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		<title>MVFN Canoe/Kayak Outing &#8211; Taylor and Clayton Lakes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MVFN Canoe/Kayak Outing &#8211; Taylor and Clayton Lakes Sunday, August 22, 2010, &#8211; 9:30am launch (A combination of #14 and #16 on the canoe brochure) No Car Pooling required. Meet at Taylor Lake Boat launch at the north end of Concession 12, Lanark before 9:30am. To get there from Almonte, take County road 16 (Wolf [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MVFN Canoe/Kayak Trip to Sharbot Lake</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MVFN Canoe/Kayak Trip to Sharbot Lake Sunday, August 8th MVFN member Pam Hickman will meet us and guide us through the islands around the eastern lake and into a channel. It is a beautiful lake with some wetlands and bays to explore. We will have a shore lunch on Pam’s waterfront lawn!  Launch will be at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1274</link>
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		<title>Canoe/Kayak Journeys &#8211; Seeing Nature from the Water&#8217;s Edge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Canoe/Kayak Journeys &#8211; Seeing Nature from the Water&#8217;s Edge This website contains descriptions of a number of suggested canoe/kayak  journeys for seeing nature from the water&#8217;s edge. A link from the header at the top of the Canoe Journeys section takes you to a pdf which describes most but not all of the canoe journeys described [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1266</link>
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		<title>Triple S Geotur 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Triple S Geotur 2010 The following account of a recent MVFN field trip was written by Cathy Keddy (MVFN Programme Chair) with photos by Cathy Keddy except as indicated. Read full story with 5 photos as pdf  This was not just another bicycle rodeo, but a fantastic geological outing in Lanark County led by Dr. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1257</link>
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		<title>Paddle scenic Mississippi River from Pakenham to Blakeney</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Paddle scenic Mississippi River from Pakenham to Blakeney Sunday, July 25 Meet:  9:00 am in Pakenham in the park behind the school (Jesse St. to the stop sign &#38; turn right to enter the park-no charge). Bring:  lunch, binoculars, rain gear, bug juice, suntan lotion. Please register beforehand with Olga:  613-622-0910 or  olgajanoska@sympatico.ca.  Please let us [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1251</link>
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		<title>MVFN Geotour of Lanark County</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Geotour of Lanark County Saturday, July 17, 2010 —— 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.  Accompany Dr. Allan Donaldson on a geoheritage tour of our region to learn about stratigraphy, fossils, and the Canadian Shield.  Meet: at Metcalfe Park, in Almonte at 9:00 a.m. for outing introduction and to carpool. Metcalf Park is at the bottom [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1240</link>
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		<title>Canoe/Kayak the Mississippi River from Appleton to Almonte</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mississippi River from Appleton to Almonte Sunday, July 4  Meet at 9 a.m. at the boat launch site in Appleton, on River Road just below the Appleton dam. When we reach Almonte, we will stop at the Almonte beach where we can swim in the river. We will lock our canoes and go for lunch at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1234</link>
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		<title>North Crotch Lake</title>
		<description><![CDATA[North Crotch Lake This newly described route suggestion is not included in MVFN&#8217;s first edition Lanark County Canoe &#38; Kayak Journeys How to Get There: From Perth, take Hwy. 511 to County Rd. 16 north of Hopetown. Go west on # 16 through Lavant to County Rd. 509. Go north on #509 to village of Ompah. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1231</link>
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		<title>A Field Day — Bugs at Big Creek!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Field Day — Bugs at Big Creek! Saturday, June 19, 2010 —— 10:00 a.m.  Bring your lunch and accompany Dr. Henri Goulet, our insect expert of bioblitz fame, to discover the six-legged fauna of fields to forest at Big Creek, near Lanark.  Will you discover the most intriguing insect?  Location: Meet on Concession 6 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1226</link>
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		<title>May 2010 Hummingbird</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Read it here May 2010 Hummingbird]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1220</link>
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		<title>Nature Tour of Cuba II</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nature Tour of Cuba II &#8211; Travelling the Eastern half of the island- February 7-21, 2011 On the heels of a most successful international outing to Mexico in 2009 to visit the wintering quarters of the migrating monarch butterfly, and a very rewarding trip to Western and Central Cuba this year, MVFN announces another international [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1216</link>
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		<title>MVFN Spring Canoe/Kayak Outing- Mississippi River</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Paddle Mississippi River from Dalhousie Lake downriver Sunday, June 13, 2010 Car Pooling: East Lanark: Union Hall for departure by 9:00 A.M. West Lanark: Hopetown General Store for departure 9:15 A.M. Bring: lunch, binoculars, rain gear, bug juice, suntan lotion Please register beforehand by calling or emailing. Cliff Bennett 613-256-5013 or  bennett@magma.ca. Let us know [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1201</link>
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		<title>Make Way for the Annual Turtle Parade!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Make Way for the Annual Turtle Parade! May 28, 2010 Press Story submitted by the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists By Dr. Paul Keddy* *This article on turtle nesting season was prepared by Dr. Paul Keddy on behalf of the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists. Dr. Keddy, is a local Lanark County resident, and scientist and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1203</link>
