Author Archives: Bob Kennedy

Lichen/Bryophyte Guided Hike for City Nature Challenge – Saturday, April 30

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Bob Kennedy

4 Different Cladonia Lichens – Photo Bob Kennedy There will be a Guided Hike at the Nicols Lake Trail – Saturday, April 30 This event is co-hosted with the Nova Scotia Museum for the 2022 City Nature Challenge Sean Haughian from the Nova … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Meeting via Teams April 13

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Bob Kennedy

Photo Irwin Barrett/Ecology Action Centre PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SESSION Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes (BMBCL) Comprehensive Study Wednesday, April 13th, 2022, from 7:00 – 9:00 PM The Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes (BMBCL) area is located on the western edge of the Halifax urban … Continue reading →

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Field trip to Crystal Crescent Beach Park Sunday Apr 10

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Bob Kennedy

Sunday Apr 10 looks ok for a field trip to Crystal Crescent Beach  Park. Expect the Gate to be locked.  Meet in the Parking area outside the Gate. 09:00 hrs. Emphasis on coastal Black Spruce and search for Eastern Dwarf … Continue reading →

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Proposed NSWFS Field Trip to Cape Breton July 25-July 31 (or Aug 3)

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Bob Kennedy

   Lookoff on Aspy Trail, Broad-Lipped Twayblade, View to Scaterie Island – Photos Bob Kennedy We are planning a botanical themed field trip to Cape Breton for the period of July 25 to 31, with the possibility for an extension … Continue reading →

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Botany Course at Acadia May 9-27

Posted on March 29, 2022 by Bob Kennedy
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March 28 Online Member’s Meeting: Eastern Dwarf Mistletoe in Nova Scotia.

Posted on March 15, 2022 by Bob Kennedy

Eastern Dwarf Mistletoe Male Staminate Flowers  – Photo by Bob Guscott Bob Guscott will be giving a talk on the identification, biology, distribution and ecology of Eastern Dwarf Mistletoe at our member’s Zoom meeting on March 28. Bob is retired after … Continue reading →

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Call for Nominations to the Board of Directors of the NS Wild Flora Society.

Posted on March 13, 2022 by Bob Kennedy

The term of each Board expires at the end of the Annual General Meeting during which their successors are elected. The new Board will then meet shorty after the AGM. We are calling for Nominations to the Board of Directors of … Continue reading →

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Seedy Saturday March 26, Bridgewater

Posted on March 12, 2022 by Bob Kennedy
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Coast Restoration Projects

Posted on March 8, 2022 by Bob Kennedy

The Clean Foundation is currently undertaking several projects to restore wild habitat along Nova Scotia’s coasts. You can find out more at cleanfoundation.ca

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3 locations for iNaturalist City Nature Challenge in NS this year

Posted on March 1, 2022 by Bob Kennedy

The annual world-wide City Nature Challenge for 2022 is being hosted again by iNaturalist from April 29 to May 8. This year we have three separate NS sites participating: HRM, the Annapolis Valley (Kings and Hants counties) and CBRM. You … Continue reading →

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