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
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
We’re Hiring! Conservation Programs Coordinator
We’re looking for a keen young nature enthusiast with strong natural history and people organizing skills to join our team. Send your resume and cover letter to Becky by Sept
Haligonians Protecting Birds From Window-Strikes
In the last 50 years, North American bird populations have dropped by more than 25%, with particularly steep declines in shorebirds and forest-dwelling birds. Three billion of our birds, including
Recovery Planning Update for the Canada Warbler: Progress for Species At Risk in Nova Scotia?
A Bird Flies Into a Court Room… The Canada Warbler is a small forest-dwelling songbird that winters in Central and South America and breeds in Eastern and Central North America,