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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.

Special creation for Backyard Beauties auction

WHAT IS THIS? Glenda Jones and Barbara Carroll are pleased to announce that local clay artist Chandler Swain will be creating a signature piece for...

Backyard Beauties online auction 2023

Calling Birdhouse builders! Are you like me? Would you like to decorate a birdhouse and donate it to the auction but, really, you cannot imagine...

What is that … Wasp?

We have a lot of wasps at the cottage, by our count at least 15 species, not so many considering there are over 500...

Spreading Our Wings: birdhouse construction tips

BACKYARD BEAUTIES 2023 Now the snow is here, the temperatures have dropped, and February – that longest, shortest month of the year – begins to...

What Is That … Ruffled Plumage?

While reviewing some of last year’s cottage photographs we realized we have several atypical images of birds with ruffled plumage.  These photos led us...

Spreading Our Wings – Birdhouse auction 2023

Remember Birdhouse Blowout, 2020 and Birdhouse Bonanza, 2021?   It is that time again and Glenda Jones and Barbara Carroll are happy to announce that...

What Is That … in a Name?

Perhaps this time of year, more than any other time of year, it is appropriate to give thanks to the many people who help...

What Is That … Final Fall Flower?

Near the end of a very pleasant October, we prepared the cottage for winter, draining the plumbing, beaching the floating dock, cleaning out the...

Leaves-a-Plenty

In October, we put out a call for 800 bags and you doubled that to 1600! (See our call for help in the Oct 12 Millstone News)....

November Nature Talk: Flying Squirrels

Contributed by Chris Baburek The subject of the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists’ presentation on November 17th was Flying Squirrels. The presenter was Sasha Newar, a...

Tundra swans touch down on the Narrows by Clayton

EDITOR'S NOTE: Bev Relfe of Clayton sent us these notes today. Last Monday, Nov 28th, we noticed ten tundra swans, one was a juvenile, feeding...

What Is That … Whitetail?

Cottaging in the Lanark Highlands, of course we see many whitetail deer every year, but the number varies from year to year.  This year...

Family “Learning about Birds” event, November 19

Mill of Kintail This fall, the Ottawa Valley Wild Bird Care Centre (OVWBCC) received a Nature Canada NatureHood grant to support projects that help break...

MVFN Nature Talk: All about mosses

Contributed by Chris Baburek On Thursday, October 20 the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalist members were treated to a Nature Talk by Jennifer Doubt, Curator of...
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