News & Trip Reports
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Twice Around Rogers Pond At Marlborough Forest
Last week I had an errand to run down in Kemptville, so I checked the maps for a trail to visit along the way. I decided on the Rogers Pond loop at Marlborough Forest. There was only one other vehicle when I pulled into the E3 parking lot. It was sunny and breezy, a beautiful…
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2026 Adopt-A-Site Loggerhead Shrike Survey
This spring marked my first time volunteering in Canada Wildlife Preservation’s Adopt-A-Site survey, part of their Eastern Loggerhead Shrike Project. The survey sends volunteers to prime habitat to search for loggerhead shrikes (Lanius ludovicianus ssp. migrans), one of Canada’s most endangered songbirds. I was assigned half a dozen sites outside the town of Renfrew, which…
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Aird Creek MapleCross BioBlitz results
Note: A version of this blog post was published in the July newsletter of the Mississippi Madawaska Land Trust (MMLT). On Saturday, June 27, members of the public were invited to the MMLT’s new Aird Creek MapleCross Nature Reserve for the very first time to participate in a BioBlitz event. Organized by Andrew Dunbar and…
