Halifax Field Naturalists

On Tuesday, June 5th at 7pm discover the wonders of the Patagonian wilderness and hear exciting tales of adventure. Join an event with NS Nature Trust for for their Expedition for the Earth: Patagonia Showcase. There will be snacks, beverages, great draw prizes, and awesome images, films and stories about Patagonia, adventure, and saving the planet’s wild places. Read more

An Information event to share the HRM Vision for this long awaited Regional Park – Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes. Come out and view the maps and learn more about the proposed plans that will help shape the largest wilderness urban park east of Montreal. 6:30p m preview for 7pm presentations at St Peters Anglican Church, 3 Dakin Drive (near Kearney Lake Rd and Bedford Highway, Halifax. Read more

The Atlantic Coalition for Aquaculture Reform is holding a press conference & Rally on Monday June 4th, 10am to Noon at the Lord Nelson Hotel, Halifax. Show your support for a ban on open pen salmon farms and support for closed containment systems. See Salmon Wars (Silver Donald Cameron video), Closed Containment in N.S, Ford and Myers Paper, & more about the June 4th event.

The April 2012 newsletter for the Williams Lake Conservation Co. describes recent development pressures in the Williams Lake area. They want to ensure continued public access to Williams Lake via the Purcell’s Cove Road trail and appropriate protection for water quality. See newsletter. Their AGM is on Monday May 14th 7:30 pm at the William Spry Centre, all welcome. “Your involvement will be particularly needed this year with major developments occuring in the Williams lake watershed area. This is an opportunity for everyone to learn more about these issues and their relationship to Williams Lake and its major water suppy, Colpitt Lake.”

HRM has released a second draft of its Urban Forest Master Plan for public review, A series of workshops will take place in mid-May at which the public will be asked to help determine priorities for the future implementation of the UFMP. See HRM UFMP Meetings on Wed May 16 (Cole Hbr), Thurs May 17th (Halifax) and Wed May 23rd (Spryfield).

Fred Harrington, Professor Emeritus of animal behaviour at Mount Saint Vincent University, will speak about the behavioral ecology of coyotes in Nova Scotia, their on-going relationship with their larger wolf cousins, and their often contentious relationship with us. Read more

At the Friends of McNabs Island Society 22nd AGM, keynote speaker Gavin Manson, a Coastal Geologist with the Natural Resources Canada will present an illustrated talk entitled the Shorelines of McNabs Island in a Changing Climate, a photographic tour of how the island’s coastline is changing due to storm surges, hurricanes and coastal erosion. The BIO-based geologist will discuss his findings from a 15-year investigation of the island’s dramatically changing shoreline using historical maps, photos, and charts and recent satellite images.7:00 pm at Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Small Craft Gallery 1675 Lower Water Street, Halifax. (This free event is open to the public)

“The Hepatica and Eastern Leatherwood are in bloom now. Beavers are swimming and bats are in flight. All is well on the AP.” Read more

May 11 – 13, 2012: Spring Mushroom Foray/Grow your own; June 8 – 10, 2012: Introduction to Plants and Ethnobotany; June 15 – 17, 2012: Writing from Nature with Harry Thurston and MORE – see HLC Programme Details

Expansion of the Bayers Lake Business Park threatens the integrity of the Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area. A meeting to inform the public about this issue will be held on Monday, April 16th April 7:00 pm at Keshen Goodman Library. See Poster

Join marine geologist Steve Blasco to learn all about Arctic Scuba diving and about the search for the lost Franklin expedition which yielded the amazing discovery of new artefacts and the wreck of the ‘Breadalbane’. This illustrated talk is one of a series presented by the Bedford Institute of Oceanography for their 50th Anniversary and 2012 Ocean Science Exposition. 7:30 p.m. at the BIO Auditorium. Read more

Fred Harrington, Professor Emeritus of animal behaviour at Mount Saint Vincent University, will speak about the behavioral ecology of coyotes in Nova Scotia, their on-going relationship with their larger wolf cousins, and their often contentious relationship with us. 7:30 p.m. at the NSMNH. Read more