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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.

Upcoming Council vote on the adoption of the Natural Heritage System Concept Plan

by Tineke Kuiper To all of you who enjoy the natural beauty of the flora and fauna of Mississippi Mills and would like to protect...

Kicking our carbon addiction

by Theresa Peluso In my last article I explained my concerns about the increasing weather-related disasters causing destruction and death to people all over the...

For the Birds: Shorebirds

by Cheryl Baxter Good Monday Morning! Another slow week in birding for me.  I have been very busy in the last days and haven’t had a...

For the Birds: Summer Lovin’

by Cheryl Baxter Happy Labour Day!  Where has the summer gone!? It’s hard to believe that autumn is around the corner.  I was happy to spend...

Double blessing

 by Neil Carleton The cool, wet weather last week sure felt like spring again. It brought to mind this year’s spectacular show of fruit tree...

For the Birds: Hummingbirds and Goldfinches

by Cheryl Baxter Good Monday! As you know, this week was pretty horrible weather-wise.  The pickings in terms of bird photography is pretty slim this week. ...

Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists conduct Ash tree survey in Almonte Ward

As many know now, the invasion of the foreign Asian Emerald Ash Borer (Agrilis planipennis) in the Ottawa area is decimating all of the...

Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists release report on the Appleton Wetland

The Appleton Wetland; Its Decline, Cause and Recommended Action Executive Summary Report prepared by Appleton Wetland Research Group of the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists Research Group Members: Cliff Bennett, Chair Joachim Moenig Al Seaman Mike...

Extreme Weather – Are We Next?

by Theresa Peluso Nearly every day we read of extreme weather events somewhere in the world – just in the first week in July of...

For the Birds: More than a Mouthful

by Cheryl Baxter Good Monday! Every Monday I am always amazed at the things I can see within a week period.  Just when I think there...

For the Birds: A Bird’s Eye View

by Cheryl Baxter Good Holiday Monday to you! I am a still on a bit of a high from my experience yesterday.  I was asked by...

For the Birds: Beautiful Herons

by Cheryl Baxter Good Monday! I had a pretty quiet week this past week in birding.  However, I did take a day to head to Mud...

For the Birds: Grumpy Old Man and a Trip on the St. Lawrence.

by Cheryl Baxter Good Monday!  Normally I write in the morning, however I had a number of photos to go through that I wanted to...

The best time to plant a tree

 by Neil Carleton The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now. - Chinese proverb  This is a...
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