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Beaked Hazel Corylus cornuta and Eastern Leatherwood Dirca palustris – Photos Bob Kennedy Our 2022 AGM will take place Apr 24 at 7:00pm via Zoom. If you are a NSWFS member, you should receive an email zoom invitation with attached … Continue reading →

Tonight (Jan. 30) is our member’s meeting and slide night. If you are a member, you should have received an email with the link for the Zoom meeting. We seem to have had some problems with the emails, so if … Continue reading →

Due to the impact of hurricane Fiona, the Polly’s Cove and Cape Breton Field Trips are cancelled until further notice.

Due to our inability to predict how Hurricane Fiona will affect our ability to hold an online meeting, we are cancelling the member’s meeting scheduled for Monday Sep 26. We will post more information on possibly rescheduling it after the … Continue reading →

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of one of our members: Burkhard Plache. He was a pillar of the Halifax naturalist community and will be sorely missed by his wife Ingrid and all of us who … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →