Programme: Upcoming Meetings and Events for 2012
Through the fall, winter and spring, we meet at 7:30 pm on the 4th Monday of the month in the auditorium of the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street, Hali
fax. Meetings are open to the public. Field trips are held throughout the year, but most frequently during the summer. They are usually held on a Saturday or Sunday. The field trips are also open to the public, except when numbers must be restricted.
We will search for the red listed roundlobe hepatica, Hepatica nobilis var. obtusa, in the Antigonish area. Rain day May 13th. Leader: Charlie Cron
More details to follow.
Friday to Sunday 25-27 May:
Nature Nova Scotia 2012 Annual Meeting (Tatamogouche)
This is a once-a-year social, learning and outdoor event for naturalists. There will be wine and cheese and banquet nights interspersed with field trips and hikes to new places; layered with information given in illustrated talks by experts. A two hour Annual General Meeting will be held beginning on Sunday morning at 10:00 am. There is a free breakfast. Come join us for an informative, fun and unforgettable weekend! See Nature N.S. website for details http://naturens.ca/
Sunday June 10th: Gypsum barrens/Lady's slipper orchids
We will visit gypsum barrens in the Windsor area to view yellow lady's slipper
and other delights of the gypsum land.
Leader: Katherine Clough
Details to follow
Monday, June 25: Moonwort at Conrad Beach
Our summer evening meeting. Moonwort (Botrychium lunaria)
is found at only a few locales in N.S.
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Place: Meet at the parking area, Conrad beach
Monday to Saturday, August 6-11th: Coastal Plain Flora, A joint excursion with members of the The Wildflower Society of Newfoundland and Labrador
A 3-4 day excursion to southwest Nova Scotia to look at aquatic sites with Atlantic Coastal Plain flora has become an annual event for the Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society. This year, members of the Wildlfower Society of Newfoundland and Labrador will join us for an expanded excursion. Enrolment will be limited, so register early.
Details: Trip Itinerary
Registration required: Registration Form
Nova Scotians: please send the registration form to Charles Cron via nswildloraATyahoo.ca
Newfoundlanders and Labradorites: please send it to Heather Saunders - c.saundersATnl.rogers.com or as advised by your society.
Monday to Saturday, August 13-15th: Cape Breton: A joint excursion with members of the The Wildflower Society of Newfoundland and LabradorCarl Munden will lead a set of field excursions in Cape Breton as our visitors from Newfoundland head towards home. Few people know Cape Breton better than Carl. He is the author of Native Orchids of Nova Scotia: A Field Guide (Cape Breton University Press, 2001).
Provisional Intinerary
Past Events