If you see a Piping Plover with bands on its legs, use the information here to read the bands and report Environment Canada.
Nature Nova Scotia (Federation of Nova Scotia Naturalists) exists to support the common interests of naturalists clubs, and to represent those clubs at the provincial level. Its primary activities include the conservation of species and spaces, education and the sustainable use of resources
Piping Plover Bands
2010 Nature Canada Annual General Meeting
The 2010 Annual General Meeting of Nature Canada will be held on June 26, 2010 at the at the North Cape Interpretive Centre, Prince Edward Island.
Doors will open at noon for a lunch sponsored by Nature Canada.
The Annual General Meeting will begin at 1:00 PM.
State of the Coast - Nova Scotia
The Province has published a study of the status and health of the coasts of Nova Scotia.
The public has been asked to add their opions but the deadline is 30 June 2010. Go to the Provincial website link below to submit an online comment.
See the reports and technical documents at The Coast Website - www.gov.ns.ca/coast .
2010 - The International Year of Biodiversity
The United Nations has declared 2010 "The International Year of Biodiversity (IYB)"
Basic Information Material for 2010 IYB
Natural History Societies – Nova Scotia
The following naturalist clubs within Nova Scotia and a number of members-at-large form Nature Nova Scotia.
- Annapolis Field Naturalists' Society (Western Annapolis Valley)
- Blomidon Naturalists Society (Eastern Annapolis Valley)
- Cape Breton Naturalists Society (Sydney area)
- Chignecto Naturalists Club (Sackville-Amherst area)
- Halifax Field Naturalists (Halifax area)
- Les Amis du Plein Air (Cape Breton Highlands)
- Nova Scotia Wildflora Society (Nova Scotia)
- Nova Scotia Bird Society (Nova Scotia)
- South Shore Naturalists Club (South Shore area)
- Tusket River Environmental Protection Association (South West Nova)
Other naturalist organizations are active in Truro, Pictou, East Hants, and Antigonish.
Nature Nova Scotia
