Event Schedule:
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- Saturday morning and early afternoon
Nova Scotia Nature Trust "Wild for Wolfville" nature appreciation day.
– registration required (cancelled in case of rain – rain date 20 June)
– RSVP Karen McKendry ( 902-425-5263 or 1-877-434-5263 or karen@nsnt.ca)
- 10:30 am Guided walks in the Wolfville Watershed Nature Preserve
– meet at the Preserve parking lot on Forest Hill Road (see map link below) - Noon Lunch provided at the Wolfville Ridge property
NSNT Members – free
Non-members – $10 individual, $20 family - Early afternoon at the Wolfville Ridge property
– hands-on stewardship activity and demonstrations
- 10:30 am Guided walks in the Wolfville Watershed Nature Preserve
- Saturday afternoon and evening Field Trips (organized by Nature Nova Scotia)
- 3–4:30 pm Dike Life Walk – led by Sherman Boates
– meet at Grand Pré National Historic Site Interpretation Centre - Supper – on your own at local eateries
- 8:45–10 pm Chimney Swift Viewing – led by Jim Wolford
– at the Robie Tufts Nature Centre on Front Street in Wolfville - 10:30 pm - Celestial Viewing – The Minas Astronomy Group (MAG) will be your guide to stars, planets, and other celestial objects using their telescopes
– at the Grand Pré National Historic Site parking lot north of the railroad tracks
- 3–4:30 pm Dike Life Walk – led by Sherman Boates
- Sunday
- 7–8 am Early morning birding/botanizing in the Grand Pré area – leaders: local naturalists
– meet at the Grand Pré National Historic Site Interpretation Centre - 8–9 am Nature Nova Scotia Breakfast – complimentary coffee, tea, muffin,s and fruit
– Grand Pré National Historic Site Interpretation Centre - 9–10 am Stewardship and Species at Risk – a talk by Stephen Flemming, species at risk scientist with Parks Canada
- 10 am to noon Nature Nova Scotia Annual General Meeting
- noon to 1 pm Please bring lunch and join us for a picnic at the beautiful Grand Pré National Historic Site Interpretation Centre or visit local eateries (Just Us! Cafe and Evangaline Cafe are nearby)
- 1 pm and 2 pm Afternoon Field Trips
- 1 pm: Avon River Fossils at Horton Bluff on the Avon River – led by Sandra Barr
– meet at the Grand Pré Historic Site Interpretation Centre parking lot
2 pm: Wild Orchid Walk – led by Heather Drope, NS Wild Flora Society
– meet at Exit 5, Highway 101
- 7–8 am Early morning birding/botanizing in the Grand Pré area – leaders: local naturalists