2023 Activities Calendar: Upcoming events to look forward to in 2023!
You will see the year’s events listed below, with some basic information. To find full event details, click on the relevant link next to the event listing.
** AS WE UPDATE OUR WEBSITE: PLEASE FIND MOST UP TO DATE EVENT DETAILS VIA EMAIL or ON THE HOME PAGE OF THE WEBSITE. You can also find our events presented on a calendar here. **
| Month | Date | Event Type | Time | Details | Location | Host/Leader/Presenter |
| January | 11 | Board Meeting | 6:30 PM | Zoom | Board | |
| 15 | Field Trip | 1:00 PM | Winter on Snowshoes/Winter Tracks Details & registration here. CANCELLED – freezing rain. | Wolfville Watershed Nature Preserve (Forest Hill) | Soren Bondrup-Nielsen | |
| 16 | Monthly Meeting | 7:30 PM (7:00 PM social) | Reflections from COP27 and Global Climate Action Full details & calendar link. | Wolfville Curling Club & online on Zoom (Register for the Zoom here). | Oliver Baker | |
| 17 | Flying Squirrel Adventures | 4:00 PM | Youth Leadership Program: Duke of Edinburgh GOAL setting and info session https://valleyflyingsquirrel.wordpress.com/youth-leadership/ | VCLA Community Hub 118 Oakdene Ave, Kentville | Judy & Rachel | |
| 22 | Hike | 7:00 PM | Nature by Night Hike Details & registration here. RESCHEDULED due to leader circumstances to January 29th | Wolfville Reservoir Park | Caroline Beddoe, Hike Nova Scotia | |
| 29 | Climate Circles | 2:00 – 4:00 PM | Climate Circles Meeting: Connection & Action Project Group Formation More details here. | VCLA Community Hub 118 Oakdene Ave, Kentville | Caroline & Sarah | |
| February | 5 | Hike | 7:00 PM | Nature by Night Full Moon Hike. Details & registration here. | Gaspereau River, White Rock Canal. | Caroline Beddoe, Hike Nova Scotia |
| 12 | Bird Count | 10:00 AM | Cyril K. Coldwell Eagle & Raptor Count | Soren | ||
| 12 | Field Trip | 1:00 PM | Winter on Snowshoes CANCELLED due to weather. | Wolfville Watershed Nature Preserve | Soren Bondrup-Nielsen | |
| 15 | Board Meeting | 6:30 PM | Zoom | |||
| 20 | Monthly Meeting | 7:30 PM (7:00 PM social) | Manta Ray Conservation | Wolfville Curling Club & online on Zoom (Register for the Zoom here). | Guy Stevens | |
| 22 | Webinar | 7:00 PM | Kings County Protected Areas: Progress Report Post-2022 Is Kings County worth protecting? What does it mean to protect 20% of our lands & waters? Are there species at risk in Kings Co? – All these topics and more! | Zoom. Registration here. | Alain Belliveau | |
| 26 | Climate Circles | 2:00 – 4:00 PM | Climate Circles Gathering | VCLA Community Hub, 118 Oakdene Ave, Kentville | Email Caroline coordinator@blomidonnaturalists.ca for details. All welcome. | |
| March | 12 | Hike | 3:30 PM | Winter Birding Nature Walk & Social all welcome to explore together. | Benjamin Bridge Winery | Kyla Welton & Caroline Beddoe |
| 15 | Board Meeting | 6:30 PM | Zoom | |||
| 20 | Monthly Meeting | 7:30 PM | Vernal Ponds Talk “Flowing Under the LIDAR: The Challenge of Conserving Nova Scotia’s Smallest Wetlands” | Wolfville Curling Club & Zoom (registration for online) | John Brazner, wetlands biologist | |
| 26 | Field Trip | TBA | Miner’s Marsh early spring walk | Meet at Eaves Hollow and walk to Miner’s Marsh & back | John Burka | |
| POSTPONED TO APRIL 2 26 | Climate Circles | 2:00 – 4:00 PM | Climate Circles Gathering | VCLA Community Hub, Kentville | ||
| April | 2 | Climate Circles | 2:00 – 4:00 PM | Climate Circles Gathering + Music & Climate Activism Workshop with Kim Barlow | VCLA Community Hub, Kentville | Sarah Lavallée & Caroline Beddoe Kim Barlow |
