Invitation from the Nova Scotia Nature Trust:
Join the Nature Trust staff and other keen birders for this citizen science activity. Each year, the National Audubon Society relies on birders across North America to go out during the month of December and collect data on the locations and numbers of birds of all kinds. YOU can participate in the 2009 Christmas Bird Count in Halifax! Date and time: Sunday, December 20th, at 9:00am sharp. Location: Purcell's Cove Conservation Lands, off of Purcell's Cove Road, in the community of Purcell's Cove. See this map, or call for directions. You can get there by bus (take the 15 Purcells Cove from the Mumford bus terminal). Duration and equipment needed: 3 hours of hiking along trails, please bring sturdy footwear, food and water, binoculars, and a clipboard or notebook (we will have forms for each birder to fill out). RSVP: Karen McKendry, Conservation Coordinator: 406-3320 or karen@nsnt.ca. To learn more about the Christmas Bird Count visit: http://www.audubon.org/Bird/cbc/.From Land and Sea: a perfect, local, environmentally-beneficial holiday gift!This stunning book of art inspired by Nova Scotia nature is a wonderful gift idea this holiday season! From Land and Sea: Nova Scotia's Contemporary Landscape Artists profiles seventy artists and their works celebrating Nova Scotia's landscapes. The book includes images inspired by Nature Trust Conservation Lands including "The Beacon" and "Shelter Cove" by Robert Rutherford and "Dancing in the Light" by Alice Reed, Nature Trust Honorary Director. Dee Appleby, editor of From Land and Sea, has kindly dedicated this beautiful book to staff and volunteers of the Nova Scotia Nature Trust. For copies of "From Land and Sea" purchased directly from the Nature Trust 100% of the proceeds go directly to the Nature TrustŐs conservation work. Call (425-5263) or email (nicole@nsnt.ca) to order your copy, or fill out this form. |
