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Celebration of Life for Keith Vaughan Sunday June 28

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Bob Kennedy

There will be a Celebration of Life memorial honoring recently departed NSWFS member Keith Vaughan at the Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, 2372 Purcells Cove Rd on Sunday, June 28 between 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Please read Keith’s Obituary to learn … Continue reading →

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Allison MacNeil Successfully Defends her Master’s Thesis on Iva Frutescens with support from NSWFS

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Bob Kennedy

Allison MacNeil is a botany student taking her Masters at St. Mary’s University. In 2024, the Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society provided support for her research with Iva frutescens (Marsh Elder). She just wrote to update us on her progress: … Continue reading →

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Outdoor Member’s Meeting POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER – now 6:30pm Saturday May 30 – Penhorn Lake, Dartmouth

Posted on May 21, 2026 by Bob Kennedy

Due to the 100% chance of rain on May 25, we will postpone our  outdoor member’s meeting at Penhorn Lake in Dartmouth to Saturday May 30 at 6:30pm. This day works best for Rosemarie. Rosmarie Lohnes of Helping Nature Heal … Continue reading →

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Acadia University’s Native Plant Sale June 6, 2026 9AM-12PM

Posted on May 17, 2026 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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Seeking the Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha

Posted on May 15, 2026 by Bob Kennedy

My name is Hiromu Nakao, and I am a PhD student at the Gregor Mendel Institute in Austria.We are currently building a collection of natural accessions of the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha for genomic and evolutionary studies, and I am particularly … Continue reading →

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Trout Lily Walk with Blomidon Field Naturalists & NSWFS – Saturday May 9, Blomiden Provincial Park

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Bob Kennedy

Board Member Peter Steiner will be conducting a joint hike with the Blomidon Field Naturalists and the NSWFS to look at the variation in anther colour in Yellow Trout Lilies. This is of interest in how it attracts different pollinators. … Continue reading →

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In Memory of Keith Vaughan

Posted on April 30, 2026 by Bob Kennedy

  Keith Vaughan was an active member of the Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society for more years than we can count. A chemistry professor at Saint Mary’s University, Keith was especially interested in photography, botany, and lichens. He was very involved in our … Continue reading →

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Hike to Micou’s Island to ID Seaweeds for City Nature Challenge – Sat. Apr. 25

Posted on April 20, 2026 by Bob Kennedy

Every year we have done a hike to coincide with iNaturalist’s City Nature Challenge. It is a 4 day bio-blitz (Apr 24-27) where multiple cities across the world compete with each other to see who can identify and post the … Continue reading →

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AGM and Members’ Meeting, Monday Apr. 27, Museum of Natural History – “Hey botanists, we could use your help!” – AC CDC

Posted on April 8, 2026 by Bob Kennedy

The Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society will have its Annual General Meeting at the downstairs auditorium of the Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer St, Halifax on Monday April 27 at 7:30pm. The meeting will be followed by a presentation … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Mosses and Allies, May 11-15, 2026 – Nova Scotia Museum Natural History Field School

Posted on April 8, 2026 by Bob Kennedy

From Sean Haughian, Senior Curator of Botany, Nova Scotia Museum: Registration is now open for the first course in our  Natural History Field School for 2026. Students can register for “Introduction to Mosses and Allies” via our online system on Zeffy: https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/introduction-to-mosses-and-allies.  The … Continue reading →

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