Author Archives: Bob Kennedy

Nov 22 Online Members Meeting: Finding Beauty and Diversity in our Mosses and Liverworts

Posted on November 12, 2021 by Bob Kennedy

The last meeting for 2021 will be a ZOOM only meeting at 7 pm, Monday November 22, 2021. Invitations to the ZOOM meeting will be emailed to members soon. Photo Anne Mills The presenter will be retired Biologist Anne Mills … Continue reading →

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Oct 25 Online Members meeting: Destination Botany (or What I did on my summer vacation)

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Bob Kennedy

The next NSWFS meeting will be a Zoom only meeting at 7:00PM on Oct 25. Invitations to the Zoom meeting will be emailed to members soon. The presenter will be the avid botanical naturalist Jeff White. Mainly in July of … Continue reading →

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Results of 2 week iNaturalist Bio-Blitz in SW Nova Scotia

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Bob Kennedy

  A 2-week bioblitz was just held in Southwest Nova. This is the second year for this competition in Kespukwitk, one of the seven traditional districts of Mi’kma’ki. This area includes the nine Southwest Nova municipalities that are in Kespukwitk today: … Continue reading →

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Field Trip to Labrador Castle Rock, near Chester Oct 2

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Bob Kennedy

Labrador Castle walk/hike; Sat .Oct 2, 10:00 AM. Meet at Parking lot at Chester -East River exit (7) from Hwy.103, at the side of the exit road just as it meets Highway 3. The rail trail is about 1km from … Continue reading →

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NSWFS Meeting Monday Sep 27 – The Philosophy behind the Provincial Parks System

Posted on September 16, 2021 by Bob Kennedy

The Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society will be hosting a  Zoom Meeting and Presentation on September 27, 2021. Registered members will be receiving a link using the email address we have on file for them. Business will commence at 7 … Continue reading →

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Trip to Area SW of Lake Rossignol

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Bob Kennedy

  A few members of NSWFS are submitting an application to Lands and Forests for access to some lands near protected areas to the south and west of Lake Rossignol. The road in is gated and we need to apply … Continue reading →

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NSWFS Field Trip: Sat June 12/21 10:00-12:00hrs. Jack Pine Barrens

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Bob Kennedy

Members Only. Max 5 participants. Jack Pine Barrens:  Jack pine ,open and closed cones; Mountain sandwort; Hudsonia, Chokeberry, and others in bloom now.  Meet Parking Lot Near Naval Firefighting School. Will walk to selected sites along Purcel’s Cove Rd. and … Continue reading →

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Annual General Meeting Apr 26

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Bob Kennedy

Eastern Dwarf Mistletoe (Arceuthobium pusillum) in bloom – Jeffrey White The Annual General Meeting of the Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society will be held Monday, April 26 at 07:00 PM Atlantic Time. At 8 pm Conservation Data Centre Keynote Speakers, … Continue reading →

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NSWFS Field Trip : Digby Neck area. Sat. April 3 2021

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Bob Kennedy

We will meet Rev.Jeffrey White at Digby 10:00 am at the Tim Hortons parking lot just off the 101 Exit 26.  The Roundabout should take you to an Irving Station on the left entering Digby at Conway.  The Tim Hortons … Continue reading →

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NSWFS Monthly ZOOM Meeting Feb 22 – Lichen Conservation in Nova Scotia

Posted on February 15, 2021 by Bob Kennedy

Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society regular business will begin at 7 PM and our speaker; Brad Toms, will join us at 7:30 p.m. Brad is a Wildlife Biologist at the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute and will present on how to … Continue reading →

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