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		<title>Fragile Inheritance-an interesting new biodiversity project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fragile Inheritance is a project being conducted by a local group from Oxford Station, Ontario in celebration of International Year of Biodiversity in 2010, in partnership with the Canadian Museum of Nature. You can read more about this interesting project at  www.fragileinheritance.org. Also of interest is Aleta Karstad&#8217;s painting a day blog  including one painting done [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1187</link>
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		<title>MVFN 2010 Spring/Summer/Fall Outdoor Programme</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MVFN 2010 Spring/Summer/Fall Outdoor Programme Saturday, May 29 &#8211; Annual Spring Nature Walk Saturday, June 19 &#8211; A Field Day-Bugs at Big Creek Saturday, July 17 -Geology-Lanark County Rocks! *August 14 or 15 (tba) &#8211; CANCELLED Sep 25 or 26 (tba) &#8211; Annual Autumn Nature Walk and the canoe/kayak outings . . . June 12 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1174</link>
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		<title>MVFN Annual Spring Walk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Annual Spring Walk &#8211; Webber Woods of Wolf Grove in the Spring Saturday, May 29, 2010 —— 10:00 a.m. Explore nature on the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s newest preserve— in Wolf Grove near Union Hall Did you miss our winter walk in the Webber Woods in Wolf Grove? Did you enjoy the winter walk and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1171</link>
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		<title>MVFN Winter Walk on Webber Property in Wolf Grove</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MVFN Winter Walk on Webber Property in Wolf Grove by Steve Miller with photos by Cathy Keddy On Sunday, February 7, 2010 an enthusiastic group of hikers gathered at the end of Ramsay Concession 4B, about 3 km east of Union Hall for the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists&#8217; (MVFN) winter walk on the Nature Conservancy [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1151</link>
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		<title>April 2010 Whip-poor-will</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Read it here: April 2010 Whip-poor-will]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1137</link>
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		<title>MVFN Spring Gathering 2010 &#8211; Adirondacks Come to Lanark County</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Time to register for MVFN’s Thursday, May 20 Spring Gathering banquet and lecture—May 20, 2010. Tickets must be purchased in advance by May 14.  See details at end of article Adirondack Park Comes to Lanark County! by Cathy Keddy Where is North America’s nearest and largest protected landscape? Perhaps the Everglades, or maybe Yellowstone National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early Morning Wednesday Bird Outings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MVFN Early Wednesday Morning Bird outings See the early birds get their worms 6:00 A.M. until 8:00 A.M. Wed. April 28 Carleton Place River Trail, Meet at Carleton Place Arena Parking lot 6:00 A.M.  Wed. May 5 Gemmill Park, Almonte, Meet in Parking lot at Almonte Community Centre 6:00 A.M.  No need to register; just [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bringing Species Back from the Brink—Some Good News</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Press Release Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists April 9, 2010 By Cathy Keddy Good News—Bringing Species Back From the Brink As the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) Big Picture Conservation lecture series continues, the focus will be on some environmental good news—species once considered at risk and how they can be brought back from the brink. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1104</link>
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		<title>MVFN Bluebird House Building Blitz</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MVFN Bluebird House Building Blitz  Looking for volunteers to help assemble Bluebird houses in the morning or afternoon.   Date: Saturday, March 27, 2010 Place: # 2470 Ramsay Concession 8, Almonte, K0A 1A0 Same location as the Rebound Reuse-It Centre &#38; Branje Metal Works (i.e. just in from the intersection of Ramsay Concession 8 &#38; the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1089</link>
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		<title>Carleton Place Environmental Advisory Committee Environmental Fair</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Carleton Place Environmental Advisory Committee Environmental Fair The Carleton Place Environmental Advisory Committee (CPEAC) is planning its Earth Week Enviro Fair to be held on Saturday, April 24, 2010. Both vendor and visitor feedback from last year was so positive that they have decided to go ahead with plans for a bigger and better fair [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1069</link>
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		<title>The Hummingbird, MVFN&#8217;s new e-bulletin, is now available in the Newsletters section</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MVFN&#8217;s new e-bulletin, The Hummingbird, which is sent to all MVFN members may also be found online in the Newsletters section. The Whip-poor-will newsletter will also continue to be published in the same location. Check back each month for new postings.]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1047</link>
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		<title>The Hummingbird e-bulletin, March 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Read it here: March 2010 Hummingbird]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1045</link>
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		<title>The Hummingbird e-bulletin, February 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Read it here: Feb 2010 Hummingbird]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1043</link>
