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Sat. Sept 25th: Cole Harbour Trails and Harvest Meal

davidp — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 11:08:33 +0000

Join us for a hike on the Cole Harbour Heritage trails followed by a harvest meal of locally prepared foods at the Heritage Farm. Limited to 30 people -preregistration required. Read more

Thurs. Sept. 2: Forest Regeneration

davidp — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 00:23:19 +0000

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).

Online water data for The Arm

davidp — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:00:50 +0000

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 Urban Forest Master Plan in the works

davidp — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 10:47:53 +0000

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

Sat. Aug 7: Fern Identification

davidp — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:04:10 +0000

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

Natural Resources Minister pressured to discount Bancroft-Crossland Recommendations

davidp — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:50:07 +0000

“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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HFN: promote interest in natural history of coastal areas

davidp — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:08:34 +0000

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

Aug. 7: Maritimes Butterfly Atlas Training Session

davidp — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:14:21 +0000

Workshop begins 1 pm at K.C. Irving Environmental Centre at Acadia University. At the workshop you’ll receive specific instruction on how to participate in the Maritimes Butterfly Atlas. All participants will receive an Atlas kit including a butterfly net and a participants’ manual. The workshop is open to anyone interested in participating in the Atlas. No prior knowledge of butterflies is required and there is no charge. Read more

Sat. July 17th: McNab’s Picnic

davidp — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:42:55 +0000

The Friends of McNabs are celebrating their 20th Anniversary with a variety of events at McNabs. Tickets $13 adults, $8 children. Details

Natural Resources strategy in the works

davidp — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 13:31:58 +0000

The Bancroft-Crossman phase 2 report, “A Natural Balance” recommends significant changes in forest harvesting practices to conserve biodiversity and the forest resource. Please express support of their recommendations. Read more