| 12 | Board Meeting | 6:30 PM | Zoom | |||
| 15 | Community Event | 8:30 – 1:00 | Cultivating Biodiversity: A Seedy Saturday Event | Wolfville Farmers’ Market & Wolfville Curling Club | Diverse vendors, organizations, workshop hosts. Join for seeds, plants, resources, workshops and more! | |
| 17 | Monthly Meeting | 7:30 PM | Bird-Friendly Communities & Cities | Wolfville Curling Club & Online on Zoom | Melissa McDonald | |
| 22 | Field Trip | 7:30 AM | Early Spring Birding | Palmeters Woods, Kentville | Richard Stern | |
| 23 | Roadside Clean Up | 9:00 AM | Bi-Annual Roadside Clean-Up | Meet at Elderkins | Board | |
| 30 | Climate Circles | 2:00 PM | Climate Circles Gathering | VCLA Kentville (118 Oakdene) | ||
| May | 7 | Field Trip | 10:00 AM | Cape Split Hike | Meet at trailhead. | Soren |
| 10 | Board Meeting | 6:30 PM | Board | |||
| 13 | Field Trip | 9:00 AM | Saulnier Trail Birding Walk | Laurie Saulnier Memorial Trail, Hantsport | Patrick Kelly | |
| 14 | Field Trip | 10 AM | Geology of Horton Bluffs along low tide | Penny Beach, Avonport | Peter Wallace | |
| 16 | Monthly Meeting | 7:30 PM | The Geologic History of the Minas Basin | Wolfville Lions Club NOTE: Change of location and date (to Tuesday) | Elisabeth Kosters | |
| 27-28 | Celebration of Nature | Field trips across the province | All over Nova Scotia | Nature Nova Scotia & partners | ||
| 27 | Field Trip – Celebration of Nature | 2:00 PM | Jim Wolford Memorial Hike to the Vernal Pond | Blomidon Provincial Park | Soren Bondrup-Nielsen | |
| 27 | Talk | 10:30 AM | Transforming Your Lawn in Pollinator and Biodiverse Habitat | Port Williams Library | Carolyn Green | |
| 28 | Course | 9:00 AM | Birding by Ear Foundations & Field Course | Ross Creek Centre for the Arts | James Churchill | |
| 28 | Field Trip | 2:00 PM | Kingsport Beach Intertidal Life | Kingsport Wharf | Caroline Beddoe | |
| June | 3-4 | Course | 10:00 AM | Forest Ecology DETAILS PENDING | Ross Creek Centre for the Arts | Soren Bondrup-Nielsen |
| 3 | Event | 11-3 | Kentville Environmental Day | Oakdene Park, Kentville | BNS & Flying Squirrel Adventures | |
| 5 | Event | 7:30 PM | A Swift Night Out: Chimney Swift Info & Count | Robie Tufts Park and Acadia University (meet at Robie Tufts) | Birds Canada | |
| 11 | Course | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Wildflowers of Nova Scotia | Ross Creek Centre for the Arts | Alain Belliveau | |
| 14 | Board Meeting | 6:30 PM | ||||
| 18 | Field Trip | |||||
| 19 | Monthly Meeting | 7:30 PM | ||||
| July | 2 | Hike | ||||
| 16 | Hike | |||||
| 30 | Field Trip | |||||
| August | 13 | Night Field Trip | TBA | Perseid Meteor Shower | ||
| 27 | Hike | |||||
| September | 10 | Hike | ||||
| 13 | Board Meeting | 6:30 PM | ||||
| 18 | Monthly Meeting | 7:30 PM | ||||
| 24 | Field Trip | |||||
| October | 1 | Field Trip | ||||
| 11 | Board Meeting | 6:30 PM | ||||
| 15 | Course | 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM | Lichens of Nova Scotia | Ross Creek Centre for the Arts | Alain Belliveau | |
| 16 | Monthly Meeting | 7:30 PM | ||||
| 28 | Course | TBA | Fun with Fungi: Mushroom Course | Ross Creek Centre for the Arts | Drs. Allison Walker & Keith Egger | |
| November | 5 | Field Trip | TBA | Preparing for Winter | Wolfville Millenium Trail | Soren Bondrup-Nielsen |
| 15 | Board Meeting | 6:30 PM | ||||
| 19 | Highway Clean Up | 9:00 AM | ||||
| 20 | Monthly Meeting | 7:30 PM | ||||
| December | 3 | Hike | ||||
| 6 | Board Meeting | 6:30 PM | ||||
| 12 | Monthly Meeting | 7:30 PM | ||||
| 16 | Citizen Science | all day | Wolfville Christmas Bird Count | |||
