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Author Archives: davidp
City Nature Challenge begins Apr 26 (today) & runs to Mon Apr 29, 2024
Halifax is participating in the iNaturalist-based City Nature Challenge again, this year over the days Friday Apr 26 to Monday Apr 29 It’s pretty simple to contribute to Halifax’s effort to document our natural world and illustrate citizen’s love of … Continue reading
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Remembering Colin Stewart twenty years ago today 29Nov2023
On Nov 29, 2003, several HFN members participated in a tour of Point Pleasant Park, followed by a discussion of ‘what to do now’ led by Colin Stewart at park maintenance facilities on Point Pleasant Drive. In the final sentence … Continue reading
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HFN calls for Colin Stewart Conservation Award Nominations 25Nov2023
Extended Deadline for submissions – December 31st, 2023 It’s that time of year again – time to nominate a friend, colleague, or special group for the Colin Stewart Conservation Award. The award was established by HFN in 2004 to honour … Continue reading
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Rare Bird Walk postponed to Sunday
“Please note that due to unfavourable weather conditions anticipated for tomorrow morning, the outing (see description below) originally scheduled for tomorrow [Nov 25] has been delayed by one day. It will now be held Sunday, November 26. Meeting time and place … Continue reading
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October 13-22, 2023: The Fall Continental Mycoblitz 2023 in the Maritimes!
Where: Everywhere mushrooms grow The 2023 Continental Mycoblitz is open to anyone who is willing to make scientifically valuable collections of mushrooms – including photography, fieldnotes, and submitting a dried specimen. Any individual or organization can submit their most unique/interesting/exciting … Continue reading
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Sunday Oct 22, 2023: Chebucto Moose Field Meeting
Details & Registration Here More about the Chebucto moose Here
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On the Stewiacke River Paddle in July 11Sep2023
Visitors to the website might have noticed a new header image. It’s from our Stewiacke River Paddle Back in July, Courtesy of our President, Bernie McKenna. Read more about that venture under Photos Thx Bernie – and Gareth Harding, who led … Continue reading
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Saturday Aug 26, 2023: Chebucto Peninsula Moose Meeting
UPDATE AUG 25: EVENT POSTPONED (weather – rain would make the field component very difficult) On Nature Nova Scotia website: For some background info. about the Chebucto Moose, see NS Forest Notes page on the Chebucto Moose. By working to … Continue reading
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HFN’s Regular Meeting time changed to third Tuesday on the month
As of September 2023 our regular meeting time has been changed from the first Thursday of the month to the third Tuesday on the month. They are still being held at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer … Continue reading
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Art Meets Nature and Activism at Sandy Lake – art show opens Thursday July 13th, 2023 !
A wonderful collective of artists has been creating works based on their experiences at Sandy Lake Regional Park. Their gorgeous paintings and drawings will form part of a 2-week long art show at Second Gallery (Upstairs at 6301 Quinpool Road, … Continue reading
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Some thoughts about the Merlin Bird Sound ID App 30May2023
By Bev Wigney* I’ve been using the Merlin app pretty much since it first became available. Before that, I had done quite a bit of experimenting with its predecessor, BirdNet, and with a couple of other bird song ID apps … Continue reading
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