From coordinator at blomidonnaturalists.ca Thu Jun 1 14:18:05 2023 From: coordinator at blomidonnaturalists.ca (Caroline Beddoe) Date: Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:18:05 -0300 Subject: [BNS_members] Weekend Events- What's On & What's Postponed Message-ID: Good day, As you know, nature and outdoor programming is shifting significantly right now as we adjust to the ban on all forest activities and do our part to care for our communities and lands in these hard times. Here are some updates for community & BNS events this weekend. Saturday June 3: Native Plant Sale at Acadia University is ON The Native Plant Sale at the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens is on, but no longer happening in the wooded areas of the Gardens due to high fire risk. Instead, the sale will take place in the garden room, conservatory and walled garden. Staff, volunteers and signage will be on site to direct. You can find the Blomidon Naturalists and our Butterflway Project there with resources on creating habitat for pollinators and wildlife! Help support biodiversity by growing native plants in your home garden. A variety of native perennials grown by Friends of the Acadian Forest volunteers from seed collected at the Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens will be available in the $5 price range. There will also be native trees, shrubs, perennials and grasses from: Baldwin's Nurseries, Beneath the Boughs Woodland Plant Nursery and LaHave Drumlins Native Plant Nursery. Additional vendors and groups alongside the BNS include Helping Nature Heal, Nova Scotia Invasive Species Council and Valley Waste-Resource Management. Saturday June 3, 9:00 am to noon. Harriet Irving Botanical Gardens, Acadia University. More details here. [1] Saturday June 3: World Environment Day in Kentville is POSTPONED The World Environment Day in Kentville hosted by the Kentville Rotary and many organizations and groups in Oakdene Park from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm is POSTPONED due to the fire risk and new restrictions. A new date will be announced at some point. The BNS and Flying Squirrel Adventures look forward to participating when this event happens again. Saturday June 3 & Sunday June 4: Appreciating the Acadian Forest Course is POSTPONED As already noted to all participants, Soren's Acadian Forest course at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts is postponed until later notice. We will provide an update when we can on a new time for this pilot course. Monday June 5: Swift Night Out is ON Join the BNS and Birds Canada on Monday night for a talk on the endangered chimney swifts and to walk the spectacle as they descend into the chimney to roost at night! This is a national count night and we invite everyone out to learn about and see the swifts in Wolfville! Join us Monday June 5 at 7:30 pm at the Robie Tufts Nature Centre to learn about swifts. We will also go over to Acadia University to watch the swifts there at 8:10 pm given that they have been roosting in that chimney more reliably. -- Caroline Beddoe She/her 613-619-1098 Program Coordinator Blomidon Naturalists Society Wolfville, Nova Scotia _ Blomidon Naturalists Society activities take place in Mi'kma'ki, the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People. We acknowledge that we have a responsibility to honour and learn about their histories and current cultures and to actively work in support of reconciliation. 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Join us for Wildflowers & Other Plants Foundations & Field Course. Once again we have this fun course with Alain Belliveau! Come learn about and how to identify different plant families and species in our local area, and gain foundational knowledge for interpreting and connecting to the Acadian/Wabanaki Forest region. The focus is on wildflowers, but will touch on ferns and other plants too. Sunday June 11th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. This is an all-day classroom & field course on how to identify wildflowers and other plants conducted by Alain Belliveau, local botanist and the Biodiversity Collections Manager at the E C Smith Herbarium at Acadia University. The course will take place at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts. Lunch is provided as part of the ticket. Yum! See more details & please register here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/blomidon-naturalists-society/events/wildflowers-other-plants-of-the-acadian-forest-foundations-and-field-course/ [1] -- Caroline Beddoe She/her 613-619-1098 Program Coordinator Blomidon Naturalists Society Wolfville, Nova Scotia _ Blomidon Naturalists Society activities take place in Mi'kma'ki, the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People. We acknowledge that we have a responsibility to honour and learn about their histories and current cultures and to actively work in support of reconciliation. We are committed to fostering respectful