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Join us for our first monthly meeting and talk for the 2010/2011 season, followed by a social. Richard Beazley and Dave Patriquin will provide a pictorial review of the regeneration of vegetation after the Spring, 2009 Spryfield fire and discuss some of the related ecology. 7:30 p.m. NS Museum of Natural History, Summer Street (basement entrance).

Thinking about swimming in the NW Arm (when it hasn’t been raining for several days)? Satlantic offers free online access to continuously recorded data on water variables measured at its LOBO (Land/Ocean Biogeochemical Observatory) platform on the NW Arm: see LOBO.

HRM is collaborating with faculty and students in Dalhousie’s School of Resource and Environmental Studies to develop an Urban Forest Master Plan. There is a Walkabout on Tuesday, Aug 17th and an Open House on Aug 18th, with further opportunities to participate. Read more

Join HFN member Rick Ballard on a fern foray to two locations. We’ll begin at Conrad’s Beach in a search for the rare and local Moonwort Fern. species may also be encountered here. Then we’ll proceed to Dollar Lake Provincial Park…Read more

“There’s a lobbying effort afoot among the major players in Nova Scotia’s forestry industry, says Natural Resources Minister John MacDonell, and it’s aimed at convincing him to reject proposed changes to forestry management.” (Chronicle Herald, July 15, 2010). Write a letter of support for recommendations in the Bancroft-Crossland Report.
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In HFN’s submission to the Sustainable Coastal Development Strategy Process, we highlighted the values of protecting habitat and promoting awareness and interest in natural history of our coastal areas. Read our submission