Field Trip to Polly’s Cove Trail Oct. 29 or Oct. 30
The field trip to the Polly’s Cove Trail (between Peggy’s Cove and West Dover) has been moved to the following weekend due to Hurricane Fiona.
Meet at Parking area: 10:00 Am Sunday Oct 2. Rain Date Sat. Oct 1.
Take route 333 from Upper Tantallon St.Margaret’s Bay Road about 23 km to site, a little past Peggy’s cove (< 1km) ,Parking for 5-6 cars on the right seaward side of the road. Area is filled with granite whale backs,barrens,bogs,small ponds etc. The seacoast also has a wide variety of coastal flora. 2-4 hrs. Bring lunch.water, binoculars,camera etc. Dress for the weather. Bogs are dry at present and hiking boots may be ok.
Please contact Charlie Cron to let him know that you plan to attend. ccron72@hotmail.com
Our annual field trip to Digby Neck Balancing Rock Trail to find the first bloomers of spring: early flowering skunk cabbage and dwarf mistletoe, has been moved to Sun March 26 due to weather.
We are fortunate to have Bob Guscott joining us this year. He is an expert in dwarf mistletoe and gave an excellent talk to us last year https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Register with Charles Cron if you would like to attend. Call 902-477-8272 and leave a message with Name & phone number or email ccron72@hotmail.com.
Note New Directions: 4hr drive from Halifax to Balancing Rock including free ferry crossing at East Ferry.
Our annual field trip to Digby Neck Balancing Rock Trail to find the first bloomers of spring: early flowering skunk cabbage and dwarf mistletoe, has been moved to Sun March 26 due to weather.
We are fortunate to have Bob Guscott joining us this year. He is an expert in dwarf mistletoe and gave an excellent talk to us last year https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Register with Charles Cron if you would like to attend. Call 902-477-8272 and leave a message with Name & phone number or email ccron72@hotmail.com.
Note New Directions: 4hr drive from Halifax to Balancing Rock including free ferry crossing at East Ferry.
Ferry crosses once an hour on the half hour. No other stops required, except for gas if needed.
We will meet at the Balancing Rock Parking lot by10:00 to 10:30 hrs. Follow the road signs and ignore previous instructions. The site is well marked with a large sign 1Km past Tiverton on Long Island.
We will meet at the Balancing Rock Parking lot by10:00 to 10:30 hrs. Follow the road signs and ignore previous instructions. The site is well marked with a large sign 1Km past Tiverton on Long Island.
Field Trip to Polly’s Cove Trail Oct. 29 or Oct. 30
The field trip to the Polly’s Cove Trail (between Peggy’s Cove and West Dover) has been moved to the following weekend due to Hurricane Fiona.
Meet at Parking area: 10:00 Am Sunday Oct 2. Rain Date Sat. Oct 1.
Take route 333 from Upper Tantallon St.Margaret’s Bay Road about 23 km to site, a little past Peggy’s cove (< 1km) ,Parking for 5-6 cars on the right seaward side of the road. Area is filled with granite whale backs,barrens,bogs,small ponds etc. The seacoast also has a wide variety of coastal flora. 2-4 hrs. Bring lunch.water, binoculars,camera etc. Dress for the weather. Bogs are dry at present and hiking boots may be ok.
Please contact Charlie Cron to let him know that you plan to attend. ccron72@hotmail.com
Hike to McIntosh Run Trails for City Nature Challenge – Sat. Apr. 29
As a contribution to the iNaturalist City Nature Challenge, NSWFS is conducting a hike through some of the more unique vegetation in HRM on Saturday April 29: Starting in the Jack Pine barrens of McIntosh Trail Run then down to the wetlands of Flat Lake .
Broom Crowberry – Corema conradii Phot0 Charles Cron
We will meet at the Osprey Trailhead Parking Lot at the end of Alabaster Way; 10:00AM. It is an entry point to the McIntosh Run trail system.
Parking is limited. Street parking is possible in some areas. An alternate parking lot is available at the Spryfield Lions Rink. You can carpool from there in limit numbers. There are multiple access points to the trail system along the granite ridge, running parallel with the houses.
We will travel east along the green marked trail to the Flat lake lookoff, hopefully to the lakeshore, then return to the west through a complicated series of trails known as the attic and Lou’s basement. There are many switchbacks and informal unmarked cross trails, much of which is on private lands and not part of the McIntosh Run trail system.
About 4 hrs. bring lunch, cameras, binoculars, rain gear, hiking boots or waterproof footwear. Trails are easy but mostly on granite rock. Expect to see Jack pine in various stages, Broom Crowberry, Leatherleaf, Sweet Gale, and Long Stalked Sedge in bloom. We will also visit a site of the endangered Pine Barren Goldheather, just emerging from the harsh winter.
Please email novascotiawildflora@gmail.com to register. All are welcome.
NSWFS Field Trip Balancing Rock Trail moved to March 26, 2023
Our annual field trip to Digby Neck Balancing Rock Trail to find the first bloomers of spring: early flowering skunk cabbage and dwarf mistletoe, has been moved to Sun March 26 due to weather.
We are fortunate to have Bob Guscott joining us this year. He is an expert in dwarf mistletoe and gave an excellent talk to us last year https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Register with Charles Cron if you would like to attend. Call 902-477-8272 and leave a message with Name & phone number or email ccron72@hotmail.com.
Note New Directions: 4hr drive from Halifax to Balancing Rock including free ferry crossing at East Ferry.
Our annual field trip to Digby Neck Balancing Rock Trail to find the first bloomers of spring: early flowering skunk cabbage and dwarf mistletoe, has been moved to Sun March 26 due to weather.