and sustainable relationships with the Indigenous Peoples of this land, with all other organisms, with the land and with the water._ Links: ------ [1] https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/blomidon-naturalists-society/events/wildflowers-other-plants-of-the-acadian-forest-foundations-and-field-course/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Wildflower Course June 11.png Type: image/png Size: 527578 bytes Desc: not available URL: From soren at bondrup.com Tue Jun 6 09:36:51 2023 From: soren at bondrup.com (Soren Bondrup-Nielsen) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2023 11:36:51 -0300 Subject: [BNS_members] Wildflowers Foundations & Field Course is back on! In-Reply-To: <456c7ef0cad09e4ab57c4ba9ea02cb4a@blomidonnaturalists.ca> References: <456c7ef0cad09e4ab57c4ba9ea02cb4a@blomidonnaturalists.ca> Message-ID: <9ECAC744-110C-49BB-882F-2B5458A2E97A@bondrup.com> Hi Caroline, The fixed costs for courses is $300 for the instructor and $17 per person for lunch. It would be good to be able to pay Ross Creek minimally $100 for the venue. We have no set rate at this time. The profit from courses is split 40/60 between Ross Creek and the BNS. Offering two positions in a course at 50% seems doable. Cheer, Soren Soren Bondrup-Nielsen Professor Emeritus, Biology Acadia University www.bondrup.com > On Jun 5, 2023, at 7:31 PM, Caroline Beddoe wrote: > > ? > Good rainy day, > > Thank you rain! We are so grateful for your abundance. We are also thankful to be allowed back in the woods now that the forest activities ban is lifted, which means our upcoming Wildflowers field course is a go! > > Join us for Wildflowers & Other Plants Foundations & Field Course. > > Once again we have this fun course with Alain Belliveau! Come learn about and how to identify different plant families and species in our local area, and gain foundational knowledge for interpreting and connecting to the Acadian/Wabanaki Forest region. The focus is on wildflowers, but will touch on ferns and other plants too. > > Sunday June 11th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. This is an all-day classroom & field course on how to identify wildflowers and other plants conducted by Alain Belliveau, local botanist and the Biodiversity Collections Manager at the E C Smith Herbarium at Acadia University. The course will take place at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts. Lunch is provided as part of the ticket. Yum! > > See more details & please register here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/blomidon-naturalists-society/events/wildflowers-other-plants-of-the-acadian-forest-foundations-and-field-course/ > > > -- > Caroline Beddoe > She/her > 613-619-1098 > Program Coordinator > Blomidon Naturalists Society > Wolfville, Nova Scotia > > Blomidon Naturalists Society activities take place in Mi?kma?ki, the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi?kmaq People. We acknowledge that we have a responsibility to honour and learn about their histories and current cultures and to actively work in support of reconciliation. We are committed to fostering respectful and sustainable relationships with the Indigenous Peoples of this land, with all other organisms, with the land and with the water. > -- > Members mailing list > Members at blomidonnaturalists.ca > http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/members_blomidonnaturalists.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From soren at bondrup.com Tue Jun 6 15:55:32 2023 From: soren at bondrup.com (Soren Bondrup-Nielsen) Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2023 17:55:32 -0300 Subject: [BNS_members] Wildflowers Foundations & Field Course is back on! In-Reply-To: <9ECAC744-110C-49BB-882F-2B5458A2E97A@bondrup.com> References: <9ECAC744-110C-49BB-882F-2B5458A2E97A@bondrup.com> Message-ID: Sorry, this message was supposed to go to the BNS Board. My mistake Soren Soren Bondrup-Nielsen Professor Emeritus, Biology Acadia University www.bondrup.com > On Jun 6, 2023, at 11:37 AM, Soren Bondrup-Nielsen wrote: > > ?Hi Caroline, > The fixed costs for courses is $300 for the instructor and $17 per person for lunch. > It would be good to be able to pay Ross Creek minimally $100 for the venue. We have no set rate at this time. The profit from courses is split 40/60 between Ross Creek and the BNS. > Offering two positions in a course at 50% seems doable. > > Cheer, > Soren > > Soren Bondrup-Nielsen > Professor Emeritus, Biology > Acadia University > > www.bondrup.com > >>> On Jun 5, 2023, at 7:31 PM, Caroline Beddoe wrote: >>> >> ? >> Good rainy day, >> >> Thank you rain! We are so grateful for your abundance. We are also thankful to be allowed back in the woods now that the forest activities ban is lifted, which means our upcoming Wildflowers field course is a go! >> >> Join us for Wildflowers & Other Plants Foundations & Field Course. >> >> Once again we have this fun course with Alain Belliveau! Come learn about