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BMBC Park Conceptual Plan to go to Sust. Comm. Thurs. Sep 6

Exciting news this week – Peter Bigelow will be presenting the BMBC Park Conceptual Plan to the HRM Sustainability Committee on Thursday – 1-4, at former Dartmouth Chambers, 90 Alderney. This presentation is necessary to gain approvals and then to … Continue reading

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Geoffrey Grantham: Purcell’s Cove Backlands en plein air

HFNers will especially appreciate Geoffrey Grantham’s en plein air paintings from the Purcell’s Cove Backlands. They are on show September 8th to 29th, 2012 at the Swoon gallery, with an opening reception on Saturday September 8th. Read more

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Thursday Sept. 6th: Fundy Tidal Power

Dr. Graham Daborn, Acadia Tidal Energy Institute, will review the prospects for, and the problems of, tidal power generation in the Bay of Fundy. 7:30 p.m. at the NSMNH (Our first meeting for the fall season.) Read more

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Saturday, Aug. 25: Colpitt Lake Back Country

Walk beginning at 1pm, start at the south-eastern corner of Williams Lake, go to Colpitt Lake; a variety of habitat types – Hurricane Juan recovery sites, ravines, wetlands, old forests, barrens, and a recent fire burn-over. read more

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Saturday Aug 18th: Purcell’s Cove Conservation Lands

This walk is hosted jointly by HFN and Nova Scotia Nature Trust (NSNT), and led by an NSNT staff member. It involves participants in documenting the flora and fauna of Purcell’s Cove Conservation Lands (PCCL). This urban wilderness property is … Continue reading

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Tuesday, July 17th: Buy Back the Mersey Rally

A Rally/Information Session to address options for the Bowater-Mersey Lands will be held at 7 p.m. at the Hubley Community Hall, 4408 St. Margaret’s Bay Road. There is lot’s at stake for forestry, recreation, conservation – please attend! Read more … Continue reading

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New Community Conservation Research Network

Dr. Tony Charles at SMU is project leader for a new Community Conservation Research Network. “We’re looking at … achieving a balance between jobs and a reasonably healthy environment,” Charles says. “How do we do that in practice?” Read more

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John Klymko: 2012 is an exceptional butterfly year

John Klymko & the Maritime Butterfly Atlas are featured in a story n The Weather Network about the exceptional butterfly numbers we’re experiencing – see video, also an earlier report on the Red Admiral butterfly migration

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Website outage no more

Apologies from webmaster for 2 days outage of this website – problem fixed – David P.

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Online water data for The Arm

Thinking about swimming (when it hasn’t been raining for several days) or other activities on Halifax’s NW Arm ? Satlantic offers free online access to continuously recorded data on water variables measured at its LOBO (Land/Ocean Biogeochemical Observatory) platform on … Continue reading

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Tuesday, June 5th: Padagonia Adventures

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, … Continue reading

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Thursday May 31: Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes Regional Park

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 … Continue reading

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