by MMLT Admin | Jan 17, 2024 | MMLT Blog
January 17, 2024 – Not everyone can say they received a new property for Christmas! Such was the case for the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust (MMLT) this holiday season. In late November 2023, Kay Cartwright approached MMLT with a vision to protect her 256-acre...
by MMLT Admin | Sep 13, 2023 | MMLT Blog
On Thursday, August 23 there was a special event in the wetlands of Keddy Nature Sanctuary, a property protected by the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust (MMLT) – seven newly-hatched Blanding’s turtles were released! These turtles came from a nest found along Blue...
by MMLT Admin | Sep 5, 2023 | MMLT Blog
In fall 2022, MMLT partnered with the Upper Canada District School Board to oversee the completion of a nature project at High Lonesome Nature Reserve. This project was undertaken by Mrs. Hewitt’s enthusiastic grade 4/5 class at Pakenham Public School, who researched,...
by MMLT Admin | Jul 19, 2023 | MMLT Blog
July 17, 2023 – The Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust (MMLT) is pleased to announce it has protected a new property in Lanark County – a hidden gem of great ecological significance and home to a diverse range of plant, butterfly, bird, amphibian, reptile, and mammal...
by MMLT Admin | Jul 17, 2023 | MMLT Blog
On Saturday, July 15, 2023, Lake 88.1 FM broadcasted a one-hour Radiothon to benefit the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust (MMLT) on its “All About the House” program. Listeners tuned in on the radio and online to hear interviews featuring MMLT founding members Howard...
by MMLT Admin | Jun 29, 2023 | MMLT Blog
THE SECOND FIVE YEARS: 2008-2012 A Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust 20th Anniversary Special By: Mary Vandenhoff, with input from other founding members of MMLT Note: This is a multi-part series. To read Mary’s first piece on MMLT’s Birth and the...