Category Archives: Conservation

City Nature Challenge 2020 Fri Apr 24 to Mon Apr 27

Posted on April 10, 2020 by davidp

View iNaturalist page:  City Nature Challenge 2020: The Maritimes Umbrella Project “Five areas from around the Maritimes have been registered to participate: HRM, the Valley, CBRM, Saint John and Westmorland County, NB. Each of these areas has its own CNC iNat … Continue reading →

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Richard and Grace Beazley conserving nature “one clean basement at a time”

Posted on April 2, 2020 by davidp

The volunteer work of HFN members Grace and Richard Beazley with the NS Nature Trust are featured in a recent post on NSNT’s blog: Volunteer All-Stars Richard & Grace: Helping conserve nature one clean basement at a time By Andrew … Continue reading →

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HFN Conservation Committee comments on High Production Forestry Discussion Paper

Posted on April 1, 2020 by davidp

Following the recommendations of the Independent Review of Forest Practices in Nova Scotia (the “Lahey Report“), NS Lands & Forestry is proceeding to set up a Triad system for managing Crown lands. There are three zones: a Conservation Zone, consisting … Continue reading →

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CPAWS asks for support to Save Owls Head Provincial Park Reserve

Posted on January 23, 2020 by davidp

From action.cpaws.org: “The Nova Scotia government has secretly de-listed Owls Head Provincial Park Reserve and is now preparing to sell-off these public lands to a private developer who is interested in building golf courses. “This decision was made behind-closed-doors with … Continue reading →

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iNaturalists observed 88% of the known vascular flora of Ontario in 2019

Posted on January 1, 2020 by davidp

“The 2019 Big Year was a huge success. Over 200,000 observations were submitted to the project. That’s ten times the number of observations submitted to the first Big Year in 2018. Every single municipality and ecoregion in the province was … Continue reading →

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“Halifax’s urban wilderness is a place to leave cares behind, nature enthusiasts say”

Posted on November 5, 2019 by davidp

A Canadian Press article on CTV news highights Blue Mountain-Birch Cove Lakes. “Geoffrey Grantham sits painting the granite slope and wind-blown jack pine reflected in the waters of a Nova Scotia lake, his mind far from the busy city just … Continue reading →

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Tues Sep 24 2019 at 6PM at Halifax City Hall: Important Public Hearing on Green Network Plan – re Wildlife Corridors

Posted on September 22, 2019 by davidp

UPDATE Wed Sep 25, 2019: The Amendment “to the Regional Plan’s conservation design development agreement policies to specifically reference the Important and Essential Corridors shown on Map 5)”  received unanimous approval at yesterdays meeting of Halifax Regional Council. —————– Halifax … Continue reading →

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Tree culling at Point Pleasant Park to be discussed on Rick Howe Show Tues 21 May 2019 at 11 am

Posted on May 20, 2019 by davidp

UPDATE: Advocacy group concerned about culling of trees in Point Pleasant by: Victoria Walton FOR www.halifaxtoday.ca/ “The Friends of Point Pleasant Park group wants more information on the proposed cull of 80,000 non-native trees in the park”. The 95.7 Interview … Continue reading →

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Nature Trust’s Historic Land Campaign include two new properties, donations now matched 4:1 until April 5, 2019

Posted on March 30, 2019 by davidp

From Nova Scotia Nature Trust: “Our Lasting Landscapes campaign was already on track for historic land conservation achievements. Now, an unexpected $400,000 top-up in matching funds means even greater biodiversity wins can be leveraged for Nova Scotia. We just added … Continue reading →

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April 26 to April 29, 2019: City Nature Challenge – Halifax

Posted on March 12, 2019 by davidp
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HFN co-litigant in legal action for Nova Scotia’s species at risk

Posted on January 26, 2019 by davidp

“After intense deliberation, the board of the Halifax Field Naturalists has decided to support the lawsuit by becoming co-litigants, as has the Blomidon Naturalists Society.” —– Jan 14, 2019 Press Release Mr. Bob Bancroft and three of Nova Scotia’s naturalists’ … Continue reading →

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Insect Apocalypse & Some Observations on Moths in Nova Scotia

Posted on November 28, 2018 by davidp

Writing in Annapolis Royal & Area – Environment & Ecology, a public Facebook group, Connie A. posted a link to a NY Times article, The Insect Apocalypse is Here (subtitle; “What does it mean for the rest of life on … Continue reading →

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