By Chris Baburek
The Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists started off its new program year on September 21, with the theme of “Nature Near and Far”. We began with a “near” topic: Discover the Carp Barrens. Many of us have hiked on the Carp Barrens Trail and have been impressed with its wild beau
by Chris Baburek
On May 18th the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists held the final meeting of the 2022/23 program year. It was also the final presentation with the theme of “Small Wonders” and, fittingly, was on the subject of dragonflies and damselflies. The speaker was Colin Jones, a lifelo
Submitted by Chris Baburek
The March meeting of the Mississippi Valley Field Naturalists featured a presentation by Brian Carson, “Treasures of the Ottawa Valley”. Brian is an avid searcher and photographer of wildflowers found in the area, with a particular interest in trilliums.
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