Category Archives: walks

Cut leaved Coneflower, Aleghenny Monkeyflower, Water Crowfoot, Eastern Lileaopsis. Photos Jeff White, Michael Oldham, Bob Kennedy Avid field botanist and NSWFS member Jeff White has suggested two locations in Cumberland County for a field trip on Saturday July 25. We … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

Charles Cron will be leading our Annual Field Trip to Balancing Rock Trail on Sat. March 28 : Rain date April 4 if required. Long range forecast is ok for March 28 at present. The site is well marked now … Continue reading →

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American Starburst Lichen – Imshaugia placorodia, Fingerleaf Foam Lichen -Stereocaulon dactylophyllum, Ladder Lichen – Cladonia verticillata UPDATE – Due to the number of people who have registered and the limited amount of parking, we have stopped accepting registrations. If you are already … Continue reading →

CBU’s Centre of Excellence for Healthy Aging is running a biweekly program for seniors with dementia or at risk of dementia  and their caregivers at the Judique Community Centre. The next meeting is at 1:00pm  on Thursday Sep. 18, and … Continue reading →

Due to the possibility of lightning in the forecast for Sep 7, Allison MacNeil’s hike to see the Marsh Elder (Iva frutescens – rated vulnerable provincially) has been moved to Saturday Sep. 20 at 10:00am. Sunday Sep 21 will be … Continue reading →

Because of the limitations of the ban on hiking in the woods due to the current drought conditions, the trip to Yarmouth and SW Nova Scotia scheduled for August 22-25 has been cancelled. However, we will be doing a day … Continue reading →

Lyonia ligustrina is commonly known as Maleberry or, on iNaturalist as He-Huckleberry. It is related to blueberries and huckleberries, but is extremely rare in Canada. In fact there is only one known site which is about 40 minutes outside Yarmouth. … Continue reading →