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Three ways to support Home Hospice North Lanark’s hike for hospice this October

This October, Home Hospice North Lanark (HHNL)...

Live show at the Legion, September 26

Johnny Spinks and Koolwater and Whisky Sour...

For sale: battery-powered fans. deck box

Two Ryobi 18 V battery-powered fans with...

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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What Is That … White Plant Part?

In the ‘green’ world of plants, white parts can be seen sometimes in flowers, in seeds and fruit, and in stems of some plants. We start our survey with our...

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...
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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.

Reader reports deer collisions on Country Street

We received this note from a reader. We often walk along Country Street and go as far as where the curve becomes Rae Road. This...

Money and Our Planet: How do we squander them?

Money and Our Planet:  How do we squander them?  Let us count the ways by Theresa Peluso  Part 1:  Food, Shelter and Transportation Did you know that...

What is That … Flutter of Butterflies? (part 2)

In our August 4th butterflies article, we promised to get back to you with another piece about the butterflies of the second half of...

Metcalfe Geoheritage Park opened on Saturday

Twelve years of planning and construction culminated yesterday in the official opening of Almonte's Metcalfe Geoheritage Park in its permanent home at the bottom of Bay Hill. The...

What Is That … Heron?

Herons, egrets and bitterns are a few of the many species of wading birds belonging to the family Ardeidae.   All of the members of...

Sunflowers blooming at Al and Shirley’s

Shirley Deugo writes: The sunflowers aren't as large or plentiful this year because of the drought but they are just as stunning! Everyone is invited to...

Clyde River drought

I know that Almonte residents are somewhat put out by the untidy look of their Mississippi River caused by the Enerdu project works, but perhaps they...

Metcalfe Geoheritage Park opens September 24

The official opening of Canada’s first municipal geoheritage park will take place on Saturday, September 24th, at 1:00 p.m., at the bottom of Bay...

Get up close to dragons and damsels as MVFN’s nature series begins

On Thursday September 15, the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) begin a new season of natural history talks— this year’s theme is ‘Wild Creature...

What Is That … a Bald Eagle or a Golden Eagle?

Rarely does a single book significantly alter the course of history, but Rachel Carson's Silent Spring did exactly that.  Its publication in 1962 persuaded...

Birding open houses at Almonte Lagoons observation tower

Each autumn, tens of thousands of shorebirds migrate through our area from their nesting grounds in the high Arctic. Hundreds stop off to feed...

Butterfly ID wanted

EDITOR'S NOTE: Marilyn Snedden sent this photo of a flock (herd? gang? mob?) of butterflies she spotted at her home today, and asks for an...

Rare blackbird spotted at Almonte lagoons

The Almonte Lagoon and Nature trail, across from Auld Kirk cemetery on Ramsay Concession 8, has been the recipient of several rare birds over...

What Is That … a Curious Thief or a Cunning Hunter?

Many animals figure prominently in children’s tales and cartoons, sometimes being honoured and sometimes being maligned.  Two of the most common fabled creatures we...
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