The BNS keeps busy and we are grateful for the richness of presentations, field trips and other activities. Here you will find archives and recaps of past events and actions to get a sense of what we’ve been up to.
2022
For an archived calendar of activities for 2022 see here.
You can read our annual review of 2022 activities below.
2022 started off with fresh snow and a snowshoe field trip to the Wolfville Watershed Nature Preserve. Read about the trip and the animal tracks found here:
2021
For an archived calendar of activities from 2021, see here.
For a summary of activities put on by BNS, which categorizes them for clarity (as done for the AGM recap), see here.
The BNS also worked on various initiatives:
BNS supported, financially and in other ways, the campaign to save Owls Head Provincial Park from development. Follow the grassroots movement here.
There was, and continues to be, work surrounding Hemlock Woolly Adelgid (HWA) identification and mitigation in Kings. Find more info under Projects.
On November 1st, 2021, the BNS responded to new legislation, Bill 57-Environmental Goals and Climate Change Reduction Act. Many within BNS felt the Bill was not robust enough to adequately tackle climate and environmental crises, despite some promising aspects of the legislation. Read the response (from coordinator Caroline) here.
In early December, 2021, the BNS responded to the new provincial policy on old-growth forests. Many from the board felt that this policy was not strong or expansive enough to protect our old-growth forests and biodiversity, and that it would be far stronger as legislation (versus policy). See here.