  The Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists, and Gilligallou Bird...

Backyard birds, December 16 2020

by Brent Eades One benefit of the strangeness of 2020 is that I've been working from home since last March -- which means I have...

Urban sprawl threatens greenspace

Urban sprawl threatens greenspace – solutions to make the environment a better place by Andrew Dunbar, Sir Sandford Fleming College Urban sprawl is responsible for consuming large...

Ten years of environmental destruction in Ontario: Soil pollution

Looking Back in Despair (Part 4) by Theresa Peluso All things are bound together. All things connect.                              -   Chief Seattle, Duwamish Connector of lives Indeed, everything connects to...

What Is That … New Species?

This is our 100th “What Is That” article for the Millstone News.  We certainly did not expect, back in January 2016 when our first...

Ontario communities put at risk by changes to Conservation Authorities Act

  Scott Hortop, Almonte, Ontario The Province has introduced changes to the Conservation Authorities Act, under the 2020 Provincial Budget Bill, Bill 229, that will limit...

Join Climate Network Lanark’s Youth Climate Justice Group

Want to take action to stop the climate crisis but don’t know where to start? Does it feel like the change needed is so...
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