and how to identify different plant families and species in our local area, and gain foundational knowledge for interpreting and connecting to the Acadian/Wabanaki Forest region. The focus is on wildflowers, but will touch on ferns and other plants too. >> >> Sunday June 11th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. This is an all-day classroom & field course on how to identify wildflowers and other plants conducted by Alain Belliveau, local botanist and the Biodiversity Collections Manager at the E C Smith Herbarium at Acadia University. The course will take place at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts. Lunch is provided as part of the ticket. Yum! >> >> See more details & please register here: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/blomidon-naturalists-society/events/wildflowers-other-plants-of-the-acadian-forest-foundations-and-field-course/ >> >> >> -- >> Caroline Beddoe >> She/her >> 613-619-1098 >> Program Coordinator >> Blomidon Naturalists Society >> Wolfville, Nova Scotia >> >> Blomidon Naturalists Society activities take place in Mi?kma?ki, the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi?kmaq People. We acknowledge that we have a responsibility to honour and learn about their histories and current cultures and to actively work in support of reconciliation. We are committed to fostering respectful and sustainable relationships with the Indigenous Peoples of this land, with all other organisms, with the land and with the water. >> -- >> Members mailing list >> Members at blomidonnaturalists.ca >> http://blomidonnaturalists.ca/mailman/listinfo/members_blomidonnaturalists.ca -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From coordinator at blomidonnaturalists.ca Thu Jun 8 11:00:49 2023 From: coordinator at blomidonnaturalists.ca (Caroline Beddoe) Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2023 13:00:49 -0300 Subject: [BNS_members] Wildflower Course with Alain Belliveau - Spaces Still Open! Message-ID: Good day, There are still a few spaces left in our Wildflowers Foundations & Field Course! Once again we have this fun course with Alain Belliveau! Come learn about and how to identify different plant families and species in our local area, and gain foundational knowledge for interpreting and connecting to the Acadian/Wabanaki Forest region. The focus is on wildflowers, but will touch on ferns and other plants too. Sunday June 11th from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. This is an all-day classroom & field course on how to identify wildflowers and other plants conducted by Alain Belliveau, local botanist and the Biodiversity Collections Manager at the E C Smith Herbarium at Acadia University. The course will take place at the Ross Creek Centre for the Arts. Lunch is provided as part of the ticket. Yum! Also - We have heard from our community and are making policy changes towards more accessibility in our programming. As we continue to work towards making our nature programming more accessible (including reduced rates and childcare options) we are subsidizing a few reduced rate spots at our upcoming Wildflowers Foundations & Field Course. 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Social starts at 7:00 pm, meeting and talk starts at 7:30 pm. _For those looking to join via Zoom, we will have the link shortly. We are dealing with some tech challenges. Please kindly reply to this email to ensure you get notice of the Zoom link or keep an eye on your email inbox. Thanks for understanding!_ Our presenter this month is Taryn Muldoon, winner of our Merritt Gibson Award for her research work on endangered bats. Taryn will give a talk entitled, "Once There Were Thousands: Bats, Their Parasites, and White-Nose Syndrome" Come learn about bats in Nova Scotia, their challenges and ways we can help. -- Caroline Beddoe She/her 613-619-1098 Program Coordinator Blomidon Naturalists Society Wolfville, Nova Scotia _ Blomidon Naturalists Society activities take place in Mi'kma'ki, the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People. 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Warmly, Caroline On 2023-06-14 16:08, Caroline Beddoe wrote: > Good afternoon, > > The next meeting and talk of the Blomidon Naturalists Society will take > place on Monday June 19th. > > With apologies for the delay in an update on our monthly meeting for > June, as we are still figuring out a few details. > > Join us Monday June 19th at 7:30 pm in-person at the Wolfville Lions > Club and online on Zoom. > > Social starts at 7:00 pm, meeting and talk starts at 7:30 pm. > > _For those looking to join via Zoom, we will have the link shortly. We > are dealing with some tech challenges. Please kindly reply to this > email to ensure you get notice of the Zoom link or keep an eye on your > email inbox. Thanks for understanding!