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Winter Identification of Trees and Woody Plants of the Northern Forest (December 5–19, 2023) – Eagle Hill Online Mini-Seminar
Title: Winter Identification of Trees and Woody Plants of the Northern Forest Instructor: Erika Mitchell Dates: December 5, 9, 12, 16, and 19, 2023 Times: 7–9PM ET Tuition Cost: $225 Description: Winter is a wonderful time to get to know … Continue reading
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Link to Moss Flora of the Maritimes
Sean Haughian has provided us with this seminal reference on maritime bryophytes. You can find the link here in our reference library on Bryophytes. Robert R. Ireland of the Museum of Natural Sciences in Ottawa created the comprehensive manual of … 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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Can a soil sample from 416,000 years ago give us some insight into where we are headed today?
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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Eagle Hill Seminar on Entomology
Dates: August 13–19, 2023 Description: This seminar takes place at the Eagle Hill Institute in Stueben, Maine. It will focus on the family and genus level taxonomy of the Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera and is offered for anyone involved in … Continue reading
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Eagle Hill Field Seminars for Summer 2023
Join the people at Eagle Hill this summer for a week-long, natural history seminar taught by expert field biologists. Eagle Hill is located on the coast of Maine, between Acadia National Park and Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge. For more … Continue reading
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Nov 28 Online Members Meeting: The Diverse Bees of Nova Scotia
Our next member’s meeting will be via Zoom at 7:00pm on Nov 28. Invitations will be emailed to members closer to the date. This is the talk that was cancelled in Sep due to hurricane Fiona. Bees pollinate many flowers … Continue reading
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iNaturalist Project – Late Bloomers Nova Scotia 2022
How many plants are still in flower after 01 November in Nova Scotia? This question, plus the why? and are there more plants flowering recently? have fascinated David McCorquodale. This project collects observations of plants in bloom (petals look alive, … 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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Sep 26 Online Member’s Meeting – The Diverse Bees of NS
Our next member’s meeting will be via Zoom at 7:00pm on Sep 26. Invitations will be emailed to members closer to the date. Bees pollinate many flowers that are important for people. There are far more bees that share NS … Continue reading
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