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Members Zoom Meeting – Mon. Dec. 1: Iconic Flora of Australia Part 2 – Sheila Pugsley

Posted on November 28, 2025 by Bob Kennedy

  Sheila Pugsley will continue her presentation on Australian Flora at 7:30 Monday Dec. 1 via Zoom. Part 2 covers the Myrtaceae (Eucalypts), the Mimosaceae (Acacia/Wattles), Casuarinaceae (She-Oaks) families, and Grass Trees (Xanthorrhoea genus). If you missed it, please see … Continue reading →

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Lichen Hike Confirmed for Saturday Nov. 29 10:00AM

Posted on November 28, 2025 by Bob Kennedy

The weather looks good (but cold) so we are going ahead with the lichen hike at Port L’Hebert Provincial Park. Because of the limited size of the venue, we are only accepting the people who have registered already. Registrants please … Continue reading →

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Lichen Hike Postponed to Saturday Nov. 29 due to rain

Posted on November 15, 2025 by Bob Kennedy

See below.

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Members Meeting in Two Parts Mon. Nov. 24 & Mon. Dec. 1: Iconic Flora of Australia – Sheila Pugsley

Posted on November 9, 2025 by Bob Kennedy

Explore some of Australia’s most iconic plant families, whose species grow in fertile, biodiverse rainforest, the arid outback and along the dry, sandy seacoast. Discover modern day trees whose ancestors lived in the Dinosaur Age (Araucariaceae). Discover why 80-85% of … Continue reading →

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Lichen Hike Sunday postponed to Sat. Nov. 29 – Port L’Hebert Provincial Park 10:00AM – Registrations Full

Posted on November 7, 2025 by Bob Kennedy

American Starburst Lichen – Imshaugia placorodia, Fingerleaf Foam Lichen -Stereocaulon dactylophyllum, Ladder Lichen – Cladonia verticillata UPDATE – Due to the number of people who have registered and the limited amount of parking, we have stopped accepting registrations. If you are already … Continue reading →

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Rally to Support the Mi’kma’ki Communities Defense of our Lands and Waters

Posted on November 6, 2025 by Bob Kennedy

Many NSWFS members and friends are supporting this rally. “The whole province is being invited to stand together with Mi’kmaw Land Defenders and Water Protectors to raise our voices against this government’s increasing disregard for our rights, our safety, and … Continue reading →

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Member’s Zoom Meeting, Monday Oct 27, 7:30pm: Mi’kma’ki; A Living Map – Mary Macaulay

Posted on October 21, 2025 by Bob Kennedy

There will be a member’s meeting, by Zoom only, on Monday Oct. 27 at 7:30pm. Invitations including the Zoom link will be emailed to registered members beforehand. Mary Macaulay is a longstanding member and researcher who will present a continuation … Continue reading →

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Hike in Wentworth Provincial Park, Sun Oct 19

Posted on October 9, 2025 by Bob Kennedy

Given the current forecast, the hike in Wentworth Provincial Park has been moved to Sunday Oct 19. But due to the constantly changing forecast, please watch this website for the latest info. Please meet in the parking lot at the … Continue reading →

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Weather looking good for Field trip to Blue Beach Sat Sep 20

Posted on September 19, 2025 by Bob Kennedy

The latest forecast is for a high of 15C and only a 10% chance of rain, so it our field trip to Blue Beach to see the Marsh Elder looks good to go.

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Member’s Meeting Monday Sep 22, Museum of Natural History – Heritage Apples of Nova Scotia

Posted on September 12, 2025 by Bob Kennedy

The next Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society member’s meeting will be at The Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer St. Halifax, and by Zoom, at 7:30 pm. What started as an anecdote about an old apple became a years-long research … Continue reading →

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