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Category Archives: Conservation
Sunday Oct 22, 2023: Chebucto Moose Field Meeting
Details & Registration Here More about the Chebucto moose Here
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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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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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City Nature Challenge Apr 28 to May 1, 2023
Halifax is participating in the iNaturalist-based City Nature Challenge again, this year over the days Friday May 28 to Monday May 1. HFN has devoted a specific field trip to this event for members on Sat Apr 29, 2023. View … Continue reading
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Rally to protect Hartlan Point Saturday Nov 26, 2022
UPDATE: VIEW CBC: Concerns raised over plans to build warship testing facility at Hartlen Point (NOV 23, 2022) Hartlen Point in Eastern Passage “is regarded as one of the best mainland migrant traps in Nova Scotia comprised of open areas, … Continue reading
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Nature NS asks us to “Take the Challenge: Biodiversity Challenge Badge” 21Oct2022
It’s pretty simple and would likely mesh readily with the nature exploration & enjoyment activities of Halifax Field Naturalists and many more nature-oriented folks in NS: “basically, the challenge is to observe the natural world around you as you hike. … Continue reading
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Nature NS expresses concerns about move to open gates to western Lake Rossignol 16Oct2022
Bob Bancroft, president of Nature Nova Scotia, has written a letter to The Premier, and Minsters of Environment…, Communities.., Natural Resources noting that “Minister Rushton has expressed a determination to remove the gates from the Mersey River to allow motorized … Continue reading
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Public Comment Period on Southdale/Eisner Cover Wetland now open, closes Mon Sep 19, 2022
Southdale site on Aug 15, 2022. Trees had been cleareddown to the wetland. From p 6 of LetterClick on image for larger version An invitation from Shape Our City Halifax has just been issued to “to share your feedback on … Continue reading
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May 27-29, 2022: Nature NS Celebration of Nature
The Celebration of Nature is our big annual event, a talk and hike series as well as our AGM, and it always falls on the last weekend in May. Pre-COVID when the event took place entirely in-person, we would rotate … Continue reading
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Zack Metcaalfe in Rural Delivery: Whale Nation
About a masterpiece of writing and photography in the Dec 2021 issue of Rural Delivery, that wonderful magazine about life in rural NS produced by Dirk van Loon & Co. that’s been with us for over 40 years, Zack Metcalfe … Continue reading
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Friends of Eisner’s Cove Wetland seeking support 14Feb2022
From Susan Van Iderstine: “I am writing on behalf of the Friends of Eisner Cove Wetland, a group of citizens headed by Bill Zebedee. We are dedicated to the preservation of the wetland and its protective forest belt, situated in … Continue reading
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