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		<title>The Hummingbird e-bulletin, January 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Read it here: Jan 2010 Hummingbird]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1037</link>
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		<title>The Great 2010 MVFN Carbon Reduction Challenge!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Great 2010 MVFN Carbon Reduction Challenge! - brought to you by MVFN&#8217;s Environmental Issues committee- During World War II, gasoline was rationed. Those who drove, used up their gas ration coupons and had no more gas for that time period. Pretend that gasoline is rationed now! Who? All MVFN members and family and friends [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1025</link>
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		<title>2010 Grassland Bird Survey – Volunteers Needed!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[2010 Grassland Bird Survey – Volunteers Needed! Wildlife Preservation Canada is seeking volunteer surveyors for our Grassland Bird Survey (GBS) beginning in the spring of 2010 and hope we can count on your participation! This project is being run as a joint effort between Wildlife Preservation Canada, Bird Studies Canada and the Canadian Wildlife Service. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1022</link>
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		<title>Compton Tortoiseshell butterfly spotted March 2nd in Almonte</title>
		<description><![CDATA[NOTE:  below you will find a recent sighting sent in by MVFN member Neil Carleton. Please send in your sightings and we will post them under Nature Notebook- Recent Sightings. Compton Tortoiseshell butterfly spotted March 2nd in Almonte   This image is from Government of Canada, Canadian Biodiversity Facility Website Spring seems to have arrived [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Annual Duck Migration Presqu&#8217;ile Provincial Park</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Annual Duck Migration Presqu&#8217;ile Provincial Park Join us in viewing the annual huge duck migration staging area at Presqu&#8217;ile Provincial Park, Brighton, on Lake Ontario. Tens of thousands of ducks of over twenty species, gather in the park bay prior to taking off north to their breeding grounds.  Sunday, March 14, 2010 (NOTE NEW DATE: [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=1003</link>
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		<title>A Hoot of an Adventure</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A Hoot of an Adventure By Cathy Keddy MVFN’s Program Chair writes about a recent Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists’ birding adventure— ‘Winter Owls and Rough-legged Hawks’—on Amherst Island.  Photos mentioned in the story can be seen in this pdf version of  A Hoot of an Adventure with photos by Cathy Keddy and Steve Miller. On February 20, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=957</link>
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		<title>Annual General Meeting of the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust Conservancy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Annual General Meeting of the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust Conservancy. Guest speaker Dave Walker, Executive Director of the Canadian Land Trust Alliance will present Land Trusts: A National Dream with Local Heroes. 2-4 pm, St. Andrews United Church, Clarence St., Lanark Village. For further information, visit www.mmltc.ca  or call 613- 278-2939.]]></description>
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		<title>Signs of spring</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Signs of Spring  Register your family or volunteer to help Martha for this ‘Families in Nature’ program at Carp Ridge Learning Centre: Chickadees calling “spring’s here” regardless of how cold and stormy it is. Listen to the sound of fluids moving up inside a tree, watch for herons returning. Beaver break the ice to come [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=949</link>
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		<title>Meeting on proposed nature trail in Mississippi Mills</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Meeting on proposed nature trail in Mississippi Mills A public meeting of the Town of Mississippi Mills in conjunction with MVFN to discuss designation of an unopened road allowance on Ramsay 3B between Wolf Grove and Clayton Rd. as a nature trail. 7 pm at Mississippi Mills Council Chambers, Municipal Offices, 3131 Old Perth Road. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Stitch in Time: Monitoring Indicator Species to Diagnose Ecosystem Vitality</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Press Release Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists by Pauline Donaldson A stitch in time: Monitoring indicator species, such as the Whip-poor-will, to diagnose ecosystem vitality With spring just around the corner, I wonder how many of us will be startled again by the sudden haunting cry of the Whip-poor-will on a warm evening. As the Mississippi [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=940</link>
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		<title>The results are in, large or small we listed them all!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Press Release Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists February 25, 2010 The results are in, large or small we listed them all! The Bell Bushlot Bioblitz 2009 Report with complete species lists and photographs as pdf There was intrigue during the February lecture of the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) which began with a contest to correctly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Owls and Rough-legged Hawks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Winter Owls and Rough-legged Hawks A Field Trip to Amherst Island Sat. Feb. 20 Leaving:  Almonte, 8:00 A.M. Returning, 4:00 P.M. Car Pooling: Almonte PetroCan , 8: A.M. Carleton Place Tim Hortons (on highway) 8:15 A.M. Amherst Island Ferry for 9:30 sailing. Cost: $8.00 per vehicle for ferry crossing Bring: lunch, binoculars. Wear: winter boots [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=898</link>
