[BNS_members] Ban on Travel and Activities in Forests in Nova Scotia

[Caroline Beddoe]

Good day,

The Premier has announced that, effective now and until further notice, 
all travel and activities (walking, camping, fishing, ATVs, forestry, 
mining) are not allowed in Nova Scotia forests due to the wildfires.

We are working with our events leaders and partners to determine next 
steps, so more details will emerge, but please note that this means that 
all we will need to plan to postpone until further notice all BNS events 
in forests, including our upcoming field courses. Notice will go out to 
participants already registered.

We will keep an eye on what is happening and make any further updates as 
required.

This is a devastating time and we hope everyone is safe and that the 
rains come soon.

Our hearts break at the loss happening to homes, wildlife, habitat, and 
places across this beautiful province. This has been such as dry spring, 
and as we experience the challenges and devastation of drought, and the 
unpredictable weather of climate change, we know that naturalists 
societies and our work to care for the natural environment, promote 
resilience and adaptation, and support sustainable futures is so 
pertinent.

Stay safe,

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._
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