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For the Birds

Bird photography by Cheryl Baxter.

What is That?

A series about local wildlife.

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Mississippi Madawaska Land trust welcomes Ramsey Hart as new executive director

In organizations, as in nature, change is inevitable, and the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust (MMLT) is no exception. As one chapter comes to a close, another is just beginning. After...

What is that … Rapturous Song?

Some biologists define songbirds as those perching birds known for their almost musical songs.   While all birds vocalize to communicate, court, or defend territory, some bird songs are not...

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. ...

For the Birds

Bird photography by Cheryl Baxter.

What is That?

A series about local wildlife.

For the Birds: Yellow Birds

by Cheryl Baxter It’s been a while!  Sorry I haven’t posted for the last few weeks.  I have been incredibly busy and haven’t had a...

Early winter has backyard rinks, Laurier’s RinkWatch project in full swing

An unusually wintery November has Canadians skating on backyard rinks much earlier than last year. And that’s great news for the Laurier researchers behind...

Ottawa street survivor

by Neil Carleton Hundreds of people pass by every day in cars, vans, and trucks, along with motorized and pedal powered cyclists.  On their way...

Our Burnt Lands (Alvar) – A real surprise! Should it be developed?

by Ted Legg My wife and I attended the Mississippi Mills Council meeting last Wednesday (November 12th). We went there primarily to listen to the...

A tale of two towns

by Theresa Peluso It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age...

For the Birds: Siskins and Finches

by Cheryl Baxter Good Friday!  It’s October 31st today.  Halloween, and the end of another month. Work has been keeping me busy, and not able to...

Ironwood Giants

 by Neil Carleton Hop-hornbeam, or commonly known as ironwood because of its hard, dense wood, is a slow growing tree that’s native to eastern Canada....

For the Birds: Odds & Ends, Autumn

by Cheryl Baxter Happy Thursday to you & Happy Belated Thanksgiving! You might have noticed I am a few days late in posting.  I just got...

Here’s looking at you, Perth!

by Theresa Peluso Let's explore how smaller communities are addressing the problem of climate change. Cities like San Francisco, Helsinki and Ottawa, which I discussed...

Council votes unanimously to include a Natural Heritage System in the Community Official Plan

by Tom Coleman At this beautiful time of the year we enjoy the glorious autumn colours during the day and in the warm evenings we...

For the Birds: Sandhill Cranes

by Cheryl Baxter It has been a pretty exciting week!  On Wednesday, my friend & I were on our way to Mill of Kintail for...

For the Birds: Nature Trails

by Cheryl Baxter Another Monday! Hope you are having a good start to the week. This week I wanted to share some photos that I took...

For the Birds: More Finches

by Cheryl Baxter Good Monday! The birds are busily flitting about in a feeding frenzy.  I was out on my own property again this week and...

Maples of the Veterans’ Memorial Walkway

by Neil Carleton The Veterans’ Memorial Walkway in Almonte, between Bridge and Perth Streets, was officially dedicated on September 23, 2006, in honour of the...

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