January 13, 2015 Halifax Chronicle Herald Letter to the Editor, Congratulations on your excellent article “NSP biomass project raising green concerns” of last Friday, January 9. In the interest of adding fuel to the fire I would like to point out that the 2,790 hectares that will be cut each and every year to feed...
Halifax Blue Dot Movement is organizing to launch their presence in the Halifax community and to help inspire other Nova Scotians to get involved with the movement in their communities. HALIFAX BLUE DOT KICK-OFF Date: Sunday, November 23rd Time: 1pm – 4pm Place: The Atrium in the Steele Ocean Sciences Building, 1355 Oxford Street
When: Nov 22, 10am – 3pm Where: Freeman’s Forest, 29 Anglican Church Diversion
Some exciting events happening the month is the South Shore related to the environment. Aside from our own AGM on November 18 featuring two amazing guest speakers, (click for more information), there’s an opportunity to check out the new South Canoe Wind Farm Site Tour! Please RSVP to rsvp@southcanoewind.com by Nov 14th if you plan to...
Join us for Friends of Nature Annual General Meeting When: 7 pm Tuesday, November 18th, 2014 Where: Chester Baptist Church Hall, 84 King Street, Chester, NS Guest Speakers: Rosmarie Lohnes of Helping Nature Heal will bring us up to date on her Living Shorelines Project. Rosmarie has been working with the Ecology Action Centre on ways to...
We are passing on this important message from Buy Back the Mersey team. The media have been all over the the management issues in Nova Scotia’s forests. If you haven’t caught the radio or TV coverage, perhaps you’ve seen the following: http://thechronicleherald.ca/novascotia/1235498-nova-scotia-clearcut-undermines-conservation-commitment http://thechronicleherald.ca/opinion/1237705-surette-natural-resources-torn-between-conservation-and-clearcutting-must-be-split-u http://thechronicleherald.ca/opinion/1241150-forestry-in-ns-largely-lawless
Helping Nature Heal (HNH) is an ecological landscaping company that designs and builds sustainable landscapes and provides consultation and educational services. HNH just also happens to be run by our very own, tireless, member Rosmarie Lohnes.
Join us on April 22 to celebrate Earth Day 2014 in one of the most beautiful places in the world (in our humble opinion). Download our Earth Day poster here.
A recent article from David Suzuki helps to put some of our opinions on windmills into perspective. “I have a cabin on Quadra Island off the British Columbia coast that’s as close to my heart as you can imagine. From my porch you can see clear across the waters of Georgia Strait to the snowy...
The Ecology Action Centre, Helping Nature Heal and the Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation will be giving a presentation on “living shoreline” approaches to coastal erosion management. Living shoreline projects use vegetation and other natural materials to help protect land from erosion while allowing the shoreline to retain its dynamic nature and habitat features. Please come...
Since 1954, when the organization was formed by Martin Rudy Haase to protect a unique island in Maine, Friends of Nature has been dedicated to maintaining the balance of nature for the mutual benefit of people and their plant and animal friends.
Friends of Nature
Friends of Nature Conservation Society
Dedicated to maintaining the balance of nature for people and their plant & animal friends.
P.O. Box 577
Chester, Nova Scotia, B0J 1J0