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Beginning Birders Trip - Windsor

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:27:34 -0500

Start: 7 Aug 2010 - 9:00am

End: 7 Aug 2010 - 9:00am

Beginning Birders Trip — Windsor, Hants County. Leader: Patrick Kelly 494-3294 (w) 472-2322 (h) Email: patrick.kelly@dal.ca. Limited registration. Pre-registration is required. These trips are geared for those who have always had an interest in bird watching, but were not sure how it was actually done. Bring binoculars and field guides, if you have them. Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the parking lot for the Windsor Tourist Bureau, which is just north of Exit 6 (Water Street) on Highway 101. We should be 1–2 hours and will visit a few different types of habitat in the town of Windsor. No storm date for this trip.

Cornwallis River Greenway

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:28:28 -0500

Start: 21 Aug 2010 - 10:00am

End: 21 Aug 2010 - 10:00am

Cornwallis River Greenway — Murray Colbo and Bernard Forsythe will lead this walk which will start behind the Foodland in Coldbrook, which is located along Highway 1 at South Bishop Road, about three kilometres west of Exit 14 on Highway 101. The trail is on the old rail bed which is now resurfaced with gates and is restricted to walking and bicycles. As the trail is flat with two rest sites with benches and tables and designed to be wheelchair accessible so all are welcome. This section runs through mixed forest with two stream crossing and parallels the Cornwallis River with its broad flood plain. An interesting fen is also present. For those in the Wolfville area who wish to carpool meet at the Wolfville Waterfront at 9:15 a.m. or meet Murray and Bernard behind the Foodland in Coldbrook at 10:00 a.m.

NOVA EAST 2010

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:29:43 -0500

Start: 3 Sep 2010 - 9:00am

End: 6 Sep 2010 - 5:00pm

NOVA EAST 2010 – Atlantic Canada’s longest-running star party will be held at Smileys Provincial Park near Brooklyn in Hants County. Some of the presentations and workshops as well as the Saturday evening observing session are open to the public. NOVA EAST is hosted jointly by the Halifax Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada and the Minas Astronomy Group. More information can be found at http://halifax.rasc.ca/ne.