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		<title>Field Naturalists deliver ‘water smarts’ to Grade 8’s through drinking water source protection education</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Printable pdf with photos &#8211; Field Naturalists deliver source water protection education to Grade 8&#8242;s Press Release Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists February 3, 2010 Field Naturalists deliver ‘water smarts’ to Grade 8’s through drinking water source protection education by Pauline Donaldson The Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) are pleased to sponsor an environmental education program [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=871</link>
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		<title>A September to Remember: Bioblitz Secrets of the Bell Woodland Preserve</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Press Release Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists February 4, 2010 by Cathy Keddy A September to Remember: Bioblitz Secrets of the Bell Woodland Preserve Do you like magical mosses, lovely liverworts, vascular plant variety, phenomenal fungi, intriguing insects, amazing amphibians, writhing reptiles, fabulous fish, big birds, or marvelous mammals? During the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists’ (MVFN) [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=841</link>
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		<title>MVFN Winter Outing 2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  MVFN Winter Outing 2010 Explore nature on the Nature Conservancy of Canada’s newest preserve—in Wolf Grove near Union Hall Sunday, February 7, 2010 —— 10:30 a.m.  Sharpen your winter twig identification skills—did you know that the first secret to sorting them out is the phrase “MAD Cap Horse”? Remember this and join us in Wolf [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Runtz Lecture on Role of Colour in Nature to benefit Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust Conservancy</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sex, Survival &#38; Success &#8211; The Role of Colour in Nature Sunday, January 17, 2010,  2 pm, Lanark Legion Hall, Lanark, ON Organized by the Nature Lover&#8217;s Bookshop: Enjoy a presentation by Michael Runtz, naturalist, photographer, wilderness guide, biologist, teacher (voted by students at Carleton University as &#8220;Best Lecturer&#8221;), consultant and all-round outdoorsman. Due to Michael&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carleton Place and Lanark Highlands Christmas bird counts sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists show record numbers of wild turkeys and plenty of others</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Press Release Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists January 8, 2010 Carleton Place and Lanark Highlands Christmas bird counts sponsored by the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists show record numbers of wild turkeys and plenty of others The Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists sponsored two Christmas Bird counts (CBC) in Lanark County, the 59th Annual Carleton Place CBC [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=810</link>
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		<title>Shifting Perceptions of Nature: The Two-way Mirror of Landscapes, Inscapes, and Proscapes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Press Release Submitted by the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists January 8, 2010 Reflections between local history and the natural landscape with Queen&#8217;s University Geographer/Historian For the next lecture in the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists&#8217; (MVFN) &#8220;Big Picture Conservation&#8221; series, guest speaker Dr. Brian Osborne takes us back to a time when people first began [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wild Turkeys Excel in Christmas Bird Count</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists Press Release January 2, 2010 Wild Turkeys Excel in Christmas Bird Count A new record for signing up wild turkeys was registered in the 7th Annual Lanark Highlands Christmas Bird Count, held on Wednesday, Dec. 30. The previous record of 188 turkeys, set in last year&#8217;s count, was bested this year [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kintail Country Christmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mississippi Valley Conservation will be hosting Kintail Country Christmas again this year. The day-long family event will be held at the Mill of Kintail Saturday, December 12, 2009. The Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists will be taking part by welcoming visitors indoors at the Education Centre with crafts, gifts and club information, and outdoors visitors can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=804</link>
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		<title>Carleton Place Christmas Bird Count</title>
		<description><![CDATA[CARLETON PLACE AND AREA BIRDERS TO TAKE PART IN 110th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS BIRD COUNT Birders and nature enthusiasts in Carleton Place and area will join birders across the western hemisphere and participate in Audubon&#8217;s longest-running wintertime tradition, the annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC), to be held on December 27th. This year, over 2,000 individual counts [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=800</link>
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		<title>Lanark Highlands Christmas Bird Count</title>
