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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...

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 … 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.

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...

For the Birds: Phoebes and Finches

by Cheryl Baxter Happy Monday! I finally managed to get out to search for birds on the property this week! On Friday I found myself without my...

Breaking a bag habit: the sequel

Last summer the Environmental Issues Committee (EIC) of Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) conducted a campaign to increase public awareness of the environmental damage...
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