Monthly Archives: May 2025

Acadia University 2025 Native Plant Sale Sat. June 7th 9am – 12pm

Posted on May 21, 2025 by Bob Kennedy

Acadia’s annual Native Plant Sale will take place on the Formal Lawn of the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens at Acadia University in Wolfville. It’s the large lawn just to the South of the Walled Garden (enter main gates and turn … Continue reading →

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Outdoor Member’s Meeting Monday May 26, 6:00pm – Kidston Lake

Posted on May 18, 2025 by Bob Kennedy

The next member’s meeting will include a hike at Kidston lake, near Spryfield. Please meet at 6:00pm so we get the maximum amount of daylight. The difficulty level should be easy. From Herring Cove Road – take the Old Sambro … Continue reading →

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Help with NSWFS Booth at Nature Nova Scotia AGM

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Bob Kennedy

  Nature Nova Scotia has its annual general meeting On May 23-25 in Debert. They have offered the Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society a booth to reach out to other people attending the event. Charlie Cron is available to set … Continue reading →

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Trips to Yarmouth to see blooming Lyonia ligustrina – July 18-19 and Coreopsis rosea Aug 20-22

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Bob Kennedy

Lyonia ligustrina is commonly known as Maleberry or, on iNaturalist as He-Huckleberry. It is related to blueberries and huckleberries, but is extremely rare in Canada. In fact there is only one know site which is about 40 minutes outside Yarmouth. … Continue reading →

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Hike to see Western Skunk Cabbage, Friday May 9

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Bob Kennedy

These are some pictures taken on the hike by Steven McGrath : Near Uisge Bàn Falls Provincial Park there is a large colony (over 400 plants) of Western Skunk Cabbage (Lysichiton americanus). No one knows how it got there, though … Continue reading →

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