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Celebrating Solstice Together, June 20

Paddle with Indigenous elder. Drumming, Songs...

Civitan Club Father’s Day breakfast, June 21

Celebrate dad with a legendary breakfast! Almonte...

Sheila Schroeder — obituary

  Schroeder,  Sheila Rose (nee Smith) Passed away at...

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Backyard Birds

by Brent Eades

Environment

For the Birds

Bird photography by Cheryl Baxter.

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Nature

Shady Characters

What is That?

A series about local wildlife.

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What Is That … Early Arrival?

Every year, after making it through a winter full of blustery weather, we are happy to see the reawakening of mother nature, especially at our cottage on White Lake. ...

Report on MVFN talk: “Forgotten Canoe Routes of the Canadian Shield”

April 28, 2026 The Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) held their annual Spring Gathering and welcomed a presentation by well-known canoeist, explorer and writer Hap Wilson.  He described the exhilarating...

Decluttering as environmental action

Emma Brown Everything we own will eventually have to go somewhere. How much stuff do you own? Do you ever think about where it will go when you no longer...
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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.

Land Trust seeks support for new nature preserve

The Byrne Big Creek Nature Preserve Campaign A property of exceptional ecological value close to McDonalds Corners has been bequeathed to the Mississippi Madawaska Land...

What Is That … Predator?

Following the glorious summer weather we experienced in late September and October, we turned our attention to preparing the cottage for winter.  As we...

Watch for busy deer crossing on Martin Street

Dear drivers : Note that there is a very active deer crossing leaving Almonte on Martin St. just past Whitetail Ridge (going north). I have...

For the Birds: Winter is coming!

by Cheryl Baxter Good Saturday morning! Winter is on the way and I feel as if I just came out of hibernation! In case you...

Group seeks info on Lanark heritage fruit trees

EDITOR'S NOTE: We've learned about this interesting local Facebook group called Lost Lanark Legacy Fruit Trees. More about the group and its goals: The purpose is...

Prehistoric Pakenham whale on display in Almonte

by Neil Carleton About 11,500 years ago, the greater Pakenham area was colder than cold.  It was still frozen solid beneath the 2 km or...

What Is That … Fuzzy Caterpillar?

This time of year, the sights at the cottage are less varied and the sounds more peaceful.  Gone are the jet skis and the...

Men’s Shed builds bat houses for CWF

Local Men's Shed group partners with Canadian Wildlife Federation This past summer the Hackberry Men's Shed of Carleton Place (check us out on Facebook  or the...

Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists get a reading lesson

Last Wednesday was a beautiful cool, crisp October morning as the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) and friends gathered in the Metcalfe Geoheritage Park...

Howard Clifford up for national Nature Inspiration Award

The Canadian Museum of Nature annually recognizes individuals and organizations that, through their work or specific projects, encourage Canadians to take an interest in...

What Is That … Yellow Sign?

Every time we travel to our cottage we pass a couple of yellow road signs with a stylized turtle and the words May-Sept/Mai-Sept. For the...

Water, water everywhere? Or plastic, plastic everywhere?

Part 2:  Bags and bottles by Theresa Peluso In Part 1 of this topic on how plastic is polluting our rivers, lakes and oceans, I gave...

What Is That … Black and Yellow Moth?

Before we bought the cottage on Three Mile Bay, we knew moths were related to butterflies, but moths seemed most often to be small...

Partners in Environmental Sustainability?

Lanark County and Friends of Lanark County -- Partners in Environmental Sustainability? By Theresa Peluso Three years ago, when Lanark County first considered spraying their roadsides with...
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