		<description><![CDATA[       Field Naturalists to Sponsor Annual Lanark Highlands Christmas Bird Count December 30, 2009 The 110 th Annual Christmas Bird Count (CBC) for 2009 will take place over a six week period beginning in mid December. One day counts have been operating for decades in Lanark County and area including Carleton Place (the oldest, started in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Biosphere Reserve Between Algonquin and the Adirondacks</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Press Release November 6, 2009 Big Picture Conservation from the perspective of the nearby 1000 Islands-Frontenac Arch UNESCO Designated Biosphere Reserve at next MVFN lecture The Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) lecture series &#8220;Algonquin to Adirondacks (A2A): Big Picture Conservation&#8221; continues Thursday, November 19 with a lecture about the Frontenac Arch Biosphere Reserve located south-west [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8216;Algonquin&#8217; in the Algonquin to Adirondacks Conservation Connection</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Press Release October 2, 2009 Enjoy a virtual visit to Algonquin Park at Almonte lecture by Senior Park Naturalist, Justin Peter   Photo: Howard Robinson, 2009, Algonquin Park Lanark County functions as one of the links in a continental-scale conservation connection called Algonquin to Adirondacks, or A2A for short. It is somewhat like the Yellowstone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Children&#8217;s Water Festival</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Childrens Water Festival Mill of Kintail Conservation Area, October 14-15, 2009 A full day, water-themed, environmental education program. Curriculum based, suitable for Grades 2-5. Festival begins at 9:30 am and discovery centres will run until 2:30 pm. Registration required, spaces are limited. Teachers or schools, for more information or to register contact Sarah O&#8217;Grady at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tay Watershed Discovery Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Please join us for the Friends of the Tay Watershed, 9th Annual Tay Watershed Discovery Day, Sunday, October 4, 2009, 1-5 pm at ECOTAY Education Centre, 942 Upper Scotch Line at Menzies Munroe Side Road, just 10 minutes from Perth. For the first time, this event will be held in Tay Valley Township at the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=777</link>
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		<title>MVFN Fall Colours Canoe trip</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MVFN Fall Colours Canoe trip Sunday, October 4, 2009 Canoe The Madawaska River from Burnstown. For all MVFN members and guests. Carpooling details: Meet at the Esso Service Station at Almonte, corner of highway 29 and County Rd. 16 for departure by 9:00 A.M. West Lanark paddlers might want to drive up 511 to Calabogie [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=776</link>
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		<title>Fabulous Fall Fungi</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Fabulous Fall Fungi Sept 29-Oct 2, 2009 Discover the wonderful world of mushrooms and other fungi in this 2 and a half day workshop . All experience levels welcome. Hands-on indentification, plus discussions on ecology, uses and etymology. Cost: $295; includes tuition, meals, accomodatioin, use of lab space and microscopes. Location: QUeens&#8217;s University Biological Station. Further [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mvfn.ca/?p=771</link>
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		<title>Geoheritage Information Day</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What: Mississippi Mills first Geoheritage Information Day!! Where: Almonte Geoheritage Park, at Metcalfe Park, beside the Hydro development site in Almonte. When: Saturday, October 3rd from 1-3 pm. Find out about the progress being made and join in some fun activities. Bring a favorite rock or fossil and have it examined by an expert! Learn about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 MVFN Bioblitz Biological Survey Schedule</title>
		<description><![CDATA[                  Click here for printable copy of this schedule mvfn-bioblitz-tentative-schedule  Click here for mvfn-bioblitz-2009-poster  Please note that this schedule is subject to change. Participants should pre-register for events at the Bioblitz Base site. There is no charge for registration or for the scheduled biological survey events. Inventory activity takes place from 3 pm Saturday to 3 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Annual MVFN Fall Nature Walk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Annual Fall Nature Walk, Sunday Sept 27, 2009 Enjoy Nature in all its Fall Grandeur. Join our hosts Janet and David in walking the Manitou Mountain Trail, Calabogie area Carpooling East Lanark and area: Meet at Union Hall for departure at 9:00 AM West Lanark and area: Meet at Hopetown General Store for 9:15 AM [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Algonquin to Adirondacks (A2A): A Continental Conservation Connection with Emily Conger, President of A2A Conservation Association</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  Press Release Sept 7, 2009 The Lanark County link in the Algonquin to Adirondacks Conservation Connection You may have heard of the transcontinental Yellowstone to Yukon initiative to conserve Rocky Mountain biodiversity, but did you know that Lanark County is part of another continental conservation connection? It is called Algonquin to Adirondacks, or A2A [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pollinators: A Vital Key to Garden Success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[POLLINATORS: VITAL KEY TO GARDEN SUCCESS MASTER GARDENERS OF ONTARIO INCORPORATED ZONE 8 &#8211; OTTAWA CARLETON, UNITED COUNTIES, LANARK SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2009 ALGONQUIN COLLEGE, WOODROFFE CAMPUS, OTTAWA, ONTARIO [SOUTH OF COLLEGE SQUARE MALL NEAR WOODROFFE AVENUE AND BASELINE ROAD] MESSAGE FROM ZONE 8 Zone 8&#8242;s Technical Update Committee is pleased to present a star-studded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Final Summer MVFN Canoe/Kayak Trip &#8211; Tay River</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Final Summer MVFN Canoe trip &#8211; Tay River Sunday, Aug 30, 2009 Trip will be to Tay River, Marsh and Canal (#21 on Lanark County Canoe and Kayak Journeys guide) Carpooling details: East Lanark: Meet at Union Hall, for departure at 9:00 A.M. West Lanark: Meet at Last Duel Park boat launch area in Perth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Third Summer Canoe/Kayak Trip</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Third Summer Canoe/Kayak Trip When: Sunday, Aug. 9 Where: Clayton/Taylor Lake, #16 on guide Launch Site: At the dam site in Clayton Village Launch Time: 9:30 A.M. Where to Meet: At the dam site in Clayton. (Clayton is 4 km north of Union Hall on County Road 9) What to Bring: lunch, binocs, bug juice, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Cliff Bennett Nature Bursary Awards presented to two local students set to attend Sir Sandford Flemming College Environmental Technology program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Press Release Submitted by the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists June 25, 2009 2009 Cliff Bennett Nature Bursary Awards presented to two local students set to attend Sir Sandford Flemming College Environmental Technology program The Cliff Bennett Nature Bursary Awards, supported by the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN), are awarded annually to local high school graduates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Second Summer Canoe/Kayak Trip</title>
