Monday\, May 20 2013 – Historic Hants County. Leader\: Suzanne Borkowski 488-0345 Email\: \;suzanneborkowski@yahoo.ca Meet at 8\:00 a.m. in the parking lot of Mount Uniacke House. Take Exit 3 off Highway 101 and drive approximately 8 km along Route 1 towards Windsor. Uniacke House is on your left. The main gate will be locked\, but the second gate (coming from Halifax) will be open. We’ll start by exploring some of the grounds at Mt. Uniacke then continue along back-country roads through Hants County. Bring a lunch to be enjoyed at Smileys Park. Trip may last until 4\:00 p.m. (option to leave early). No storm date for this trip.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T051346Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T233000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T233000Z UID:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/359 URL;VALUE=URI:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/359 SUMMARY:Regular Monthly Meeting\: A Whole World at Your Feet\: Arctic Plants\: Monday\, May 20 DESCRIPTION:Monday\, May 20\, 2013 – A Whole World at Your Feet\: Arctic Plants by Carolyn Mallory. \;The talk comprises an introduction to the most common Arctic plants found in Nunavut\, their adaptations for survival in the north\, and the known traditional knowledge from Inuit elders.
Carolyn Mallory is a writer whose book \;Common Insects of Nunavut was published in December 2011. It is a follow up to her popular \;Common Plants of Nunavut\, co-written with Susan Aiken\, which was just revised and updated in a second edition. She is also hard at work on a picture book for children and a novel. Carolyn travels across the Arctic on a cruise ship in the summer where she lectures and guides people on tundra walks. Carolyn and her husband Mark have recently made the move from Iqaluit to Canada’s East Coast after living in the Arctic for the last twelve years.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T051346Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130524T220000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130526T180000Z UID:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/369 URL;VALUE=URI:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/369 SUMMARY:Nature Nova Scotia Annual Meeting DESCRIPTION:Friday\, May 24\, 2013 to Sunday May 26\, 2013 – Nature Nova Scotia Annual Meeting. – \; This year the Federation of Nova Scotia Naturalists will be holding its annual meeting at Milford House\, near Kejimkujik National Park. Details will be available on the NetureNS web site (www.naturens.ca/node/2) closer to the date of the event.)
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T051346Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130601T140000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130601T140000Z UID:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/382 URL;VALUE=URI:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/382 SUMMARY:Blomidon Provincial Park\: Fairy Shrimp Walk\: Sat. June 1 DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, June 1\, 2013 – Blomidon Provincial Park. Jim Wolford (902 542-9204\,
jimwolford@eastlink.ca) will lead a walk from the campground about two kilometers to a seasonal pond that has the very rare and beautiful fairy shrimp. Other pond life\, spring plants/flowers\, and birds will also be seen. A lookoff toward Five Islands Park\, across the Minas Basin\, will be visited. BNS members can meet and meet and carpool from the Wolfville Waterfront at 9\:15 a.m. or meet Jim at the Blomidon Park registration building at 10\:00 a.m. The trip will finished by 1\:00 p.m.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T051346Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130615T130000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130615T130000Z UID:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/383 URL;VALUE=URI:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/383 SUMMARY:Herbert River Trail\, Saturday June 15 DESCRIPTION:Saturday June 15\, 2013 – Herbert River Trail. Patrick Kelly 472-2322 patrick.kelly@dal.ca will be leading this walk for the Nova Scotia Bird Society. This easy walk follows the rail bed of the former train line that ran from Windsor to Truro via Kennetcook. It runs along the Herbert River for a good part of its length. In addition to birds it is also a great walk for spotting floodplain vegetation. Meet at the Newport Rink parking lot at 9\:00 a.m. Take Exit 5 from Highway 101 and follow Highway 14 east for about 10 km to the village of Brooklyn. At the cenotaph\, keep left and follow Highway 14 north for just under 1 km. At the intersection (Petro-Canada station) Highway 14 turns right. Continue straight on Highway 215 (Note the YIELD sign. you do NOT have the right of way!) The rink is on the right as soon as you exit the intersection. Bring insect repellent. We should be done by lunch. No rain date.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T051346Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130616T130000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130616T130000Z UID:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/384 URL;VALUE=URI:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/384 SUMMARY:New Birders Trip — Windsor\, Hants County DESCRIPTION:Sunday June 16\, 2013 – New Birders Trip\; Windsor\, Hants County. Leader\: Patrick Kelly 494-3294 (w) 472-2322 (h) Email\: \;patrick.kelly@dal.ca. \;Pre-registration is required. \;This trip is 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.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T051346Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130617T233000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130617T233000Z UID:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/360 URL;VALUE=URI:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/360 SUMMARY:Regular Monthly Meeting\: Is it Hot Enough for You? Facts and Lore about Weather in Canada\: Monday\, June 17 DESCRIPTION:Monday\, June 17\, 2013 – Is it Hot Enough for You? Facts and Lore about Weather in Canada by Dr. Rob Raeside.
Dr. Raeside is the head of the Department of Earth and Environmental Science and Acadia University. He received his B.Sc.\, University of Aberdeen (1976)\; M.Sc.\, Queens University (1978)\, and Ph.D.\, University of Calgary (1982). One of the courses he teaches at Acadia is Atmosphere\, Weather\, and Climate which investigates the composition\, structure\, and dynamics of the atmosphere\; weather\, climate\, and biogeographic patterns\; microclimatology\; paleoclimates\, paleogeography\, and extinctions\; human effect on air quality\; and climate change.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130520T051346Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130727T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20130727T180000Z UID:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/385 URL;VALUE=URI:http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/node/385 SUMMARY:Minas Basin Shorebirds\: Saturday\, July 27 DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, July 27\, 2013 -- Minas Basin \;Shorebirds. Leaders \;Rick \;Whitman \;(542-2917\, \;rick.whitman@ns.sympatico.ca) and Bernard Forsythe (542-2427). This field trip will focus on the \;Shorebirds \;that visit the Minas Basin to fatten up on mud shrimp and other foods on their way south. This weekend is roughly the peak\, at least in numbers\, and we should see at least 4-6 species. We may also see Peregrine Falcons\, in which case we'll see fewer \;Shorebirds. We will have a quick look at Wolfville harbour and then proceed to Evangeline Beach and East Point at North Grand Pre. The road to East Point can be rough so we'll have to consider that. At East Point\, we will probably walk south on top of the dyke for no more than 1 km\, and then return. High tide this date is 5\:25 PM and 13.9 m. The \;birds \;should be pushed off the mud flats\, onto the dyke and high beaches\, by 3\:30 PM or so. Meet at the Wolfville harbour parking lot at the N end of Gaspereau Avenue at 2 PM. Drizzle and very light showers will be tolerated. Rain date is Sunday\, July 28\, same time same place.
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