• For the Love of Lichens & Old Forests – Opening Reception

    Chapel Gallery at ArtsPlace 396 St. George Street, Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada

    Date: Saturday, May 6, 2023 Time: 11:00am – 1:00pm  Location: Chapel Gallery at ArtsPlace, 396 St. George Street, Annapolis Royal   Registration is not required.   Join us to celebrate the opening of the […]

  • Orientation in the Woods

    Arlington Teaching Forest 157 Arlington Road, Hampton, NS, Canada

    Date: Saturday, May 6, 2023 Time: 1pm  – 4pm Location: Arlington Teaching Forest (parking at 157 Arlington Road) What to bring/wear:   Water, snack layered clothing,  waterproof boots/shoes,  compass (if you have one) Colin Gray has been involved […]

  • The Enchanted Forest: lichens, biodiversity and species at risk

    Upstairs at ArtsPlace Gallery 396 St. George Street, Annapolis Royal, NS, Canada

    Date: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 Time: 7:00pm  – 9:00pm Location: Upstairs at ArtsPlace Gallery, 396 St. George Street, Annapolis Royal A former librarian, Frances Anderson has been enchanted by lichens for 20 years. She and colleague […]

  • Birding by Ear

    Arlington Teaching Forest 157 Arlington Road, Hampton, NS, Canada

    Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023 Time: 9am  – 11am Location: Arlington Teaching Forest (parking at 157 Arlington Road)   What to bring/wear:   Water, snack layered clothing,  waterproof boots/shoes,  bug dope & bug shirt binoculars […]

  • Piping Plover Awareness Event!

    Thomas Raddall Park 529 Raddall Park Rd, Port Joli, NS, Canada

    Join us for an interactive workshop on piping plovers! Learn about their habitat on a beach walk and help paint signs to inform the public! Are you and your family […]

  • Sit Back Seminar: Salinity and the Atlantic Whitefish

    The Atlantic Whitefish has an impressive evolutionary history, and as an endemic species that only lives in Nova Scotia represents an important part of Canadian biodiversity. However, this importance is […]

  • Mi’kmaw Moons: A Two-Eyed Seeing Project

    Cathy (Acadia First Nation) and Dave (Royal Astronomical Society of Canada) have spent nearly 10 years learning about the full Moons of the Mi’kmaq using two eyes: indigenous culture and […]

  • Prototype Quillwort; a living fossil in modern times

    MTRI 9 Mt Merritt Rd, Kempt, NS, Canada

    A look at the rare aquatic plant, Prototype Quillwort with Katie King, Research Assistant at Acadia University. This unique lycophyte plant is only found in Eastern North America, and Nova […]