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City Nature Challenge begins Apr 26 (today) & runs to Mon Apr 29, 2024

Posted on April 26, 2024 by admin

Halifax is participating in the iNaturalist-based City Nature Challenge again, this year over the days Friday Apr 26 to Monday Apr 29 It’s pretty simple to contribute to Halifax’s effort to document our natural world and illustrate citizen’s love of … Continue reading →

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Sat Oct 14, 2023 at 1 pm: Sandy Lake (Bedford) Old Forest walk

Posted on October 10, 2023 by admin

David Patriquin will lead this walk on Sat Oct 14, 2023. If Saturday look very rainy, it will be on Sunday, Oct 15. Check this post if uncertain; ‘will update/confirm Fri at noon. We will meet 1 p,m* in the … Continue reading →

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Mon Oct 23 Member’s Meeting via Zoom: Fires, Conservation and Fire Management in the Halifax Backlands

Posted on October 7, 2023 by admin

Online presentation by David Patriquin to the NS Wild Flora Society, 7:30 p.m. Monday Oct 23, 2023. All welcome. The “Backlands”, located only a few kilometers from from peninsular Halifax, NS, are a Thompsonesque urban wilderness of approximately 1350 hectares … Continue reading →

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Event of interest: Chebucto Moose Field Meeting on Sunday Oct 22, 2023

Posted on September 20, 2023 by admin

Details & Registration Here More about the Chebcto Moose Here

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Can a soil sample from 416,000 years ago give us some insight into where we are headed today?

Posted on August 20, 2023 by admin

NS Wild Flora Society member Norris Whiston thinks so. One of Norris’s passions is compiling user-friendly guides to the local flora. He also has a fascination with the geological/geochemical/evolutionary history of the Earth, and likes to put it all together … Continue reading →

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Art Meets Nature and Activism at Sandy Lake – art show opens Thursday July 13th, 2023 !

Posted on July 12, 2023 by admin

A wonderful collective of artists has been creating works based on their experiences at Sandy Lake Regional Park. Their gorgeous paintings and drawings will form part of a 2-week long art show at Second Gallery (Upstairs at 6301 Quinpool Road, … Continue reading →

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Nature NS asks us to “Take the Challenge: Biodiversity Challenge Badge” 26Oct2022

Posted on October 26, 2022 by admin

It’s pretty simple and would likely mesh readily with the nature exploration & enjoyment activities of the NS Wild Flora Society and many more nature-oriented folks in NS: “basically, the challenge is to observe the natural world around you as … Continue reading →

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Celebrating the McLarens & the Wild Flowers of Nunavut

Posted on October 20, 2022 by admin

Click on one of the photos above to see the full collection. Ian passed away in 2020, Bernice earlier this year. Today there is a celebration of their lives. They had their honeymoon at Ogac Lake, shown in the lower … Continue reading →

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Public Comment Period on Southdale/Eisner Cover Wetland now open, closes Mon Sep 19, 2022

Posted on August 30, 2022 by admin

An invitation from Shape Our City Halifax has just been issued to “to share your feedback on the draft policies, development agreement and submitted plans” related to the Southdale Future Growth Node  which includes the  ‘Eisner Cove Wetland’. Feedback is … Continue reading →

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Norris Whiston on Flower Clusters & Ecology of Common Nova Scotia Trees and Shrubs

Posted on August 9, 2022 by admin

Norris Whiston is a member of the NS Wild Flora Society. One of Norris’s passions is compiling user-friendly guides to the local flora, which he generously shares with all of us on a page on this website. Norris’s latest production … Continue reading →

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