Halifax Field Naturalists

Join HFN members John and Anita Carpenter as they take us on a bicycle tour through the Magdalen Islands, along with a group of cycling enthusiasts from HRM. Our annual members’ Holiday Social will take place after the talk.
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Because of recent findings in, on, around and near Angevine Lake (botanical, animal and insect), the area has been defined as “Tier 1” (first priority for future protection). Mary Macaulay has a cottage at the lake and has helped find some of the interesting and unusual species there. She will share some of her explorations with the N.S. Wild Flora Society at their meeting at the Museum of Natural History. Read more

Biographer Deborah Carr will discuss the life and conservation activities of Mary Majka at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, Nov. 17th at 7:30 p.m. Read more

Join us to hike some of the rugged trails in the Purcell’s Cove-Herring Cove area, traversing different forest types, barrens and lakeshores. Read more

All are welcome to attend our next monthly meeting at which DFO staff will make a presentation on The Gully: Protecting and understanding one of Canada’s marine biodiversity gems. The Gully is Atlantic Canada’s first Marine Protected Area. We meet Thursday, Nov. 4 at 7:30 pm at the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural Hisory on Summer Street. Read more

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.