Save The Mainland Moose
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Show your support for Ecological Forestry and our Species At Risk
We are a federation of natural history societies and other environmental groups in Nova Scotia. As a registered charity, we operate to support networking, research, education, and advocacy initiatives for nature.
The use of aerial glyphosate-based herbicides is on the rise in Nova Scotia, despite growing evidence that its widespread use is detrimental to our wildlife and water quality and calls from local councillors to ban the practice in their jurisdictions. Help us move Nova Scotia towards ecological forestry by signing onto the petition for a glyphosate moratorium.
NatureNS is a member of the Bird Friendly Halifax coalition, a group of bird-loving environmental organizations, researchers, and private citizens working to make HRM an officially recognized Bird Friendly City. Join us!
We're raising funds for critical moose research, addressing outstanding needs detailed in the 2021 Recovery Plan. Help us reach $20,000 by 2023.
Tell the Premier and Minister Rushton that further delays on ecological forestry are unacceptable.
Demand the Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables designate Core Habitat for the Mainland Moose.
Show your support for ecological forestry by putting up one of our lawn signs. Available for pick-up across the province.
The State of Nature Report profiles the big nature issues Nova Scotia faced over 2021 and outlines things you can do to take action, now and into 2022. From Species At Risk, Forestry, to the Biodiversity Act. Check it out!
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New Mainland Moose Lesson Plan
We were lucky to have the opportunity to chat with some amazing educators last weekend at the Atlantic Science Teachers conference Environmental PD Day in Shubenacadie. We shared this lesson
Lack of Zoning Regulations in Lunenburg Results in RV Development Beside Endangered Piping Plover Habitat
by NatureNS Executive Director, Becky Parker “Canada’s Ocean Playground” has a problem. Our coastline is increasingly developed into private vacation homes and tourism attractions, while local access, traditional use, and
Take the Challenge: Biodiversity Challenge Badge
By Jonathan Riley, Hike Nova Scotia Board President This piece was shared with us by friends at Hike Nova Scotia for the purpose of posting on the NatureNS blog and