The Macnamara Trail will be closed all day Saturday, September 25 for maintenance. Volunteers are welcome to help spread chips. If you are a volunteer, please park on McNab Street as the parking lot will be used for tractor/trailer woodchip loading.

From April 30 to May 9, find wildlife, take a picture and share it on iNaturalist. Sound like fun?

Even better: the sightings count in a competition between cities around the globe. Last year some 244 cities took part tracking biodiversity around the globe. The city of Ottawa reports that Continue reading →

Calling all birders! Friends of the Carp River need help with a survey of a 20 acre retired cow pasture owned by the City of Ottawa in Carp beside the river and the Diefenbunker. Of particular interest is the presence of Bobolinks and Eastern Meadowlarks and whether they choose to Continue reading →

Friends of the Carp Hills is offering three upcoming webinars about the Carp Hills with a sustainability theme. The webinars are interactive and family-friendly, with multiple choice questions and gentle guidance by the host, Kasia Majewski. Great for adults and kids 10 years and up. All webinars will be run Continue reading →

Nature lovers take note

Dr. Gray Merriam, a well-known local ecologist, has recently published Caring for our Homeplace , with 45 insightful essays on an array of topics for folks like us who care about their surroundings.

The Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust (MMLT) is offering the book for $20 Continue reading →