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Winter Speaker Series via Zoom Friends of the Salmon River with Friends of the Napanee River with support from Hastings Stewardship Council All events are free,... and will be recorded and made available on a YouTube link following the event. Tuesday, January 26, 7- 8:15 pm FNR (Host) AGM with Mark Boone, Senior Hydrogeologist for Quinte Conservation, presenting the results of his research on the growing trend of droughts across our region. What can and should we and our municipal governments be doing about it? To register: https://us02web.zoom.us//tZIlf-mpqj8jGtKvKGxKLGDzcYClpp3UO Tuesday, February 23, 7- 8 pm Friends of the Salmon River (Host) with Colin Jones, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry’s Provincial Arthropod Zoologist, on Dragonflies and Damselflies: Guardians of our Wetlands and Creeks Tuesday, March 23, 7- 8 pm FNR (Host) with Maya Navrot from Quinte Conservation and Chloe Lajoie from Watersheds Canada on Watersheds 101 and Shoreline Restoration and Planting Programs Tuesday, April 20, 7- 8 pm Friends of the Salmon River (Host) with Amanda Tracey from Nature Conservancy of Canada / Conservation de la nature Canada on Invasive Species in Central and Eastern Ontario including Phragmites, Dog Strangling-Vine, Gypsy Moth and more Tuesday, May 18, 7- 8 pm FNR (Host) with Olivia Hughes, Bay of Quinte Remedial Action Plan's Stormwater Project Coordinator, will speak on how to control stormwater runoff on your property using green infrastructure, such as rain gardens. This is perfect timing for planning your Springtime gardens! June, date & time TBA Friends of the Salmon River (Host) Herb Pilles (Friends of Salmon Director and educator) will be speaking on "Let's Get Out and Play: Children's Outdoor Activities in your Watershed."

VOTING TIME for STONE MILLS PERSON OF THE YEAR 2020IMPORTANT: Please share this link to spread the love & word. This post in pinned to ANNOUNCEMENTS to easily find

One of our local family doctors wrote a letter in response to Randy Hillier's recent Covid stance. It was signed by dozens of other local physicians. This information needs to be out there. Please share. (Thank you Dr. Kate at the Newburgh Clinic!) https://documentcloud.adobe.com/link/review

The Praying Mantis From whence arrived the praying mantis? From outer space, or lost Atlantis?... glimpse the grin, green metal mug at masks the pseudo-saintly bug, Orthopterous, also carnivorous, And faintly whisper, Lord deliver us. -Ogden Nash #poems #poemsofinstagram #prayingmantis #prayingmantisofinstagram #ogdennash #mantis #tamworthontario #mantisreligiosa #mantidae #mantid

It's slime mold Saturday! Trichia decipiens (also known as salmon eggs) growing on a moist, decaying log in Central Frontenac Township. #trichiida #slimemold #trichiaceae #slimemolds #slimemoldsaturday #trichia

Pyrrharctia isabella, the isabella tiger moth, banded woolly bear, or just woollybear caterpillar. Did you know: The banded woolly bear larva emerges from the egg in the fall and overwinters in its caterpillar form, when it literally freezes solid. First its heart stops beating, then its gut freezes, then its blood, followed by the rest of the body. It survives being frozen by producing a cryoprotectant in its tissues. In the spring it thaws. #pyrrharctia #isabellatigermoth #bandedwoollybear #woollybear #caterpillarsofinstagram #caterpillar #tamworthontario

Coprinus comatus, the shaggy ink cap, lawyer's wig, or shaggy mane, is a common fungus that grows between the months of April and October. Its gills start out as white, but they quickly become black and inky. The ink itself is used to color dishes and in recipes for its distinctive natural food dye. If you look closely under an older mushroom (swipe to see third photo), the inky substance may have already started shedding.There will be a pool of black mushroom "ink" accumulating on the grass or soil under the mushroom. #coprinuscomatus #shaggymane #shaggyinkcap #inkcap #lawyerswig #fungus #mushroomsofinstagram #mushrooms #tamworthontario#coprinus