		<description><![CDATA[ Second Summer Canoe/Kayak Trip When: Sunday, July 26 Where: Madawaska River at Burnstown (Note change of location from schedule) Launch Site: Municipal Park, on highway # 508, ½ km east of intersection in village, Launch Time: 9:30 A.M. Where to Meet: Eastern Lanark: Esso Service Station, Almonte, for departure 8:45 A.M. Western Lanark: Come to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nature Conservancy of Canada helps local conservation-minded landowner protect her land legacy in Wolf Grove Wetlands Complex</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following released a few days ago by the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) announces the exciting news that a property in the Wolf Grove Wetlands Complex area of Mississippi Mills has been protected for conservation. Nature Conservancy of Canada helps local conservation-minded landowner protect her land legacy in Wolf Grove Wetlands Complex July 9, 2009 Nature Conservancy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MVFN BioBlitz 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MVFN BioBlitz 2009 The Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists in partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada and with assistance from the Community Stewardship Council of Lanark County invite you to participate in the 2009 MVFN BioBlitz taking place on the Nature Conservancy of Canada&#8217;s Bell Property.  NOTE: click here for a printable version of this MVFN [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lammermoor Road</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lammermoor Road Near the end of Lammermoor Road there is about three km of unmaintained roadway, it proceeds through old forest properties, a few small wetlands, and finally reaches a high plateau of open agricultural fields. The road ends at a local cemetery. To find Lammermoor Road, go north on highway 511 from Perth, through Lanark [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MVFN Summer Canoe/Kayak Trip</title>
		<description><![CDATA[First Summer Canoe/Kayak Trip When: Sunday, July 12 Where: Clyde River and Kerr Lake (see Guide #12) Launch Site: Village of Lanark, by the feed mill just over the bridge (north side) Launch Time: 10 A.M. Where to Meet: Eastern Lanark: Union Hall, for departure 9:30 A.M. Western Lanark: Meet at launch site What to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turtle Time in Lanark County!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Turtle Time in Lanark County! The following article on turtle nesting season was written by Dr. Paul Keddy. Dr. Keddy, is an MVFN member and scientist and author of many articles and books on wetlands and wildlife including Earth, Water, Fire: An Ecological Profile of Lanark County. For more information on identifying Lanark County turtles, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Nature Conservancy&#8217;s Dragonfly and Damselfly Project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Nature Conservancy&#8217;s Dragonfly and Damselfly Project Attention Volunteers! Are you good at identifying adult dragonflies and damselflies? Do you have a pond, wetland, or lake that you like to visit? Could you commit to one-hour surveys once per week over the summer? If you answered ‘yes&#8217; to each of these questions, then you are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Loon Workshop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LOON WORKSHOP 27 JUNE 2009 &#8211; SHARBOT LAKE OSO COMMUNITY HALL 8:30 am Doors Open 9:00 Welcome and Introduction &#8211; Gray Merriam 9:15 New Findings in Loon Territoriality &#8211; Dr. Charles Walcott 10:00 Questions and Discussion 10:30 Refreshment/Discussion Break 11:00 The Canadian Loon Survey &#8211; Kathy Jones 11:30 Questions and Discussion 11:45 Draw for Loon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MVFN&#8217;s Annual Spring Nature Paddle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MVFN&#8217;s Annual Spring Nature Paddle Sunday, June 21 Canonto Lake (just off the north-western edge of Lanark County) Car Pooling Points: Eastern Lanark-Meet at Union Hall, for 8:30 A.M. departure. Western Lanark-Hopetown, 8:45 A.M. Bring lunch, sun screen, bug juice, camera, binocs etc. Please register for this event by calling or e-mailing Cliff at 613-256-5013 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MVFN 2009 Outdoor Programme</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MVFN 2009 Outdoor Programme (Please note that MVFN&#8217;s indoor series of lectures resumes September 17, 2009) BIRD WATCHING OUTINGS March 29 &#8211; Presqu&#8217;ile Duck Migration April 22 &#8211; Early Morning Birding: 6 a.m. til 8 a.m. CANOEING/KAYAKING June 21- Annual Spring Nature Paddle- Canonto Lake July 12- Scheduled summer paddle: #12 on guide July 26- [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Birders on Bicycles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Birders on Bicycles This is not an MVFN event. This event is part of Mississippi Mills Bicycle Month. For further information and possible updates please see the information posted at www.mmbicyclemonth.ca or contact mmbicyclemonth@gmail.com. The group will meet at Groundz (78 Mill St., Almonte) at 8 am on Sunday, June 7 for a cup of Equator coffee and one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MVFN Annual Spring Nature Walk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MVFN Annual Spring Nature Walk   Sunday, May 31, 2009 To the beautiful and lush property of MVFN members Gloria Opzoomer&#8217;s and Paul Sprague&#8217;s farm in Tay Valley. Featuring wetlands, forest and open areas, trails. Car Pooling: Eastern Lanark: Meet at Union Hall (Corner of County Roads 9 and 16) at 8:30 A.M. Western Lanark: Meet [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MVFN&#8217;s Annual General Meeting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists Annual General Meeting will be held Thursday, May 21, 2009 at Union Hall. Reception will begin at 6 pm followed by welcome and business meeting starting at 7 pm. At approximately 8:30 pm a presentation of nature photographs by Mark Garbutt. Further details to follow.]]></description>
