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Category Archives: conservation
If Nature Nova Scotia can inspire 4,205 members to each donate $20, Nature NS will receive an additional $100,000!
The Echo Foundation will give Nature NS $100,000 if they can raise a minimum of $20 each from 4,205 of their members. Bob Bancroft’s attached letter shows the importance to all our members (and non member Nature advocates) of this … Continue reading
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Member’s Meeting Nov 27, 7:30pm – Nina Newington and the Save Our Old Forests campaign
The next member’s meeting will be at the Museum of Natural History, downstairs auditorium and via Zoom on Monday Nov 27, 7:30pm. Nina Newington and other citizen scientists are playing a key role in the effort to protect the proposed … Continue reading
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Sea Turtle Beach Patrol
Every fall for the past many years the Sea Turtle Beach Patrol runs a beach patrol program from November 1 to January 31 where they ask volunteers to walk a beach of their choosing once a week looking for cold-stunned … Continue reading
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Sat Oct 14, 2023 at 1 pm: Sandy Lake (Bedford) Old Forest walk
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
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
Details & Registration Here More about the Chebcto Moose Here
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Province Seeks Input on Protected Areas Strategy
ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE CHANGE/NATURAL RESOURCES/RENEWABLES–Province Seeks Input on Protected Areas Strategy ——————————————————– Nova Scotians are invited to help shape the approach for protecting 20 per cent of the province’s land and water by 2030. An online public consultation started today, August 23. … Continue reading
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Art Meets Nature and Activism at Sandy Lake – art show opens Thursday July 13th, 2023 !
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
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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Online Member’s Meeting Oct. 24 – The Origin, Rationale and Results of the Last Hope Camp
Our next member’s meeting will be via Zoom at 7:00pm on Oct 24. Nina Newington will be our guest speaker. The Last Hope camp was a protest camp established on a logging road in Annapolis County on 2nd December, 2021. The goal … Continue reading
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