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HFN is noted for speedy rather than lengthy AGMs, always followed by a wonderful slide show presentation and a social. All welcome. Read more

With the Nova Scotia Bird Society we’ll visit all of our favourite winter birding sites in and around Halifax Harbour looking for ducks, gulls, and alcids. Meet 9:00 a.m., McCormack’s Beach Prov. Park parking lot, just past Boondocks Restaurant in … Continue reading →

Come join us and enjoy Barbara O’Shea’s illustrated travelogue about an adventure voyage on the headwaters of the Amazon. Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History 7:30 p.m. Read more

John Klymko et al. recently reported occurrence of the rare Dorcas Copper butterfly in a rich calcareous fen at Black River, Inverness County. It’s typically associated with shrubby cinquefoil. Read more about this butterfly and its habitat at Black River … Continue reading →

Landscape painter Mark Brennan makes a plea to recognize the intrinsic value of all living things in his moving film, The Acadian Forest, The Story So Far.

Join documentary photographer Dan Doucette to learn about the natural disaster that’s been centuries in the making. 7:30 p.m. NSMNH.

Angevine Lake is the largest lake in Cumberland county, Nova Scotia and the closest to the Northumberland Strait. It has the highest documented biodiversity for herpetological species in the province (salamanders, frogs and snakes) and is the only crown owned … Continue reading →

Dr. Martin Willison will give a talk on Protected Areas in N.S. at 7:30 pm on Monday Dec. 5 at the Museum of Natural History Auditorium (1747 Summer St., Halifax). The title is “From Picnic Parks to Systematic Protection of … Continue reading →

Speaker Bob Chaulk is an experienced recreational SCUBA diver, who has explored waters from Bermuda to Labrador, the Carolinas, and the Caribbean. However, his main area of concentration will be on his many dives in our Halifax harbour and the … Continue reading →

On Tuesday, October 25, the provincial government will announce protection of The Five Bridge Lakes Wilderness Area under the Wilderness Areas Protection Act. This area includes The Bluff Wilderness Hiking Trail as part of the 20,000 acres of protected Crown … Continue reading →