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		<title>Birds In My Garden</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Almonte United Church&#8217;s &#8216;Spirit of the Garden&#8217; event (Apr 2009) featured many speakers. In honour of Poetry Month, the Lanark County Live Poet Society was invited to perform poems as an introduction for each speaker. Tammy MacKenzie, who loves both gardening and birds, wrote and performed the following (posted here with Tammy&#8217;s permission) to introduce MVFN member Cliff [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MVFN Burnt Lands Avar Walk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MVFN Burnt Lands Avar Walk We are pleased to announce to MVFN members and friends a nature walk to Burnt Lands Alvar located just outside of Almonte. The walk will be led by international alvar expert Dr. Paul Catling. Date: Saturday, May 9, 2009 We will meet at the parking lot of JR&#8217;s Restaurant in Almonte (385 Ottawa St. Almonte) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Walk for Nature at Alba Wilderness</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Walk for Nature at Alba Wilderness On Sunday, May 3 the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust Conservancy is hosting a fund-raising Walk for Nature at Alba Wilderness in Flower Station. The walk, guided by local naturalists, will go though woodlands, beside beaver ponds and wetlands to the top of Blueberry Mountain where the vista is stunning. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>More Early Morning Birding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[More Early Morning Birding Brought back by popular demand, we are going to have another early morning birding outing, This time by canoe! We will put in at Mark Garbutt&#8217;s home and canoe small but beautiful Haven Lake, birding along its shores. Date: Wednesday, May 6. Time: 6:00 A.M. until 8:A.M. Meet at: Union Hall, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FIELD NATURALISTS NATURE TOUR OF CUBA</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FIELD NATURALISTS NATURE TOUR OF CUBA TUESDAY FEB 23 &#8211; MARCH 4, 2010 On the heels of a most successful international outing this past winter to Mexico (an MVFN first) to visit the wintering quarters of the migrating monarch butterfly, the MVFN programme committee announces another international outing for next winter, Nature Tour [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Climate Change Presentations by MVFN to Local Municipal Councils in Spring 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Climate Change Presentations by MVFN to Local Municipal Councils in Spring 2009 By the close of spring of 2009 the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists will have completed a series of  presentations on Climate Change Awareness and Adaptation to the Stewardship Council of Lanark County, the Mississippi-Rideau Source Water Protection Committee and to the municipal Councils [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Environmental Educator Required for MOE-Funded Project &#8216;Engaging Grade 8&#8242;s in Drinking Water Source Protection Planning&#8217;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MVFN Environmental Education Projects Program Engaging Grade 8&#8242;s in Drinking Water Source Protection Planning A professional Environmental Educator is sought by the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists starting in May 2009 to carry out a year long curriculum-linked project at selected local schools, &#8216;Engaging Grade 8&#8242;s in Drinking Water Source Protection Planning&#8217;. The project will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Early Morning Birding</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Early Morning Birding They say the early bird catches the worm! Early morning is the best time to catch our returning bird species. You are invited to join Cliff Bennett on an early morning birding outing Because last Wednesday morning was snowy, the early morning outing to the Al Potvin Trail was cancelled. By popular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Naturalists of the Night: Observing the Universe From our Home in Space</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Press Release Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists April 6, 2009 Field naturalists reach for the stars with astronomy retrospective: Observing the Universe from our Home in Space By Cathy Keddy Did you know that this year is IYA2009 or International Year of Astronomy? Four centuries ago, Galileo first recorded astronomical observations using a telescope. His telescope [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ducks, Ducks and More Ducks                             &#8211; MVFN&#8217;s First Birding Outing of the Year &#8211; Presqu&#8217;ile Provincial Park</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ducks, Ducks and More Ducks  (23 species plus others) Sunday, March 29 MVFN&#8217;s First Birding Outing of the Year. Annual Duck Migration, Presqu&#8217;ile Provincial Park, Brighton Ont. Meet for car pooling at Union Hall, 8:00 A.M. and Tay Valley Municipal offices, Glen Tay 8:30 A.M. Bring a lunch, refreshments, binocs. Dress warmly; it&#8217;s cool by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seeing the Trees for the Forest: Holes for all Occasions &#8211; a lecture by Michael Runtz</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Enjoy an evening of discovery and sharpen your woodland detective skills with this presentation Seeing the Trees for the Forest: Holes for all Occasions by Michael Runtz Press Release Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists By Cathy Keddy With this month&#8217;s March 19 lecture in the series From the Ground, Up-Celebrating the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Herpetofaunal (Reptiles/Amphibians) Atlas and Awareness Workshop</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Just in time for spring, a free workshop on observation and stewardship of amphibians and reptiles In anticipation of the first call of Eastern Ontario&#8217;s vocal little Spring Peepers, the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists (MVFN) are pleased to announce an upcoming workshop on amphibians and reptiles. This March 12th workshop is being offered free of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Whip-poor-will April 2008</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Read it here: whip-poor-will-april-2008. Please note that pages for this posted issue may be out of order.]]></description>
