\;Monday\, December 14\, 2009 &mdash\; Galileo\, the IYA\, and Our Place in the Universe by Roy Bishop. To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first use of a telescope in astronomy\, the International Astronomical Union and the United Nations have designated 2009 as the International Year of Astronomy (IYA). The central figure in this story is Galileo Galilei\, renaissance physicist and the founder of modern experimental physical science.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120518T171811Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091219T110000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091219T110000Z UID:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/97 URL;VALUE=URI:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/97 SUMMARY:Wolfville Christmas Bird Count DESCRIPTION:The Christmas bird count has been an annual tradition since 1900\, now with over 50\,000 participants from all across North America. A vast pool of bird data has been created on the status and distribution of early winter bird populations. The count area is a circle that is 15 miles in diameter where volunteers count all the birds they see on the count day. All levels of birders are invited to participate in the Wolfville count.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120518T171811Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091220T213000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091220T213000Z UID:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/100 URL;VALUE=URI:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/100 SUMMARY:Winter Solstice Family Frolic DESCRIPTION:We invite everyone to welcome the winter season and continue the 5000-year \; tradition of celebrating the return of the Sun after the longest night of the year\; although this year we will be a day early. We will meet around a roaring bonfire at Noggin&rsquo\;s Corner Farm and set off for a hike through the centuries-old pine and hemlock forest. We will pass an 18th century Acadian cellar\, Poor House graveyard and a huge bald eagle nest.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120518T171811Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091227T110000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091227T110000Z UID:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/98 URL;VALUE=URI:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/98 SUMMARY:West Hants Christmas Bird Count DESCRIPTION:Patrick Kelly (902 472&ndash\;2322\, patrick.kelly@dal.ca) will be compiling the count again this year. All are welcome to participate\, but please contact the compiler as soon as possible so that you can be included in the planning. Following the count\, around 5 p.m.\, all participants are invited to Frank and Beth Wollavers&rsquo\; house near Brooklyn for a tally count and potluck supper.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120518T171811Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091228T110000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/103 URL;VALUE=URI:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/103 SUMMARY: Kington Christmas Bird Count. DESCRIPTION:Wayne Nealy (902) 765&ndash\;2455\, (neilyornis@hotmail.com) will be compiling the count again this year. All are welcome to participate\, but please contact the compiler as soon as possible so that you can be included in the planning. There is a $5 fee for all participants over 19 to help cover the cost of generating materials for compilers\, producing the annual CBC summary issue\, and maintaining the CBC website and database
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