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Some thoughts about the Merlin Bird Sound ID App 30May2023

Posted on May 30, 2023 by davidp

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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June 1, 2023 (Thursday): Insects of Asia & Australia

Posted on May 17, 2023 by davidp
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Sat Apr 29, 2023: NS Wild Flora Society hosting iNaturalist/City Nature Challenge hike on Osprey Trail

Posted on April 25, 2023 by davidp
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Thurs May 4, 2023: Andrew Hebda on bats of Nova Scotia

Posted on April 24, 2023 by davidp

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In Kjipuktuk/Halifax Today (Sat Apr 22, 2023): The People’s Parade for Life on Earth

Posted on April 22, 2023 by davidp

From EAC: Join us for a joyful community parade on Earth Day, April 22, 2023! Let us all come together to celebrate Mother Earth, to celebrate water which is life and to celebrate our beautiful communities and our continued resistance … Continue reading →

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City Nature Challenge Apr 28 to May 1, 2023

Posted on April 22, 2023 by davidp

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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Wednesday, Mar, 1, 2023: AGM & Members Slide Night

Posted on February 23, 2023 by davidp

AGM & Members Slide Night Date: Wednesday, Mar, 1 Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History Note this meeting  is on Wed, not our usual Thursday evening The Annual General Meeting takes place first, where reports on … Continue reading →

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Feb Meeting – NS Power and Ospreys – is on Wed Feb 8 (not Thursday)

Posted on January 30, 2023 by davidp

The date of the meeting had to be changed as the Museum auditorium was not available on our regular meeting night. NS Power and Ospreys NS Power’s Environmental scientist Peter Morrison will guide us through its Osprey Management Programme covering … Continue reading →

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Thursday Jan 5, 2023, Keith Vaughan: Chemistry is everywhere! 

Posted on January 5, 2023 by davidp

Thursday, January 5 – Regular Monthly meeting: Chemistry is everywhere!  What in the World ISN’T Organic Chemistry? by Keith Vaughan SYNOPSIS This presentation aims to show the audience that organic chemistry is pervasive in almost all of our lives and daily … Continue reading →

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Rally to protect Hartlan Point Saturday Nov 26, 2022

Posted on November 20, 2022 by davidp

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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HFN 2022 Year End Review   Thursday, Dec. 1

Posted on November 16, 2022 by davidp

December is a traditional time for various media outlets to do a review of that year’s highlights.  It’s fun to see the occasional nature item included, but such stories certainly don’t make up the bulk of these summaries.  So this … Continue reading →

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Thursday, November 3, 2022: A medical mission to an isolated village in the mountains of Papua New Guinea

Posted on October 29, 2022 by davidp

At our monthly meeting, Dr. Norm Pinsky will talk about a a medical mission he made with his 15 year old son to an isolated village in the mountains of Papua New Guinea. Read more

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