Halifax Field Naturalists

On Friday October 29th at 10 am at the Legislature building in Halifax, hundreds of Nova Scotians will join in a public show of support for the future of Nova Scotia’s forests and the communities that depend on them. Read more
Nov 1: HUNDREDS RALLIED! See PICS

Our fall and early winter programme is now posted. See listings under Talks and Walks. Join us on Thursday, Oct. 7 for a talk by Dr. Ron Russell on Herpetofauna & Urbanisation (read more ) and on Sunday, October 17 to see Fall Foliage at McNab’s Island (read more).

Plant ecologist Jeremy Lundholm of Saint Mary’s University will talk to the NS Wild Flora Society about research he and his students have been conducting on Nova Scotia’s coastal barrens. These barrens, which occur mainly along the Atlantic Coast, host a number of provincially rare vascular plant species. Their research involves quantitative description and investigations into their dynamic interplay with forests. All welcome. N.S. Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax at 7:30 pm, Monday, Sept. 27th

A Sable Island National Park Update and Community Consultation is being held on Wed. Sept 15th at 7 p.m. in the Scotiabank Theatre of the Sobey Building at SMU.
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Join us for a hike on the Cole Harbour Heritage trails followed by a harvest meal of locally prepared foods at the Heritage Farm. Limited to 30 people -preregistration required. Read more

Join us for our first monthly meeting and talk for the 2010/2011 season, followed by a social. Richard Beazley and Dave Patriquin will provide a pictorial review of the regeneration of vegetation after the Spring, 2009 Spryfield fire and discuss some of the related ecology. 7:30 p.m. NS Museum of Natural History, Summer Street (basement entrance).

Thinking about swimming in the NW Arm (when it hasn’t been raining for several days)? Satlantic offers free online access to continuously recorded data on water variables measured at its LOBO (Land/Ocean Biogeochemical Observatory) platform on the NW Arm: see LOBO.

HRM is collaborating with faculty and students in Dalhousie’s School of Resource and Environmental Studies to develop an Urban Forest Master Plan. There is a Walkabout on Tuesday, Aug 17th and an Open House on Aug 18th, with further opportunities to participate. Read more

Join HFN member Rick Ballard on a fern foray to two locations. We’ll begin at Conrad’s Beach in a search for the rare and local Moonwort Fern. species may also be encountered here. Then we’ll proceed to Dollar Lake Provincial Park…Read more

“There’s a lobbying effort afoot among the major players in Nova Scotia’s forestry industry, says Natural Resources Minister John MacDonell, and it’s aimed at convincing him to reject proposed changes to forestry management.” (Chronicle Herald, July 15, 2010). Write a letter of support for recommendations in the Bancroft-Crossland Report.
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In HFN’s submission to the Sustainable Coastal Development Strategy Process, we highlighted the values of protecting habitat and promoting awareness and interest in natural history of our coastal areas. Read our submission

Workshop begins 1 pm at K.C. Irving Environmental Centre at Acadia University. At the workshop you’ll receive specific instruction on how to participate in the Maritimes Butterfly Atlas. All participants will receive an Atlas kit including a butterfly net and a participants’ manual. The workshop is open to anyone interested in participating in the Atlas. No prior knowledge of butterflies is required and there is no charge. Read more