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		<title>Species at Risk in Lanark County: What do we have to lose?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[          What do we have to lose? Discover Species at Risk in Lanark County at next MVFN Lecture Thursday, Feb 19, 2009 MVFN Press Release by Cathy Keddy The Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists&#8217; (MVFN) lecture series continues February 19th with biologist Marie-Andrée Carrière&#8217;s presentation &#8220;Discover Species at Risk in Lanark County&#8221;. This will be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MVFN&#8217;s Annual Winter Outing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MVFN&#8217;s Annual Winter Outing  Winter Walk 2007 (photo Howard Robinson) Explore Nature on the Little Clyde in Winter with Host Mark Garbutt and Naturalist Joel Byrne Sunday, Feb. 8, 2009 Car Pooling: meet at Union Hall, for departure at 9:00 A.M. Meet at Hopetown for departure 9:15 A.M. Snowshoes are required; (XC skis won&#8217;t work). Dress [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Algonquin Park Summer Student Naturalist Jobs for 2009</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Algonquin Park is once again looking to hire talented and enthusiastic naturalists in high school, college or university to join our team as Seasonal Park Naturalists in summer 2009 (they should be at least 16 by June 2009). For more information, you can visit our seasonal employment website at http://www.algonquinpark.on.ca/news/jobs2009.html. Click on  2009-algonquin-park-naturalist-job-poster also for further information. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life at the Extremes: The Alvar Challenge</title>
		<description><![CDATA[photos by Cathy Keddy Rare snails, orchids and leafhoppers part of globally-rare alvar near Almonte and subject of next MVFN lecture Press Release Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists Jan 5, 2009 Submitted by Pauline Donaldson The Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists&#8217; (MVFN) lecture series continues January 15th with Botanist Dr. Paul Catlings presentation Life at the Extremes: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bird Watching Locations in Lanark County</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bird Watching Locations in Lanark County With broad-brimmed hat on your head in summer, toque in winter, and binoculars slung around your neck, let&#8217;s go bird watching in Lanark County! Driving slowly or walking along our country roads, meandering along our many trails, checking out ample forests or peering over marshes, creeks or rivers, bird [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Perth Area Christmas Bird Count</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Perth Area Christmas Bird Count If you&#8217;d like to participate in the Perth area bird count on Sunday December 28, contact Jean Griffin of the Rideau Valley Field Naturalists at 613-264-8411 for further details and to register. You don&#8217;t need to be a great birder as Jean can match you up with a partner. If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lanark Highlands Christmas Bird Count</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MVFN sponsors two Christmas Bird Counts (CBC), the Carleton Place Count (December 27) and the Lanark Highlands Count (December 30). We need helpers for both of these counts. Here&#8217;s an opportunity to shake off the excesses from Christmas and, become a citizen scientist by helping to record our bird population in these two areas. If [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Carleton Place Christmas Bird Count</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MVFN sponsors two Christmas Bird Counts, the Carleton Place Count (December 27) and the Lanark Highlands Count (December 30). We need helpers for both of these counts. Here&#8217;s an opportunity to shake off the excesses from Christmas and, become a citizen scientist by helping to record our bird population in these two areas. If you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RVFN Sponsors Presentation by Keddy on Lanark County&#8217;s Natural Heritage</title>
		<description><![CDATA[RVFN sponsors presentation on Lanark County&#8217;s natural heritage Press release by Judy Buehler, RVFN Wetlands, beaver ponds, lakes, rivers, a bit of old growth forest and some Canadian Shield linking the Madawaska and Algonquin Highlands with the Appalachian Mountains all contribute to the ecological profile of Lanark County. This wonderful mix enables us to enjoy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Kintail Country Christmas</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kintail Country Christmas Press Release from MVC It&#8217;s a riverside yuletide at the Mill of Kintail Conservation Area on Saturday, December 13 from noon to 6 p.m. Join us for Kintail Country Christmas and step into the wonderful world of holidays past. From Father Christmas to the Valley Voices experience the simpler side of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report on MVFN/MVC Co-sponsored 2007 &#8220;Weathering the Change: Climate Change&#8221; workshops and the impacts of climate change on the Mississippi Valley just released</title>
		<description><![CDATA[MVC releases report on the impacts of climate change on the Mississippi Valley MVC has just released the report &#8220;From Impacts Towards Adaptation: Mississippi Watershed in a Changing Climate&#8221;. The report co-authored by Paul Egginton and Beth Lavender, residents and users of the Mississippi Valley is based in part on their broad experience in addressing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bald Eagle Sighting</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bald Eagle Sighting Driving by Joe&#8217;s Lake on Saturday, October 25, 2008, I saw a single adult bald eagle perched in a small tree between the road and the lake. Osprey have been sighted there annually for some time but this is the first bald eagle I have seen there.  -Rob Vanderkam Oct 30, 2008]]></description>
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