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Nature Nova Scotia, environment lawyers going to court to protect piping plovers' critical habitat - Halifax Examiner The executive director of Nature Nova Scotia is feeling “reasonably hopeful” about a judicial review this week that will look at changes in a recovery strategy around protecting critical habitats for ...

Becky talked to Suzanne Rent at the @halifaxexaminer.ca about the upcoming plover judicial review last week. Check it out! "Nature Nova Scotia, environment lawyers going to court to protect piping plovers' critical habitat" www.halifaxexaminer.ca/justice/crim...

Ecojustice, on behalf of East Coast Environmental Law and Nature Nova Scotia, launched a judicial review in 2022 of the fed government’s weakened approach to habitat identification for piping plovers.

Join us May 20-21

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Nature Nova Scotia 50/50 Fundraiser Join thousands of community organizations - big and small - who raise more funds for their worthy causes with Rafflebox.

Our Spring Raffle fundraiser opened today! Our last winner took home nearly $1,500. Get your tickets before end of day on our AGM date, May 25th.

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Happy April nature network! You raised over $6,000 for the mainland moose in 2024-2025. Your donations give us leverage against grants & other more restrictive revenue, maximizing our impact for nature, so this is a big win. Thank you for all your support!

Today's the last day to join our 2024-2025 matching donation campaign! Our anonymous donor wants to see followers become new donors. For every new donation over 2024-2025, they are giving a proportional match up to $100,000. Imagine what we could do for nature with that support!

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Today is International Transgender Day of Visibility. We're in a queer ecology boom, and the research is fascinating. It's also under attack.

If you do nothing else today to take action for trans rights, we hope you'll add some of these to your reading list.

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Happy #funfactfriday! Did you know that the corvids have anisodactyl feet (3 forward toes, one back) with the inner toes closer together than the other toes? This makes raven, crow, and bluejay tracks pretty easy to identify. In ravens and crows, the toes are usually pretty chubby too.

We're creeping closer to our 1,000 donors for nature goal! Thank you to the folks who gave for the first time earlier this month (and those who gave again!) At this rate, if our network keeps growing, we could surpass our goal by 2026!

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"The Nova Scotia government's plans to lift bans on uranium mining and exploration and a moratorium on fracking took a big step forward when Bill 6 cleared third reading at the legislature on Tuesday."

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Deer a nuisance? No. But people who don't want density in Halifax are - Halifax Examiner You don't hear deer say, "you know, it's awfully peopley in these woods."

Deer a nuisance? No. But people who don't want density in Halifax are www.halifaxexaminer.ca/morning-file...

BREAKING: $650M Isthmus deal reached between feds, N.B. and N.S. New Brunswick and Nova Scotia commit to paying $162.5 million each in a deal just ahead of an expected federal election call

BREAKING: $650M Isthmus deal reached between feds, N.B. and N.S.
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@cpaws-snap.bsky.social recently put out a report card on our national move towards 30% protected areas by 2030. NS scored a B+ for its work designating protected areas under our own 20% goal. Thank you @nsgov.bsky.social for getting this far and keep up the good work.
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People are really angry about the Houston government's power grab - Halifax Examiner For 10 hours on Monday, citizens told the Public Bills Committee that a suite of proposed legislation that will reduce government transparency and accountability is a bad idea.  Most, if not all, spea...

People are really angry about the Houston government’s power grab www.halifaxexaminer.ca/dismantling-... by @dartjenhen.bsky.social

"Multiple presenters said government's plan to lift the ban on uranium exploration & mining & the moratorium on fracking for onshore gas should not happen without robust public consultation — if it happens at all." @michaeltgorman.bsky.social

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Yes, but it can be found in isolated pockets, mostly in the Musquodoboit and Annapolis Valleys and Cape Breton

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It's back! The annual Bird Friendly Halifax City Bird Poll! Each year we ask HRM residents to vote for their favourite bird and elect a new mascot to represent our Bird Friendly Halifax Coalition. Help us choose by voting before end of day May 30th.

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Did you know you can ID ash species by their buds? Let's practice with this specimen from a picnic park on the Aspotogan peninsula!

What Do We Know About Nova Scotia's Black Bear Population? | Nature Nova Scotia by NatureNS Executive Director, Becky Parker Facebook Twitter Reddit Email Bears are a hot topic right now in Nova Scotia, in part, because the last few years have seen particularly high numbers of nu...

Bears are a hot topic right now in Nova Scotia. Our Director Becky reflects on the fallout of the province's decision and what it's like being a woman in the woods in this blog post from International Women's Day.
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