Recovery Planning for Black Ash: An Update on the Species At Risk Featured in the 2020 Lands & Forestry Judicial Review
Ash species compared. For a good comparison chart, see: https://www.uwgb.edu/biodiversity-old/herbarium/trees/Fraxinus_comparison01.htm The black ash tree (Wisqoq / Frêne noir / Uinnseann duhb) is a long-lived, slow-growing hardwood native to the Wabanaki-Acadian
We’re Hiring! Education & Outreach Programs Assistant
Join our team! We’re hiring for a term Education and Outreach Programs Assistant, starting in November and concluding at the end of March 2023 with the possibility of extension pending
New Wabanaki-Acadian Forest Lesson Plan
In early 2023, M.Ed. candidate Cheryl Crocker approached us with the idea of creating a forest-themed lesson plan for middle-school students that was specific to Nova Scotia’s unique ecosystems. It
Fill Out Our Mainland Moose Survey
Share your moose observations and tell us what you’d like to see for the Mainland Moose in the future July kicks off the start of our Mainland Moose Research Project,
Save Sandy Lake
Undeveloped Shorelines and Rare Old Forests in Bedford NS Threatened by Rushed Housing Order The Sandy Lake-Sackville River Regional Park is a conceptual protected area nestled inside urban Bedford that
Results from Operation Window Strike 2022
In 2022, we piloted Operation Window Strike, where thirty residents of our biggest city took on the threat of window-strikes by implementing one or more bird-friendly window solutions we delivered
Protecting Nova Scotia’s Wetlands
Don’t “drain the swamp!” A Look Back at World Wetlands Day, February 2nd, 2023 Young Naturalists Club members conducting a transect survey in a raised bog in Kespukwitk/Southwest Nova Scotia
Vote for Halifax’s City Bird!
In 2022, HRM was declared a Nature Canada-certified Entry-level Bird Friendly City. The Bird Friendly Halifax coalition is working to improve this status by addressing priority bird threats in our city,
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