Yesterday's garter snake in action. Its red and black, forked tongue is used as a detection device. This snake pops its tongue out of its mouth to collect chemicals in the air. It then places its tongue back into its mouth and inserts the fork into a special organ, called the Jacobson’s organ, on the roof of its mouth. The snake uses this process to detect scents like pheromones from other snakes and their next meal. #gartersnake #snakesofinstagram #tamworthontario #vomeronasal #thamnophis #jacobsonsorgan

A curious garter snake emerging from its yew shrub hideaway on a warm, summery afternoon. #gartersnake #snake #snakesofinstagram #thamnophis #herpetology #tamworthontario

Try to sneak up on a praying mantis and you may be startled when it looks over its shoulder at you. No other insect can do so. Praying mantids have a flexible joint between the head and prothorax that enables them to swivel their heads. This ability, along with their rather humanoid faces and long, grasping forelegs, endears them to even the most entomophobic people among us. #mantid #mantidae #mantis #prayingmantis #prayingmantisofinstagram #insectsofinstagram #tamworthontario

Have you ever seen a barred owl in broad daylight, sitting by the side of the road watching the cars pass by? (Swipe for proof!) This owl flew off into the nearby woods, apparently healthy, moments after having its photo taken this afternoon north of Tamworth. #barredowl #hootowl #northernbarredowl #strigidae #strix #strixvaria #owl #owlsofinstagram #birdsofinstagram #tamworthontario

A striking Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) excavating a dying backyard cedar, foraging for tasty carpenter ants and wood boring beetle larvae. Did you know: woodpeckers' reinforced skulls and necks allow them to hammer without harming their brains. They sometimes dig their nesting cavities so deep that the power pole or tree actually snaps in half! #pileatedwoodpecker #woodpecker #dryocopus #birdsofinstagram #tamworthontario

A wary, tiny spring peeper (Pseudacris crucifer) climbing a mossy log deep in the forest north of Tamworth. Did you know: The largest peeper on record was a mere 3.7 centimetres long. The breeding call of this species is a single, loud, high-pitched peep repeated over and over. A full chorus can be deafening up close and can be heard over a kilometre away. Spring peepers are mostly active at dusk and at night. Although these frogs are widespread and abundant, great patience and a good eye are needed to actually see one! #springpeepers #springpeeper #pseudacris #pseudacriscrucifer #frog #treefrog #tamworthontario

The Yarker Branch library fully reopens today (September 15), and the Bath Branch (September 15) and Tamworth Branch (September 16) will be graduating from curbside pickup to indoor pickup this week!

Here's "Do You Remember: Mortimer Snerd?" by Glen Goodhand: "They called it the Golden Age of Radio. Starting in the early 1920s and continuing through the 1950s (when TV stole the spotlight), this medium dominated the entertainment lives of those who owned a receiver. Without a doubt, the sight of the boob tube lighting up the windows of homes is as common as the rising and setting of the sun. While television addiction has gone down since the proliferation of smartphones, t...ablets, and other hand-held devices, it still draws in many viewers. The introduction of regular radio programs was much the same. While their popularity waned over time, the pull of a mantel or floor model captivated entire families in those days. The amusement was not as mindless as with TV, for with radio, listeners’ imaginations were forced to be continuously active, or they would lose the gist of the program." Read the full article: http://www.thescoop.ca//do-you-remember-mortimer-snerd.html

September is the best month for ambling through the woods. #appreciatenature #mushroom #oak #quercus #amanita #lichen

"Stone Mills residents voice frustration over hog farm project" (The Whig-Standard, Sept. 9): https://www.thewhig.com//stone-mills-residents-voice-f/amp

The new Tamworth & District Lions Club Facebook page is up and running. The Club uses Facebook as their main source of sharing information about upcoming events, initiatives, and needs within our community. Help them, and help our local communities by liking and following their page, and by sharing this post.

An abundance of mushroom sightings on a short woodland hike north of Tamworth this afternoon. #mushrooms #ramaria #coralfungus #lactarius #russulia #inocybe #laccaria

A baby snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) we "snapped" before its careful relocation from our front patio to the banks of the Salmon River.