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 StreetContinue reading →
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 attend.
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 minimize coastal erosion without destroying the living ecosystems of our shorelines.
Mary-Frances Lynch will provide an update on the South Canoe Wind Farm.
Jamie Simpson will speak on the latest developments in sustainable harvesting practices in Nova Scotia
We are passing on this important message from Buy Back the Mersey team.
This aerial photo recently taken by the Ecology Action Centre shows the extent of a clearcut done in what was officially labelled an environmentally sensitive area. (http://thechronicleherald.ca/opinion/1241150-forestry-in-ns-largely-lawless)
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:
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. Continue reading →
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 peaks of the rugged Coast Mountains. It’s one of the most beautiful views I have seen. And I would gladly share it with a wind farm.”
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 learn about how these approaches are being used in Nova Scotia. Continue reading →
Chester, Nova Scotia has two new wilderness areas: South Panuke and Holden Lake. Together these two areas total 8350 ha of land that will now be protected and enjoyed for many generations.
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.
Join us for Friends of Nature Annual General Meeting
Continue reading 
A recent article from David Suzuki helps to put some of our opinions on windmills into perspective.
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.