Category Archives: Events

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

Posted on March 12, 2019 by davidp
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Monday Feb 4, 2019: Zoe Lucas at NSIS on Sable Island, A Monitoring Platform for Marine Pollutants

Posted on February 2, 2019 by davidp

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Thurs Jan 31, 2019: The Possibility of Gaia

Posted on January 29, 2019 by davidp

What: “The Possibility of Gaia”, a discussion with Frederic Bouchard (Universite de Montreal), Tim Lenton (University of Exeter), Ford Doolittle (Dalhousie) and Joe Bielawski (Dalhousie).

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Wed Nov 7, 2018: Documentary & Discussion on Forest Bioenergy

Posted on November 5, 2018 by davidp

The Halifax Field Naturalists Club is one of the partners in showing the film ““Burned – Are Trees the New Coal?” on November 7, at 6:30 p.m. at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History There will be a panel … Continue reading →

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EAC kicks off Biodiverse-city Guided Hikes with Sandy Lake walk on Sep 15, 2018

Posted on September 11, 2018 by davidp

From EAC website: Join the Ecology Action Centre and the Sandy Lake Conservation Association as we go for a hike at Sandy Lake and in its environs. Learn about the biodiversity of this special place (old growth forest! wetlands!), and … Continue reading →

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Thurs Sep 20, 2018: Event for Proposed Halifax Wilderness Park

Posted on September 10, 2018 by davidp

Thursday, September 20, 2018 Neptune Theatre, 1593 Argyle Street, Halifax Doors open at 4:00 p.m | Presentation begins at 4:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be provided and a cash bar is available. Please join the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) … Continue reading →

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Tues Aug 14, 2018: Rally to support the Green Network Plan

Posted on August 11, 2018 by davidp

From OurHRM Alliance: “Join us on Tuesday, August 14th at 9:00 (ish) to show your support for the Halifax Green Network Plan! “The Green Network Plan will FINALLY be going to Council that day at 10:00AM. We want to be … Continue reading →

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NS Nature Trust Urban Wildlands Celebration Wed, Aug 15 7 PM – 8 PM

Posted on August 10, 2018 by davidp

From Event Facebook Page: “Join us in celebrating the protection of new urban wildlands that protect important freshwater and wildlife habitats. “Please RSVP to: events@nsnt.ca (902) 425-5263. “We will host a guided Wildlands Walk of the new conservation lands on … Continue reading →

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