_ > > Our presenter this month is Taryn Muldoon, winner of our Merritt Gibson > Award for her research work on endangered bats. > > Taryn will give a talk entitled, "Once There Were Thousands: Bats, > Their Parasites, and White-Nose Syndrome" > > Come learn about bats in Nova Scotia, their challenges and ways we can > help. > > -- > Caroline Beddoe > She/her > 613-619-1098 > Program Coordinator > Blomidon Naturalists Society > Wolfville, Nova Scotia > > _ Blomidon Naturalists Society activities take place in Mi'kma'ki, the > traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People. We > acknowledge that we have a responsibility to honour and learn about > their histories and current cultures and to actively work in support of > reconciliation. 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This should be an interesting & important topic - At our last meeting in May, a nature note from a member about seeing a bat elicited enthusiastic interest, and recently in the past week another BNS member reported seeing a bat feasting on mosquitoes in New Minas. -- The next meeting and nature talk of the Blomidon Naturalists Society will take place tomorrow, Monday June 19th. Join us at 7:30 pm in-person at the Wolfville Lions Club or online on Zoom. Social with tea and some treats starts at 7:00 pm, then the meeting & talk start at 7:30 pm. Our presenter this month is Taryn Muldoon, winner of our Merritt Gibson Award for her research work on endangered bats. Taryn will give a talk entitled, "Once There Were Thousands: Bats, Their Parasites, and White-Nose Syndrome." We've been having some issues with our Zoom account access so please find the following Zoom link [1] to register for the talk. If you encounter any problems please email me. Thanks for understanding! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0odOCsrDopHdPrF7GrBonxyc5wphgYSQAs#/registration -- Caroline Beddoe She/her 613-619-1098 Program Coordinator Blomidon Naturalists Society Wolfville, Nova Scotia _ Blomidon Naturalists Society activities take place in Mi'kma'ki, the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People. We acknowledge that we have a responsibility to honour and learn about their histories and current cultures and to actively work in support of reconciliation. We are committed to fostering respectful and sustainable relationships with the Indigenous Peoples of this land, with all other organisms, with the land and with the water._ Links: ------ [1] https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0odOCsrDopHdPrF7GrBonxyc5wphgYSQAs#/registration -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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More more details on SOOF campaign see here: https://www.arlingtonforestprotection.ca/soof Get Involved: The BNS and the SOOF Kings County group will be at the Wolfville Farmers' Market Saturday June 24th from 8:30 - 1:00 pm. We will have brochures, petitions and more. We will be talking about the SOOF campaign across the province and our work on protected areas. Would you like to join us? We could use a few more people to come for an hour or whatever you can spare to chat with market goers, get petition signatures, or help support our other volunteers? Reply to this email or call/text me at 613-619-1098. Thanks! If you want to stay in the loop regarding this work, even if you cannot support this weekend, please email me as well and we will coordinate. 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"North Atlantic right whales and other marine mammals in the Bay of Fundy" Overview: With only 340 individuals remaining, North Atlantic right whales are critically endangered and need our help. Historically considered the "right" whale to hunt, North Atlantic right whales are still facing persistent threats from human activities, including entanglement in fishing gear and collisions with vessels. Through a combination of research, outreach, innovation, and interdisciplinary management, there is still hope for the species. Gina will outline the research and management efforts that involve multiple stakeholders, including academia, government, industry, and the public. In addition, she will present about some of the other charismatic marine mammal species that can be found out your back door in the Bay of Fundy. Biography: Gina Lonati is a 4th -year PhD student at the University of New Brunswick Saint John in the lab of Dr. Kimberley Davies. The goal of her thesis research is to better understand the health of North Atlantic right whales in response to prey dynamics and human impacts, using a combination of aerial drone sensors and oceanographic sampling. Originally from New Jersey, USA, Gina has a B.A. in biology from Bowdoin College in Maine and a M.Sc. in marine biology from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Before moving to Saint John, she was a marine mammal biologist in Florida, where she contributed to rescues, conservation, and research, particularly for Florida manatees. Gina is a Vanier Canada Graduate Scholar, a certified drone pilot in the US and Canada, and has published several scientific papers on marine mammal physiology and age estimation. 