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A variety of issues that affect conservation in NS have been in the news recently and important decisions are in the offing. Make your voice heard on items you care about. It helps! See our Issues and Opportunities page.

Today, the Nature Conservancy of Canada announced an agreement between the Nature Conservancy of Canada and J.D. Irving Ltd described as “the largest private land conservation initiative ever in Nova Scotia”. Read more in a Canadian Press article by Keith … Continue reading →

MTRI (Mersey-Tobeatic Research Institute) is seeking volunteers to help them with their flying squirrel studies, January to April, 2010. Details

Over the past several months, rumours have circulated about possible development of the privately owned lands which HRM had committed to obtain for the planned Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes Regional Park. On January 8, HRM staff hosted an information session … Continue reading →

David Chaisson forwarded a wonderful story about the rescue of Great Horned Owl, courtesy of a hiker and the Hope for Wildlife Society, on the Saltmarsh Trail, Jan. 1, ’10. Read story

A public lecture sponsored by NSIS: Land protection in Nova Scotia – How do we get to 12%?. Four panelists discuss this topic at 7:30 p.m. in the Scotia Bank Conference Theatre, Sobey building, Saint Mary’s University.

In our first talk of 2010, Laura Bennett will describe sea turtles in Nova Scotia and the efforts of the Canadian Sea Turtle Network to conserve these animals. Read more

Karen McKendry of the Nova Scotia Nature Trust forwarded a special invitation to join the Christmas Bird Count at the Purcell’s Cove Conservation Lands on Sunday, Dec. 20, and tells us about an ideal gift for naturalists. Read more

The Nova Scotia government’s report on the state of our coast was released on Dec. 9 and is available online. It’s a first step in development of a Sustainable Coastal Development Strategy by the end of 2010. In a press … Continue reading →

We had to make a last minute switch between our Dec and Jan talks. This week will be Jeremy Lunholm who will talk about the work he and his SMU group have been doing in Point Pleasant park (monitoring post-hurricane … Continue reading →

Highway 113 would be a connector highway between Highways 102 and 103 and would skirt the NW boundary of the Blue Mountain Birch Cove Lakes Wilderness Area. The EA for this highway is now available and under review with public … Continue reading →

An article in the November issue of The Bridge describes old growth red oak and red spruce stands in the Five Bridge Lakes Wilderness Area (now a Candidate for protection under the Wilderness Protection Act). Additional photos are posted at … Continue reading →