From soren at bondrup.com Mon Jun 8 07:38:28 2020 From: soren at bondrup.com (Soren Bondrup-Nielsen) Date: Mon, 8 Jun 2020 09:38:28 -0300 Subject: [BNS_members] June Presentation Message-ID: <31228157-933F-4064-A547-DA9C4FF797B5@bondrup.com> Hello everyone, Our next Zoom presentation is coming up - 15 June, 7:30pm. Mike Gill will be giving a presentation titled: From Local to Global and Back Again: Citizen Science's role in a Global Biodiversity Observation Network Description: this presentation will profile the increasingly important role of citizen science in global efforts to better monitor the pulse of our planet. An overview of the development of a global biodiversity observation network will be profiled and examples of how citizen science is used to support informed conservation action will be shown. Mike Gill Director, Biodiversity Indicators Program at NatureServe & GEO BON Co-Chair For the past 25 years, Mike has dedicated his career to establishing user-driven and results-oriented biodiversity conservation, research, and monitoring programs. These programs have spanned the Arctic, North America, Eurasia, Antarctica and Latin America and have involved partnerships with Aboriginal, federal, provincial, territorial and foreign governments, academia, industry and NGOs. Mike has advised governments, senior officials, and Environment Ministers on conservation issues and published numerous scientific publications, books and book chapters. An accomplished presenter and facilitator, he is particularly skilled at convening experts and stakeholders, from a diversity of backgrounds, to find effective solutions to conservation challenges. Mike brings a diverse background, years of experience and his expansive global network to any conservation challenge. 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URL: From Patrick.Kelly at Dal.Ca Sat Jun 13 20:44:51 2020 From: Patrick.Kelly at Dal.Ca (Patrick Kelly) Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2020 01:44:51 +0000 Subject: [BNS_members] The Monday meeting is on the 15th, not the 13th! Message-ID: <1C87E1AA-0771-4FB3-86D6-3C1D3D26750B@dal.ca> Hi everyone: It was pointed out to me that the note I sent out of the upcoming BNS meeting said "Monday the 13th!. That should have read "Monday the 15th". Pat Patrick Kelly 159 Town Road Falmouth NS B0P 1L0 Canada (902) 472-2322 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soren at bondrup.com Mon Jun 15 10:31:12 2020 From: soren at bondrup.com (Soren Bondrup-Nielsen) Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2020 12:31:12 -0300 Subject: [BNS_members] Reminder - meeting today 7:30 pm Message-ID: Hello everyone: Register in advance for the June BNS meeting. You will need to provide your name and e-mail address https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAkdu6trTwsG9UQivz2MpaDRaQ0mIFD1kxt After registering, you will receive a confirming email with a unique link that will take you to the meeting. Click on that link at 7:30 PM on Monday the 15th. You will also likely get a reminder an hour before the meeting starts. The meeting will start at 7:00 PM so that we can get set up but the meeting itself does not start until 7:30 PM. (Zoom only lets meeting start on the hour or half hour.) Presenter: Mike Gill From Local to Global and Back Again: Citizen Science's role in a Global Biodiversity Observation Network Description: this presentation will profile the increasingly important role of citizen science in global efforts to better monitor the pulse of our planet. An overview of the development of a global biodiversity observation network will be profiled and examples of how citizen science is used to support informed conservation action will be shown. See you virtually Soren -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soren at bondrup.com Mon Jun 15 18:37:02 2020 From: soren at bondrup.com (Soren Bondrup-Nielsen) Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2020 20:37:02 -0300 Subject: [BNS_members] Contact for Mike Gill, June presenter Message-ID: <10FEC63B-12C8-4179-AAE1-84B973ED093A@bondrup.com> Hello everyone, There was interest in getting Mike Gill?s email address it is: mike at mike-gill.net Cheers, Soren From Patrick.Kelly at Dal.Ca Thu Jun 18 18:55:00 2020 From: Patrick.Kelly at Dal.Ca (Patrick Kelly) Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2020 23:55:00 +0000 Subject: [BNS_members] Reappearance of Venus from behind the Moon Friday morning Message-ID: Hello everyone: Early Friday morning, the Moon will pass in front of Venus and the weather forecast is excellent! This occultation will already be underway when the Moon rises, as seen from Nova Scotia. In order to see Venus reappear from behind the Moon you will need a good eastern horizon. You will want to be in place by at least 5:00 AM as Venus should appear from behind the dark limb of the Moon at about 5:07 AM. As the Sun will not rise until almost 5:30, you can safely sweep around with binoculars to spot the Moon. It will be about 20? to the right of the brightest spot on the horizon which will be where the Sun will rise. To get an idea of that angle, make a fist with your thumb inside your fingers. Now hold your fist at arms length. The angle from one side of your fist to the other is 10?. so two fists, side by side, will give 20?. The Moon will only be 7? above the horizon and will be a very thin crescent. Once Venus passes from behind the Moon it will be very bright and you should have to trouble seeing it. Pat Patrick Kelly 159 Town Road Falmouth NS B0P 1L0 Canada (902) 472-2322 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Summer Program This summer we have two amazing student volunteers who are keen to help restore our watershed! Keeler Colton comes to us f" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on *The Jijuktu?kwejk Watershed Alliance* Nothing Will Stop Us! by jenniferjwest Our mighty little team is marching forward in our mission to restore the Cornwallis (Jijuktu'kwejk) River! *Summer Program* This summer we have two amazing student volunteers who are keen to help restore our watershed! Keeler Colton, Watershed Alliance summer volunteer Keeler Colton comes to us from Acadia University - he will be doing field work on the river including water samples, tributary assessments, and documenting rare and unusual species that he encounters. Jeff Smith is a Remote Sensing (GIS) student from NSCC Centre of Oceanographic Sciences. Jeff is creating an online map to showcase the science and beauty of our amazing river! Both students are working remotely to help protect our river - stay tuned for updates on their work later this summer! *June Trail Clean Up* We have had a great response to our June Trail Clean Up! Although many people are adjusting to spending time outside, being near other people and finding a new normal, we were happy to see participants venturing out with their bags to pick up some garbage on the trails and paths where they usually walk. This summer, take steps to make your favorite natural areas a little cleaner and safer, for you and your family, and for nature and all her family! p.s. We still have prizes left to give away, so please send us an email with photos of your clean-up crew in action to be entered in the contest (jijuktukwejk at gmail.com) *Funding Update* Unfortunately we did not receive our summer student grant this year, likely because of the increased pressure on the Federal Government for employment income. We are glad to have our summer volunteers, but we don't have the funds necessary to cover their water samples and technical equipment. We hope to raise funds to support weekly water sampling, an analysis probe for water quality, pesticide water samples, and even aquatic DNA sampling to look for signals of rare and endangered species. If you are interested in helping support grass-roots conservation efforts in your backyard, please consider supporting the work of our amazing volunteers by making a donation. *Click the Make a Donation link at the top of the page!!* Thank you for checking in! Stay in touch, and stay strong! ------------------------------ This free site is ad-supported. Learn more ------------------------------ *jenniferjwest * | June 22, 2020 at 5:54 pm | Categories: Uncategorized | URL: https://wp.me/p7nb1X-8f Comment See all comments Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from The Jijuktu?kwejk Watershed Alliance. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions . *Trouble clicking?* Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://jijuktukwejkwatershedalliance.wordpress.com/2020/06/22/nothing-will-stop-us/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ianmanning4 at gmail.com Thu Jun 25 08:46:48 2020 From: ianmanning4 at gmail.com (Ian Manning) Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 10:46:48 -0300 Subject: [BNS_members] Fwd: In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi Everyone, I'm not managing the BNS FB anymore, but sometimes stuff lands in my box. Please see the email below from Sarah Benjamin. Best, Ian ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Sarah Benjamin Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 at 10:37 Subject: To: ianmanning4 at gmail.com Hi there. My 16 year old daughter, and her friend are creating their resumes and looking for volunteer work in the field of Biology. Poised to attend Acadia for science degrees, after they graduate next year, they missed out on the summer Co-op program due to Covid-19. Would there be anyone is your society doing fieldwork or research right now that could use two passionate budding biologists? I would thankfully accept any ideas you have for these two. They will contact themselves and make introductions if there are any possible avenues to volunteer. Thank you in advance, Sarah Get Outlook for iOS -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soren at bondrup.com Mon Jun 29 19:23:18 2020 From: soren at bondrup.com (Soren Bondrup-Nielsen) Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2020 21:23:18 -0300 Subject: [BNS_members] Worthwhile fundraiser Message-ID: <7CE0FC6D-0DCD-4C85-96FB-C969856053DB@bondrup.com> Hello everyone, Here is a worthwhile cause https://www.facebook.com/donate/3343690469027217/ I donated, Cheers, Soren -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ianmanning4 at gmail.com Tue Jun 30 09:52:26 2020 From: ianmanning4 at gmail.com (Ian Manning) Date: Tue, 30 Jun 2020 11:52:26 -0300 Subject: [BNS_members] Worthwhile fundraiser In-Reply-To: <7CE0FC6D-0DCD-4C85-96FB-C969856053DB@bondrup.com> References: <7CE0FC6D-0DCD-4C85-96FB-C969856053DB@bondrup.com> Message-ID: This is interesting Soren, Thanks for sharing. This raises a couple interesting questions, namely, when the land is purchased? Who owns it and what does ownership mean? Probably more interesting is that this effort shows a real appetite for local grass-roots based land conservation. This is a role BNS should be playing in our community! My understanding is BNS is one of the few groups in NS that can hold land in trust, and to my knowledge has not acted in that capacity. Ian On Mon, 29 Jun 2020 at 21:23, Soren Bondrup-Nielsen wrote: > Hello everyone, > Here is a worthwhile cause > https://www.facebook.com/donate/3343690469027217/ > > I donated, > > Cheers, > Soren > > -- > Members mailing list > Members at blomidonnaturalists.ca > > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/members_blomidonnaturalists.ca > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: