Common Ground – October 2025
By Jill Williams “October is bright as a bittersweet berry.”– Hal Borland During this past summer’s impossibly hot and dry summer I kept reminding myself that we had one more season to look forward to. And now it’s here. Fall’s warm days and cool nights are the best weather of the year. And it’s…
Brook Trout are back in Millbrook’s Jail Creek!!
For over five years, the Millbrook Chapter of Freshwater Conservation Canada(FCC) has been conducting scientific data collection and carrying out maintenance and restoration projects along streams in the Baxter Creek watershed. Each year in late summer, biologists from FCC (formerly Trout Unlimited) make their base camp in the backyard of Jim Slavin and Elizabeth…
Youngsters Explore Nature with the Benefit of some Expert Guidance
Twenty-five parents and children joined Nature Nancy, aka Nancy Thomson, on August 8th as she led EarlyON families in an exploration of the natural environment at their doorstep. Together they observed creatures in the community garden behind the Old Millbrook School and then travelled to the island in Baxter Creek behind the old arena.…
Baxter Creek Watershed Alliance Seeks Conservation through Collaboration
By BCWA Board The Baxter Creek Watershed Alliance (BCWA), founded by a group of community members in December 2020, is entering its fourth year. The organization is focused on collecting fundamental watershed data, conducting research and development activities, and collaborating with others. Some of these activities include working with educators to integrate local community-based…