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 drive to 1-2 other sites. 10:00-12:00. Please register with Charles Cron by Friday night,10:00pm.
Call 902 477 8272 leave message,or email ccron72@hotmail.com.
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, Sean Blaney (Executive Director & Senior Scientist) and Colin Chapman (Botanist/Lichenologist) will join us, to speak about their conservation work.
If you are a member or would like to be and do not have an invite to the Zoom meeting, please contact Anne Mills ocotillo8@gmail.com
See the “2020-2021 AGM” under “About Us” for the agenda and president’s message.
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 is next on the left.( If you need gas get it there). We will then travel in convoy to Digby Neck. Please register with Charles Cron if you wish to come. Call 902 477 8272 leave message (name telephone&/email ) or send email (ccron72@hotmail.com) so he can contact you.
Limitations: 2 or max 3 passengers per car ,wear masks, we will social distance on site; if too many, we will divide into smaller groups – observing Covid-19 precautions). Hiking boots should be OK, rubber boots probably best. Expect soft wet ground, most spots.
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 find and identify the lichens protected under endangered species legislation in Nova Scotia.
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 Ecologist of Forest Research and Planning and Brad Butt – Research and Planning Forester. They will join us at 7:30 pm to speak and answer questions about Old Growth Identification and Protection on Crown Lands in Nova Scotia.
NSWFS member Caitlin Porter is lead author of this magnificent publication:
Porter, C.J.M., Basquill, S.P. and Lundholm, J.T. 2020. Barrens Ecosystems in Nova Scotia: Classification of Heathlands and Related Plant Communities. Joint publication of Nova Scotia government and Saint Mary’s University. Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry, Biodiversity Reference Guide 2020-001.
Caitlin J.M. Porter, Department of Biology, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS
Sean P. Basquill, Wildlife Division, Nova Scotia Department of Lands and Forestry, Kentville, NS; Department of Biology, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS
Jeremy T. Lundholm, Department of Biology, Department of Environmental Sciences, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS
It’s 72 pages, well illustrated with photos and maps. It is available in pdf form at https://novascotia.ca/natr/wildlife/pdf/Barrens-Classification.pdf
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Submitted to Forestry Maps via the HPMV (Harvest Plan Map Viewer, re: DNR ID CU060268, 9 ha Variable Retention 20%
We (NSWFS) have walked the extent of this proposed clearcut (20% retention) and have established that it is old growth climax mixed acadian forest (circa at least 200 years old) with exceptionally unusual understory moss, lichen and tree lichen biodiversity. Somewhat of a “rain forest”.
Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society
Annual General Meeting 2019/2020 Years (combined due to COVID 19)
Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 7:30 pm
Via Zoom due to COVID 19
RSVP by Dec. 30 to Anne Mills ocotillo8ATgmail.com
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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 on Zoom. These Mini-seminars have broad geographic applicability and their formats are variable, depending upon the subject matter and the teaching preferences of the instructors. Each includes suggestions for readings, online videos, and websites to efficiently augment what is covered during online presentations. All are taught outside of normal work-week hours, i.e., during evenings and on weekends. See below for flyers with scheduling details and descriptions. Participants need to have a Zoom account (https://zoom.us ; sign-up is free). They will receive a secure link to join the instructor before each class. Individual classes will be recorded and made available to stream (not download) for the duration of the seminar by its participants, so they are able to review them or make up missed ones. If you have any other questions, feel free to email us at office@eaglehill.us or call us at 207.546.2821 Ext. 4 |
Online Mini-seminarsFlyers with descriptions for each of these Online-only Mini-seminars can be found by clicking the underlined seminar titles below. The flyers can also be found on our calendar webpage. Those that are still pending will be available on the calendar webpage shortly. |
Leaf Mining and Stem Mining InsectsInstructor: Charley Eiseman Identification of Lepidoptera Through Micro-dissectionInstructor: Paul Dennehy Biology and Field Identification of Amphibians and ReptilesInstructor: Lynda Miller The Poet and The Natural WorldInstructor: Hayley Kolding “Introduction to Tardigrade Study and Identification”Instructor: Emma Perry “Painting Hummingbirds in Watercolor”Instructor: Dorie Petrochko “Identification of Common Grasses (Poaceae) Using Field Features”Instructor: Robert Lichvar “Identification of Common Carex (Sedges) Using Field Features”Instructor: Robert Lichvar |
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