We are fortunate to have Bob Guscott joining us this year. He is an expert in dwarf mistletoe and gave an excellent talk to us last year https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Register with Charles Cron if you would like to attend. Call 902-477-8272 and leave a message with Name & phone number or email ccron72@hotmail.com.
Note New Directions: 4hr drive from Halifax to Balancing Rock including free ferry crossing at East Ferry.
Ferry crosses once an hour on the half hour. No other stops required, except for gas if needed.
We will meet at the Balancing Rock Parking lot by10:00 to 10:30 hrs. Follow the road signs and ignore previous instructions. The site is well marked with a large sign 1Km past Tiverton on Long Island.
We will meet at the Balancing Rock Parking lot by10:00 to 10:30 hrs. Follow the road signs and ignore previous instructions. The site is well marked with a large sign 1Km past Tiverton on Long Island.
Field Trip to Polly’s Cove Trail Oct. 29 or Oct. 30
The field trip to the Polly’s Cove Trail (between Peggy’s Cove and West Dover) has been moved to the following weekend due to Hurricane Fiona.
Meet at Parking area: 10:00 Am Sunday Oct 2. Rain Date Sat. Oct 1.
Take route 333 from Upper Tantallon St.Margaret’s Bay Road about 23 km to site, a little past Peggy’s cove (< 1km) ,Parking for 5-6 cars on the right seaward side of the road. Area is filled with granite whale backs,barrens,bogs,small ponds etc. The seacoast also has a wide variety of coastal flora. 2-4 hrs. Bring lunch.water, binoculars,camera etc. Dress for the weather. Bogs are dry at present and hiking boots may be ok.
Please contact Charlie Cron to let him know that you plan to attend. ccron72@hotmail.com
Hike to McIntosh Run Trails for City Nature Challenge – Sat. Apr. 29
As a contribution to the iNaturalist City Nature Challenge, NSWFS is conducting a hike through some of the more unique vegetation in HRM on Saturday April 29: Starting in the Jack Pine barrens of McIntosh Trail Run then down to the wetlands of Flat Lake .
Broom Crowberry – Corema conradii Phot0 Charles Cron
We will meet at the Osprey Trailhead Parking Lot at the end of Alabaster Way; 10:00AM. It is an entry point to the McIntosh Run trail system.
Parking is limited. Street parking is possible in some areas. An alternate parking lot is available at the Spryfield Lions Rink. You can carpool from there in limit numbers. There are multiple access points to the trail system along the granite ridge, running parallel with the houses.
We will travel east along the green marked trail to the Flat lake lookoff, hopefully to the lakeshore, then return to the west through a complicated series of trails known as the attic and Lou’s basement. There are many switchbacks and informal unmarked cross trails, much of which is on private lands and not part of the McIntosh Run trail system.
About 4 hrs. bring lunch, cameras, binoculars, rain gear, hiking boots or waterproof footwear. Trails are easy but mostly on granite rock. Expect to see Jack pine in various stages, Broom Crowberry, Leatherleaf, Sweet Gale, and Long Stalked Sedge in bloom. We will also visit a site of the endangered Pine Barren Goldheather, just emerging from the harsh winter.
Please email novascotiawildflora@gmail.com to register. All are welcome.
NSWFS Field Trip Balancing Rock Trail moved to March 26, 2023
Our annual field trip to Digby Neck Balancing Rock Trail to find the first bloomers of spring: early flowering skunk cabbage and dwarf mistletoe, has been moved to Sun March 26 due to weather.
We are fortunate to have Bob Guscott joining us this year. He is an expert in dwarf mistletoe and gave an excellent talk to us last year https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Register with Charles Cron if you would like to attend. Call 902-477-8272 and leave a message with Name & phone number or email ccron72@hotmail.com.
Note New Directions: 4hr drive from Halifax to Balancing Rock including free ferry crossing at East Ferry.
Our annual field trip to Digby Neck Balancing Rock Trail to find the first bloomers of spring: early flowering skunk cabbage and dwarf mistletoe, has been moved to Sun March 26 due to weather.
We are fortunate to have Bob Guscott joining us this year. He is an expert in dwarf mistletoe and gave an excellent talk to us last year https://www.youtube.com/watch?
Register with Charles Cron if you would like to attend. Call 902-477-8272 and leave a message with Name & phone number or email ccron72@hotmail.com.
Note New Directions: 4hr drive from Halifax to Balancing Rock including free ferry crossing at East Ferry.
Ferry crosses once an hour on the half hour. No other stops required, except for gas if needed.
We will meet at the Balancing Rock Parking lot by10:00 to 10:30 hrs. Follow the road signs and ignore previous instructions. The site is well marked with a large sign 1Km past Tiverton on Long Island.
We will meet at the Balancing Rock Parking lot by10:00 to 10:30 hrs. Follow the road signs and ignore previous instructions. The site is well marked with a large sign 1Km past Tiverton on Long Island.
Field Trip to Polly’s Cove Trail Oct. 29 or Oct. 30
The field trip to the Polly’s Cove Trail (between Peggy’s Cove and West Dover) has been moved to the following weekend due to Hurricane Fiona.
Meet at Parking area: 10:00 Am Sunday Oct 2. Rain Date Sat. Oct 1.
Take route 333 from Upper Tantallon St.Margaret’s Bay Road about 23 km to site, a little past Peggy’s cove (< 1km) ,Parking for 5-6 cars on the right seaward side of the road. Area is filled with granite whale backs,barrens,bogs,small ponds etc. The seacoast also has a wide variety of coastal flora. 2-4 hrs. Bring lunch.water, binoculars,camera etc. Dress for the weather. Bogs are dry at present and hiking boots may be ok.
Please contact Charlie Cron to let him know that you plan to attend. ccron72@hotmail.com
