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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.

For the Birds: Other Winged Creatures

by Cheryl Baxter June is here!  It’s my favourite month of the year!  I think it’s because my birthday is in June, and I am...

Hummingbirds descend on the area

by Brent Eades There is no shortage of hummingbirds in the area these days, at least in the yards of folks who provide the feeders...

Almonte's Mississippi Valley Young Naturalist program featured on North Country Public Radio

Almonte's Mississippi Valley Young Naturalist program is featured on North Country Public Radio in New York state. Listen to the item here. We may...

For the Birds: Which came first? The Chicken or the Egg?

by Cheryl Baxter Good Monday to you!  I can’t believe the difference in our weather in one short week.  I was outside this morning inhaling...

Island Hoppers

 by Neil Carleton When I met some acquaintances last fall at an unexpected location, it took more than a few moments to match a name....

For the Birds: More Eagles, More Birds

by Cheryl Baxter Happy Victoria Day! I was awake this morning at 4:30 with the excitement of going to see the Bald Eagles near Cobden.  I...

Show your support for a ‘Natural Heritage System’ here — May 20

by Tineke Kuiper Are you concerned about our natural heritage in Mississippi Mills? The landscape is certainly not what it was 200 years ago, when settlers...

Star light, star bright, how many stars do we see tonight?  

by Theresa Peluso Living out here in Mississippi Mills, we probably take for granted the gift of experiencing starry nights, when billions of sparkling lights...

For the Birds: Alas, a Crane!

by Cheryl Baxter Happy Monday and Happy Belated Mother's Day to all our moms out there!   It's finally beginning to feel like SPRING! As I...

Almonte Riverside Trail is open

by Jordan Smith The Almonte Riverside Trail (ART), which runs 7.5 km from Strathburn St. in Almonte to the Mill of Kintail, is open for...

Backyard birds, May 7 2014

by Brent Eades As is usual at this time of year, my yard is in transition. The Goldfinches that were around most of the winter,...

For the Birds: Spring Birds

by Cheryl Baxter What a treat to wake up to sunshine this Monday morning!  I think we all can use a big break from all...

Observing through the ‘Sucker Holes’

Monday night April 28 was the only night without precipitation in the forecast,  so we took our chances to see if we could peer...

For the Birds: About Owls

by Cheryl Baxter Those of you who know me know that owls are my favourite bird! I am always in search of new species to photograph. ...
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