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Patrick Proulx — obituary

Proulx, Patrick Raymond Passed away suddenly on July...

Foe sale: Tools

Hausmann Tile Cutter 7". In good condition....

Volunteers needed for food festival

Festival Mississippi Mills Multicultural Food Festival Sunday...

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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.

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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...

One Small Step into Nature: Discover the Festival of the Wild Child

Every great journey begins with one small step. An acorn starts small before growing into a mighty oak tree. A tiny tadpole transforms into a frog, and a caterpillar slowly...
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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.

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...

For the Birds: To Mud Lake and Back again.

by Cheryl Baxter Good Monday Morning! Today I thought I would focus on a favourite place of mine.  A friend brought me there about 3 years...

Children and the great outdoors

 by Theresa Peluso We hear a lot of negative news about the physical and mental health of our children. For example, Active Healthy Kids Canada’s...

For the Birds: Local birds

by Cheryl Baxter Happy Monday to you! This past week has been pretty awesome in terms of birding.  I didn’t actually have to go further than...

For the Birds: A Little Loony

by Cheryl Baxter Good Monday Morning! Happy Day before Canada Day! It sure is a hot one out there today.  For the last few days it’s...

Common Loon family on Clayton Lake

by Brent Eades Karen Riches of Clayton has been posting lovely photos to the Lanark Bird Spot Facebook group of a family of Commons Loons...
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