Coastal Ecology Archives - Friends of Nature Conservation Society https://friends-of-nature.ca/tag/coastal-ecology/ Dedicated to maintaining the balance of nature for people and their plant & animal friends. Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:36:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://friends-of-nature.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/FON-Icon-160x160.png Coastal Ecology Archives - Friends of Nature Conservation Society https://friends-of-nature.ca/tag/coastal-ecology/ 32 32 Shell Canada Drilling on the Shelburne Bank https://friends-of-nature.ca/shell-canada-drilling-on-the-shelburne-bank/ Mon, 31 Aug 2015 18:36:53 +0000 http://www.friends-of-nature.ca/?p=24671 Dear Friends, The Canadian Government  has just given Shell permission to drill for oil off the coast of Nova Scotia — and to let any blowout go uncapped for 21 days. Can you join me in telling the Petroleum Board (who must approve this drilling) to refuse Shell’s application to drill in Nova Scotia? More...

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]]> Living Shorelines: A New Approach to Coastal Erosion Management in Nova Scotia https://friends-of-nature.ca/living-shorelines-new-approach-coastal-erosion-management-nova-scotia/ Fri, 28 Mar 2014 20:33:14 +0000 http://www.friends-of-nature.ca/?p=255 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...

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