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URL: From gdjpwhalen at gmail.com Wed Jun 21 12:42:03 2023 From: gdjpwhalen at gmail.com (Dean Whalen) Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2023 14:42:03 -0300 Subject: [BNS_members] Get Involved: SOOF Kings County Campaign In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Caroline will be there on Saturday to assist. What time? Dean On Wed., Jun. 21, 2023, 11:54 Caroline Beddoe, < coordinator at blomidonnaturalists.ca> wrote: > Good day, > > As you know, we have endorsed the Save Our Old Forests campaign and are > working to spread the petition and protect forests in our area. > > Nova Scotia needs old forests. But there aren't many left. Our government > has made a legal commitment to protect 20% of Nova Scotia?s lands and > waters by 2030. The way things are going, the remaining old forests will > be logged before they can be protected. > > This is why we are asking our premier for a pause on all harvesting and roadbuilding > in forests over 80 years old on Crown land in Kings County and across Nova > Scotia until such time as protected areas meeting the 20% target have been > designated. > > More more details on SOOF campaign see here: > https://www.arlingtonforestprotection.ca/soof > > *Get Involved:* > > The BNS and the SOOF Kings County group will be at the Wolfville Farmers' > Market Saturday June 24th from 8:30 - 1:00 pm. > > We will have brochures, petitions and more. We will be talking about the > SOOF campaign across the province and our work on protected areas. > > *Would you like to join us? We could use a few more people to come for an > hour or whatever you can spare to chat with market goers, get petition > signatures, or help support our other volunteers?* Reply to this email or > call/text me at 613-619-1098. Thanks! > > If you want to stay in the loop regarding this work, even if you cannot > support this weekend, please email me as well and we will coordinate. > > Warmly, > > Caroline > > > -- > Caroline Beddoe > She/her > 613-619-1098 > Program Coordinator > Blomidon Naturalists Society > Wolfville, Nova Scotia > > * Blomidon Naturalists Society activities take place in Mi?kma?ki, the > traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi?kmaq People. We > acknowledge that we have a responsibility to honour and learn about their > histories and current cultures and to actively work in support of > reconciliation. We are committed to fostering respectful and sustainable > relationships with the Indigenous Peoples of this land, with all other > organisms, with the land and with the water.* > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: SOOF Kings Socials 1.png Type: image/png Size: 1814161 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: SOOF Kings Socials 1.png Type: image/png Size: 1814161 bytes Desc: not available URL: From coordinator at blomidonnaturalists.ca Sun Jun 25 11:18:08 2023 From: coordinator at blomidonnaturalists.ca (Caroline Beddoe) Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2023 13:18:08 -0300 Subject: [BNS_members] Short notice but exciting talk on right whales! In-Reply-To: <3a7bcb26613e1e9dbb0105bb32712346@blomidonnaturalists.ca> References: <3a7bcb26613e1e9dbb0105bb32712346@blomidonnaturalists.ca> Message-ID: <567ec2295911b72e4d146d5c85bb9faa@blomidonnaturalists.ca> The Zoom information for joining the talk on right whales! Come learn about the extremely endangered North Atlantic right whales. An exciting opportunity this Wednesday June 28th at 7:00 pm online on Zoom Join us for the webinar, "North Atlantic right whales and other marine mammals in the Bay of Fundy" with researcher Gina Lonati. Please register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApduqqqD4rG917Vl-4rEiTFQjEw07Tx2cr [1] On 2023-06-24 16:06, Caroline Beddoe wrote: > Good day, > > This is very short notice but we have the exciting opportunity to have > a talk on right whales from a PhD researcher at the University of New > Brunswick! Join us on Wednesday evening to learn more about these > whales from Gina Lonati. The talk will be recorded for later viewing. > > Wednesday June 28th at 7:00 pm > > Online on Zoom > > (Zoom link to come - we are having some challenges yet with our > account). > > "North Atlantic right whales and other marine mammals in the Bay of > Fundy" > > Overview: > With only 340 individuals remaining, North Atlantic right whales are > critically endangered and > need our help. Historically considered the "right" whale to hunt, North > Atlantic right whales > are still facing persistent threats from human activities, including > entanglement in fishing gear > and collisions with vessels. Through a combination of research, > outreach, innovation, and > interdisciplinary management, there is still hope for the species. Gina > will outline the research > and management efforts that involve multiple stakeholders, including > academia, government, > industry, and the public. In addition, she will present about some of > the other charismatic > marine mammal species that can be found out your back door in the Bay > of Fundy. > > Biography: > Gina Lonati is a 4th -year PhD student at the University of New > Brunswick Saint John in the lab of > Dr. Kimberley Davies. The goal of her thesis research is to better > understand the health of > North Atlantic right whales in response to prey dynamics and human > impacts, using a > combination of aerial drone sensors and oceanographic sampling. > Originally from New Jersey, > USA, Gina has a B.A. in biology from Bowdoin College in Maine and a > M.Sc. in marine biology > from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Before moving to > Saint John, she was a > marine mammal biologist in Florida, where she contributed to rescues, > conservation, and > research, particularly for Florida manatees. Gina is a Vanier Canada > Graduate Scholar, a > certified drone pilot in the US and Canada, and has published several > scientific papers on > marine mammal physiology and age estimation. She is also an assistant > coach for the UNBSJ > women's volleyball team and enjoys any outdoor activity that brings her > close to the water! > > -- > Caroline Beddoe > She/her > 613-619-1098 > Program Coordinator > Blomidon Naturalists Society > Wolfville, Nova Scotia > > _ Blomidon Naturalists Society activities take place in Mi'kma'ki, the > traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People. We > acknowledge that we have a responsibility to honour and learn about > their histories and current cultures and to actively work in support of > reconciliation. We are committed to fostering respectful and > sustainable relationships with the Indigenous Peoples of this land, > with all other organisms, with the land and with the water._ Links: ------ [1] https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApduqqqD4rG917Vl-4rEiTFQjEw07Tx2cr -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Right whale webinar Wed June 28.png Type: image/png Size: 1725472 bytes Desc: not available URL: From coordinator at blomidonnaturalists.ca Wed Jun 28 07:30:37 2023 From: coordinator at blomidonnaturalists.ca (Caroline Beddoe) Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2023 09:30:37 -0300 Subject: [BNS_members] Reminder: Webinar on Right Whales Tonight Message-ID: Good morning, _A reminder of nature webinar tonight at 7:00 pm on Zoom. Details below..._ There are just over 300 North Atlantic right whales left right now, and these special and incredibly rare migratory creatures live in our eastern waters, including the Bay of Fundy, in the summer and fall especially. What research is happening on these endangered whales? Is there any hope? An exciting opportunity to learn about these whales and their recovery tonight - Wednesday June 28th at 7:00 pm online on Zoom. Come learn also about the status of other marine mammals in the Bay of Fundy. Join us for the webinar, "North Atlantic right whales and other marine mammals in the Bay of Fundy" with researcher Gina Lonati. Register for the online talk here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZApduqqqD4rG917Vl-4rEiTFQjEw07Tx2cr About the talk: With only 340 individuals remaining, North Atlantic right whales are critically endangered and need our help. Historically considered the "right" whale to hunt, North Atlantic right whales are still facing persistent threats from human activities, including entanglement in fishing gear and collisions with vessels. Through a combination of research, outreach, innovation, and interdisciplinary management, there is still hope for the species. Gina will outline the research and management efforts that involve multiple stakeholders, including academia, government, industry, and the public. In addition, she will present about some of the other charismatic marine mammal species that can be found out your back door in the Bay of Fundy. Gina Lonati is a 4th -year PhD student at the University of New Brunswick Saint John in the lab of Dr. Kimberley Davies. The goal of her thesis research is to better understand the health of North Atlantic right whales in response to prey dynamics and human impacts, using a combination of aerial drone sensors and oceanographic sampling. -- Caroline Beddoe She/her 613-619-1098 Program Coordinator Blomidon Naturalists Society Wolfville, Nova Scotia _ Blomidon Naturalists Society activities take place in Mi'kma'ki, the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi'kmaq People. We acknowledge that we have a responsibility to honour and learn about their histories and current cultures and to actively work in support of reconciliation. We are committed to fostering respectful and sustainable relationships with the Indigenous Peoples of this land, with all other organisms, with the land and with the water._ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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