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Mississippi Madawaska Land trust welcomes Ramsey Hart as new executive director

In organizations, as in nature, change is inevitable, and the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust (MMLT) is no exception. As one chapter comes to a close, another is just beginning. After...

What is that … Rapturous Song?

Some biologists define songbirds as those perching birds known for their almost musical songs.   While all birds vocalize to communicate, court, or defend territory, some bird songs are not...

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. ...
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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.

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. ...

Avoid Internet Explorer web browser, say US and UK governments

by Brent Eades Government agencies in the United States and the United Kingdom have advised web users to stop using Microsoft's Internet Explorer web browser,...

Arbor Day Centenarian

Many times during my explorations I’ve wondered how old this tree or that one is. Some shady characters catch my eye because of their...

Backyard birds, April 27 2014

by Brent Eades It has been a while since my last post. This is in part because there haven't been a lot of new birds...

For the Birds: New Beginnings

by Cheryl Baxter Happy Easter Monday! It's finally spring!  The migration of many different birds has begun.  As I am out and about hiking and even...

The boundless benefits of biking: An interview with Jeff Mills

 by Theresa Peluso "A bicycle's performance, in both biological and mechanical terms, is extraordinarily efficient. In terms of the amount of energy a person must...

Life on the edge of the shield: The push and pull of development, Part 3

by Brian Barth  Part 1 of the series is available here; click here for part 2 Regulating density is the number one tool used by urban...

Backyard birds, March 23 2014

by Brent Eades So it's spring, 15 cm of snow yesterday notwithstanding. I've had one new spring bird since my last post, a Grackle who...

A well grounded pine tree

by Neil Carleton Even though a lightning flash is only about an inch, or 2.5 centimeters, in diameter, and lasts only a fraction of a...

Backyard birds, March 14

by Brent Eades It has been a busy few weeks at the office, and I haven't been taking as many backyard photos as usual. I've...

What does your garbage reveal about you?

Archeologists are ecstatic when, in the course of excavating a historical site, they come across a centuries-old garbage dump.  From a pile of fossilized...

Life on the edge of the shield: The push and pull of development, Part 2

By Brian Barth Part one of this series is available here. Economists generally agree that the extraction and production of raw materials from the land are...

How will Mississippi Mills grow over the next 20 years?

by Tineke Kuiper This is usually a question that Town Planners ponder while they develop well-integrated approaches for future growth, yet it should really be...
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