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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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NSWFS Monthly ZOOM Meeting Mar 22 – Old Growth Identification and Protection on Crown Lands

Posted on February 10, 2021 by Bob Kennedy

  The Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society is inviting you to our March 22nd, 2021 ZOOM Meeting. Regular business will start at 7:00 pm. Our presenters from Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry will be Peter Bush – Provincial Landscape … Continue reading →

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Eagle Hill Online Seminars

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Bob Kennedy

A rare opportunity to tap into their knowledge of grasses and sedges without having to travel to Maine. Flyers for the first Eagle Hill Online-only Mini-seminars are now available! These are intensive, live, online training opportunities taught by expert instructors … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 6, 2020 by Bob Kennedy

Find other Bioblitzes coming up in the Maritimes at https://www.facebook.com/CityNatureChallengeMaritimes

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Gardening with Native Plants Webinar

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Bob Kennedy

The Blomindon Naturalist Society is hosting a Webinar: Ask-the-Expert: Native Plant Gardening Tuesday June 30, 7 – 8 pm (webinar) Gardening with native plants creates a win-win-win: for the gardener and our local flora and fauna. Native plants are easy … Continue reading →

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NSWFS Field Trip to Troop Island

Posted on June 7, 2020 by Bob Kennedy

Members only : Troop Island. Old growth trees on Nova Scotia Nature Trust property.  Sat. June 13 with alternate dates June 20 /21 whichever is best re weather concerns (rain wind etc).Boat crossing to island. Register with Charles Cron before … Continue reading →

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Charlie’s Spring Bloomers

Posted on April 16, 2020 by Bob Kennedy

While we may not be able to get out this year due to social isolation, Charlie Cron has sent us some pictures from last year of what we are missing… Broom Crowberry – Corema conradii – Early April 2019 Coltsfoot – Tussilago farfara – Early … Continue reading →

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