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Upcoming MMLT Events

Book Sale: Caring for our Homeplace by Dr. Gray Merriam

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Dr. Gray Merriam, a well-known local ecologist, has published a new book titled Caring for our Homeplace. The book consists of forty-five essays on an array of topics giving insights for folks who care about their surroundings. Essays are presented in focal groups of Natural Riches, Stewardship of Our Natural Heritage, and Our Future. Essays vary in length from one to several pages, some w... [read more]

FALL COLOURS

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Our annual Fall Colour walk has been cancelled but our trails are still open for you to visit this fall and take in the glorious show of colours. Blueberry Mountain, Lanark - One of the Seven Wonders of Lanark County. High Lonesome Nature Reserve, Pakenham Poole Family Nature Sanctuary, Carleton Place Rose Hill Nature Reserve, Denbigh Please Consider Making a Donation When You ... [read more]

A Special SCAVENGER HUNT Edition of the FESTIVAL OF THE WILD CHILD - Sunday, 30 August

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Even a change of date to avoid nasty weather couldn't dampen the spirits of young nature enthusiasts and their families. Over 115 Wild Children came to explore the trails at High Lonesome to find natural treasures and a few hidden surprises. Only the excitement of the children and their love of nature could have made such a beautiful summer day, brighter. Thank you to all who trusted us to keep ... [read more]

Lake 88.1 FM mini Radiothon

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Featured Guest Speakers: Ed Lawrence and Michael Runtz CALL TO DONATE 613-253-2722 DONATE ONLINE Full Details below... https://mmlt.ca/events/lake-88-1-radiothon/

Annual General Meeting - 27 May 2020

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Annual General Meeting The Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust AGM took place on Wednesday, May 27 at 7 p.m. and was conducted via Zoom. Participants were shown highlights from 2019 including the 8 ‘Discover the Wild’ field workshops, the Festival of the Wild Child and the Fall Gala. MMLT saluted the businesses that had sponsored these events. It was noted that the number of members had increase... [read more]

Go Wild Gala

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The 2019 'Go Wild Gala' was held at the Grand Hotel in Carleton Place on Saturday, October 19th. The evening included a delicious buffet dinner, a silent auction and guest speaker, Michael Runtz who talked about his 50 years of exploring Algonquin Park's natural history and provided a mesmerising photo essay on "Algonquin Wild: the Nature of Our Greatest Park" . Learn more about Michael Runtz ... [read more]

Discover Lovely Lichens

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Discover Lovely Lichens - This Fall Blueberry Mountain hosted an exciting 'Discover the Lovely Lichens' event. Nature Guide and Research Scientist – amazing Lichenologist Dr. Troy McMullin shared his knowledge about the lichens in a day long hike exploring cliffLAND trails. Dr McMullin provided the 18 participants with field glasses which allowed them to observe the wonderful details of many l... [read more]

Fall Colours Hike

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Is there a more spectacular way to take in the fall colours than from the top of Blueberry Mountain - one of the seven wonders of Lanark County? Not in our minds... While the weather was less than ideal this year, the hearty group of hikers was rewarded with a spectacular view from the summit and delicious goodies on their return to the trail head. This wonderful event was Sponsored by Brok... [read more]

Discover Nature Through your Camera Lens

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Participants walked with Landscape and Nature Photographer Simon Lunn MSc, through High Lonesome Nature Reserve and learned how to capture a special moment in nature through the camera’s lens. High Lonesome is located at 867 Carbine Rd. in Pakenham. Take County Road 29 to Pakenham Village, turn on Waba Road and continue west for 2.9 km. Turn left on Barr Side Road. After for 1.6 km., ta... [read more]

Festival of the Wild Child

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The weekend gave us perfect weather for Festival of the Wild Child. Over 250 children and their families threw themselves into the spirit of wilderness discovery and creativity at the two-day event hosted by the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust at High Lonesome Nature Reserve in Pakenham. Tree quizzes and leaf rubbings, geology and painting pet rocks, soil layer discovery and sculpting, pond ex... [read more]

Discover the Heritage of Rose Hill Nature Reserve

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On August 10th, in addition to our usual hike, we'll be sharing are historical discoveries about the region around Rose Hill Nature Reserve. One of the donors of the property and MMLT board member, Bethany Armstrong, will share all her findings. Bethany comes by this naturally because her father Charlie Armstrong, an avid history buff and the original owner of the property, wrote the book Away B... [read more]

Discover Wildflowers

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A warm day with not too many bugs brought out 43 people of all ages to enjoy an informative walk at MMLT’s Poole Family Nature Sanctuary. We are grateful Scotiabank, Carleton Place for sponsoring the event. Ecologist Cathy Keddy will be leading our next event in the Discover the Wild series with a focus on wildflowers. This will be a unique opportunity to visit our newest protected property, ... [read more]

Discover Birds & Their Friends & Foes

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Mississippi Madwaska Land Trust's recent "Discover Birds" event drew 33 birders who gathered to learn who are the friends and foes of birds before setting out to walk the trails in search of our residents birds. Among the sightings were indigo buntings, scarlet tanagers and a special fly past of a broad winged and a red shouldered hawk. Event sponsors Vamos and L.G.Lee & Sons. Many Thanks t... [read more]

Discover Henry David Thoreau

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Our annual spring nature walk at Blueberry Mountain was held on Sunday, May 5th beginning at 10 a.m. In addition to the spectacular view from the mountain top, participants were treated to a special presentation by the renowned philosopher and naturalist from the 1800s, 'Henry David Thoreau', who held a deeply felt conviction that “in wildness is the preservation of the world.” This event was ... [read more]