Halifax Field Naturalists

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

The Friends of McNabs are celebrating their 20th Anniversary with a variety of events at McNabs. Tickets $13 adults, $8 children. Details

The Bancroft-Crossman phase 2 report, “A Natural Balance” recommends significant changes in forest harvesting practices to conserve biodiversity and the forest resource. Please express support of their recommendations. Read more

Wildlife and Nova Scotians alike value the Nova Scotian coast, but it is being altered and made less accessible at an alarming rate. It’s important to register your concern and priorities with the N.S. Government as it develops new policies for coastal protection and development. The deadline (previously June 30) has been extended. Read more

“The proposed Bedford Waterfront Development is planning to build a new condo and shopping area on the Bedford Waterfront, by infilling part of the Bedford Basin. Unfortunately the project will also wipe out a beautiful, natural area of the basin, with tidal pools teeming with life, sandpiper nests and an osprey fishing area.” View YouTube video . Send Comments to HRM by July 7.

UARB hearings related to the NSP-New Page proposal for using forest biomass to generate electricity take place end of July. Deadline for comments is July 14, 2010. More details

Join Rénelle of Doctors Nova Scotia for a tour of this natural habitat of native plants and shrubs with medicinal qualities. It is a special place of colour, textures, and quiet solitude hidden away in the Burnside Industrial Park. Time permitting, we may proceed to the nearby Spectacle Lake Trail. Read more

Wildlife and Nova Scotians alike value the Nova Scotian coast, but it is being altered and made less accessible at an alarming rate. It’s important to register your concern and priorities with the N.S. Government as it develops new policies for coastal protection and development. Read more