The Nature Conservancy of Canada @NCC_CNC purchase of 14 hectares of undisturbed coastal habitat, barrens and rocky coastline near Halifax will protect another 500 metres of the popular High Head hiking trail https://t.co/owLv3jK3EC
[VIDEO] Excellent news for nature lovers in the Halifax Regional Municipality. @NCC_CNC has expanded its coastal nature reserve in Prospect, NS. It is named after NCC's long time volunteer, the late Dr. Bill Freedman. More via @CTVAtlantic https://t.co/1ajHstEKko #nature#hiking
[VIDEO] A scenic @NCC_CNC site in the Halifax area is growing thanks to generous donors & government partners @environmentca@nsgov@USFWS. Jaimee Morozoff spoke with @globalhalifax about the Dr. Bill Freedman Nature Reserve in Prospect. https://t.co/4xEwxQ9FhL #nature#hiking
The late Bill Freedman, PhD, was a conservation giant in Canada. @NCC_CNC's nature reserve bearing his name in the Halifax area is growing which is great news for nature & users. Thanks to our donors and partners @s_guilbeault@TimothyHalman & @USFWS. https://t.co/RM454Lx1iT
The Interpretive Centre at Johnson’s Mills opens on July 3! Each summer, the Johnson’s Mills Shorebird Reserve serves as a stopover point for tens of thousands of migratory birds, who forage on the mudflats during low tide. Learn more: ➡️ https://t.co/DZHOEUrkYZ
Westwood Hills, Tantallon update: The wildfire, estimated to cover 788 hectares, is out of control.
Crews on scene include 32 DNRR, 170 from HRM, 7 from Department of Natural Defence, 30 HRM fire trucks, 2 DNRR helicopters and 1 water bomber from Newfoundland and Labrador.
Today we welcomed crews from New Brunswick, Maine and Quebec that are supporting our storm restoration efforts. A big thank you to everyone that’s joining our team! #NSStorm
Projected peak fury. By early Saturday am, wind #gusts on land, especially over exposed areas closer to #Fiona's centre, could approach 150 km/hr with gusts just off shore Cape Breton exceeding 175 km/hr. This coincides with #high#tide for many areas too. Be safe, stay home.
VIDEO: @NCC_CNC has conserved 24 parcels of land and 25 kms of shoreline in western Nova Scotia. @Avens3flowered joined @paulbrothers to discuss this major project that saves rare Acadian forest and wetland habitats for many wildlife and plant species. #nature#nspoli#cdnpoli
Beaver Hills Biosphere & Elk Island National Park are ecological wetland preserves. 1000’s of potholes filled with breeding waterfowl & a beaver lodge in each one. Songbirds all through the aspens. This is glacial stagnant ice terrain at its best. https://t.co/ZfwkYAOqti
Thank you to @iancfairclough for including @Avens3flowered in this @chronicleherald news item. They covered native plants, flowers and shrubs you can put in your yard to help pollinators. Join @NCC_CNC's Small Acts of Conservation! https://t.co/j96WyW9Hwy #nature
The Oilers have hired Joel Jackson as assistant strength and conditioning coach. He'd been a performance coach at the University of Alberta since 2015, working with athletes in hockey, wrestling, golf, swimming, and volleyball.
The @NCC_CNC has finalized a key project at Parr Lake in western Nova Scotia. Thanks @JakePostlewaite for his story on @CJLSRadio about the Acadian forest property and the generous family who had owned it since the 1800s. https://t.co/1oE7wSDg2h #nature#nspoli#conservation
Nicknamed the panda bear of lichens due to its rarity, the boreal felt lichen is an ancient and critically endangered species. Learn about this week’s #FeaturedSpecies, here: https://t.co/If7pGiMPOp
Canada is gravely concerned about additional arrests of civil society and women’s rights activists in #SaudiArabia, including Samar Badawi. We urge the Saudi authorities to immediately release them and all other peaceful #humanrights activists.