Come and join our Nature Talk! Renowned realist painter Alan Bateman will share his unique insights and observations of the natural world from an artistic perspective using his North Mountain homestead of 36 years as the cornerstone. Join in person at the Wolfville Legion on April 20 at 7 pm or join by Zoom.
Join us for a guided walk (about 1.5 km) through the Hutchinson Acres' sugar bush, followed by a hearty pancake brunch with - you guessed it - Hutchinson Acres' maple syrup at the East Dalhousie Recreation Centre. Chris and Anna Hutchinson will walk us through their maple sap harvesting process and we will see first […]
Come join us for an Earth Day celebration on Saturday, April 25, hosted by the Town of Wolfville and the Blomidon Naturalists Society. The event is a public Plant-a-Tree-in-the-Park afternoon with a book draw and wooden Bird Painting activities. The event will begin with a parade of wagon-bearing trees and other participants led by a […]
This is a walking series for women and girls+ 9 years and older to discover the wonder, joy, and connection of the outdoors. The hikes are geared to beginners; however, a base level of fitness is required. Participants should be able to walk consistently for two hours at a comfortable pace on uneven ground. So […]
This Intermediate birding course will focus on improving your birding skills, especially by listening to birds. While there are now applications for phones that will let you identify birds, these are not foolproof, and they don’t count birds, so learning to tell apart birds by ear is still a useful skill. This course will help […]
Come join Linda Hutchinson to explore and find the birds in Miner's Marsh! This is a family event suitable for children between 5 and 8 years old. As a group, we will walk around the Marsh with fun engaging activities along the way. We may even some Pileated Woodpeckers feeding their babies! To register for […]
Would you like to be a citizen scientist for a morning? Come and join Peter Steiner and Bob Kennedy for a Trout Lily walk in Blomidon Provincial Park! Children welcome. Citizen scientists across North America have been helping researchers learn more about Trout Lilies by observing and reporting details about anther color and count. These […]
Join Alain Belliveau, botanist and wilderness traveller, to learn the basics of navigating in the wilderness, day or night, using your phone or a compass and paper map. Based on his thousands of kilometers of bushwacking travelling experience, Alain will offer some tips and tricks to safely and effectively getting around off the beaten trail. […]
The Town of Kentville is launching its new birding badge program in conjunction with Hike Nova Scotia on Wednesday, May 13. To celebrate the launch, guided walks are offered at 12:15 and at 5:30 pm. The evening walk will be led by BNS member and avid birder, Sarah Foote. To register for Sarah's walk, click […]
Join Soren Bondrup-Nielsen for a walk to the vernal pond in Blomidon Provincial Park in honour of Jim Wolford, who was one of founding members of the Blomidon Naturalists Society. Jim loved to take people on field-trips whether it was to go birding, look at plants, or to listen to frogs in the early evening. […]
This is a walking series for women and girls+ 9 years and older to discover the wonder, joy, and connection of the outdoors. The hikes are geared to beginners; however, a base level of fitness is required. Participants should be able to walk consistently for two hours at a comfortable pace on uneven ground. So sorry, […]
Linda Hutchinson completed her undergraduate degree at Dalhousie University, where she fell in love with the Leach's storm-petrels on Bon Portage Island. This led her to pursue a Master of Science at Acadia University studying light attraction and mercury contamination in this same species. She will be introducing us to the incredible storm-petrel, Bon Portage Island, […]