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EARTHFEST, April 20 in Carleton Place

Second Annual EARTHFEST, April 20 in Carleton...

An Almonte baby boom

Springtime is often busy in the Almonte...

Brenda Edgerton — obituary

Edgerton, Brenda Pauline Brenda passed peacefully after fighting a...

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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Field Naturalists talk: ‘World Heritage Sites in Canada’

The Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists were presented a March Nature Talk on the World Heritage Sites in Canada.  The speaker was Lynn Holden, who visited all Canadian sites and...

What Is That … Early Butterfly?

Winter is over.  Spring is here.  And we are certainly looking forward to opening the cottage for the 2024 season.  In addition to soaking in the spring scents and...

Cliff Bennett Nature Bursary: Ready for 2024 student applicants!

“We’re all stories in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?” ― Doctor Who (Matt Smith) – The Big Bang (TV episode 2010) Since 2007 the MVFN Cliff Bennett Nature...
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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.

Wolf Grove Rock Trees

by Neil Carleton Over the years I’ve seen many kinds of birds in trees, ranging from a tiny back-and-white warbler to an eye dazzling indigo...

Piping crude oil through Mississippi Mills: What do we know? What should we know?

by Theresa Peluso Part II:  Three Pipeline Proposals:  Are they as safe as advertised? This is the second part of a two-part column on the Energy...

August Meteor Shower – The Perseids have come ’round again!

by Pat Browne This year's Perseid Meteor shower has started to display 'shooting stars'; although the peak of the shower (when counts are highest) actually...

Great Fire Survivors

by Neil Carleton If big trees could talk, there would be some remarkable tales to hear.  With the arrival of European settlers in our area,...

Theresa Peluso, author of the article about pipe conversion to carry oil, responds to Bill Lee

Editor of The Millstone I thank Mr. Lee for his comments, and welcome this opportunity to answer his objections by elaborating on the points I...

Reader Bill Lee challenges the article on conversion of the natural gas pipeline to carry oil

Editor of The Millstone On reading your recent issue, I feel compelled to respond to the article concerning the conversion of the natural gas pipeline...

Piping crude oil through Mississippi Mills: What do we know? What should we know?

by Theresa Peluso Part I:  The Alberta tarsands You are no doubt aware that TransCanada Corporation has initiated a project, called the Energy East pipeline, to...

Recycling revamp recently rolled out

by Neil Carleton The recycling symbol of 3 arrows in a triangle shape was designed by university student Gary Anderson in 1970, at the University...

Black Locusts of Appleton

by Neil Carleton  The eight large Robina genus  pseudoacacia species, growing in a row along Wilson Street, in Appleton, are not pretending to be acacia...

CBC radio interview on In Town and Out – Mississippi River Canoe Route

Listen to CBC's featured interview on the Mississippi River Canoe Route with local residents Mike O"Malley, Alec Broadbent and Jennifer Kingsley. http://www.cbc.ca/intownandout/2013/06/15/sat-jun-15-info-and-links/ Look on the right...

We are Jane’s running shoes

by Theresa Peluso This is the second and last article in my latest series, which explores the life cycle of different consumer goods, from primary...

Maberly-area student is winner of 2013 Cliff Bennett Nature Bursary

The Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) are pleased to announce that Maberly area student Sierra Ramsey is the recipient of the 2013 Cliff Bennett...

Appleton Quarry Basswood

by Neil Carleton     When I saw the first greening of spring, I pulled off the road on May 9 for a closer look with...

I am Jane’s cellphone

by Theresa Peluso Have you ever thought about the birth, life and death of all the things you buy and use?  Where do they come...
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