Author Archives: davidp

NS celebration of Nature Weekend May 26-28, 2017

Posted on May 9, 2017 by davidp

Nature NS is holding its popular spring weekend at Milford House May 26-28, 2017. As in the recent past, the Young Naturalist Club will be participating, making it a family affair. There are talks about loons, flying squirrels and trout, … Continue reading →

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May 15-June 12: Final Public Engagement, Halifax Green Network Plan

Posted on May 9, 2017 by davidp

The Halifax Regional Municipality is conducting the third and final phase of public engagement for the Halifax Green Network Plan, a decision-making framework for the conservation of a region-wide network of open space. A number of planning and implementation directions … Continue reading →

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Questions about forestry science forwarded to NSDNR

Posted on April 25, 2017 by davidp

The Conservation Committee of the Halifax Field Naturalists has prepared a document commenting on the impacts of forestry in Nova Scotia on conservation of biodiversity and asking questions about the underlying science. View Impacts of forestry in Nova Scotia on … Continue reading →

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Thursday, Apr. 6, 2017: ANTARCTIC VOYAGE

Posted on April 5, 2017 by davidp

At our regular meeting, long-time HFN member Peter Webster will share experiences and images from his December 2015/January 2016 trip to the Antarctic. All welcome, 7:30 pm at NSMNH on Summer Street. View Details under Walks & Talks Also, Sydney … Continue reading →

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Halifax Green Network Plan Primer

Posted on March 23, 2017 by davidp

A draft of the Halifax Green Network Planning and Implementation Strategy and “Plan Primer” have been released by HRM and go to Regional Council today (March 23, 2017) to be approved for upcoming public consultations. It is expected those consultations … Continue reading →

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Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017: CANADA COAST to COAST …

Posted on January 30, 2017 by davidp

Join us, 7:30 pm on Thursday Feb 2, 2017 at the NS Museum of Natural History on Summer Street for a very Canadian presentation. Gavin Mason, coastal geoscientist at BIO, will talk about our 300,000 km of coastline, elaborating on … Continue reading →

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THURSDAY, JAN. 5, 2016: THE WOLF AT THE DOOR

Posted on January 3, 2017 by davidp

At our first regular meeting of 2017, award-winning author Bob Chaulk talks about the historic seal hunt during the period of the ‘wooden walls’, after the steamships SS Bloodhound and SS Wolf brought wholesale change to an old industry, beginning … Continue reading →

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Declines in songbirds and seabirds

Posted on October 16, 2016 by davidp

A lengthy article in the LocalXpress includes interviews with local birding authorities Eric Mills, David Currie and Ian McLaren to give a local context to the continent-wide declines in songbirds and seabirds which have been highlighted recently. It’s informative if … Continue reading →

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Thursday Oct 6, 2016: Detecting fishing vessel behaviour from space

Posted on October 4, 2016 by davidp

Kristina Boerder, a PhD student from Dalhousie University, will tell us about how she is making movements of fishing vessels visible (even when they are out of sight!) using satellite technology in ecologically important areas of our world’s oceans. 7:30 … Continue reading →

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Shaw Group/Nature Conservancy of Canada Proposal: Supportive staff report goes to Regional Council

Posted on September 16, 2016 by davidp

GOOD NEWS: Halifax regional council moves ahead with proposed Purcells Cove park. See Metro News “It is recommended that Halifax Regional Council direct staff to: 1. Proceed with negotiations to acquire the lands (PID 00052407) and return to Regional Council … Continue reading →

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Williams Lake Backlands – Big decision by Regional Council on Sep. 20, 2016

Posted on September 11, 2016 by davidp

Halifax council will be presenting a recommendation Sept 20 on whether to approve a proposal by the Nature Conservancy of Canada to acquire almost 400 acres of land in the Williams Lake backlands and set it aside indefinitely as a … Continue reading →

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Council rejects development in Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes

Posted on September 7, 2016 by davidp

The 1500 letters paid off…”Regional councillors roundly rejected a June report that would have allowed development in the Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes area.” Read more in Global news Report

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