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09/20/2024

🛶 PADDLES UP, SPRUCE NATION!🌲
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Have we got a fun weekend cookin’ for you OR WHAT?! (Answer: yep!) Dust off your trusty pfd 🛟 and join the expert 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐈𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 crew this Saturday for a guided paddle down the beautiful Middle River, then come ashore and join us at the brewery for beers, smash burgers and live music all afternoon!
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Registration is 🆓 and you can rent or bring your own boat! How sweet is that? Head over to www.livelifeintents.com for sign up and more info!
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Sunday afternoon cozy up with us and catch 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗷 𝗥𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 on his East Coast swing ~ a true folk troubadour with a knack for songwriting, deftly weaving clever lyrics with timeless melodies that feel both fresh and familiar. Can’t miss!!
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09/20/2024

09/18/2024

Hello Naturalists,
I hope you all had a wonderful summer. Keep an eye on the CB Naturalists website and page for information about meetings which will be starting again in October. In the meantime, I thought I would pass along some information about an upcoming fungus walk which we are participating in along with the Bras d'Or Lakes Biosphere Region Association. Please see below for the details!

-Alicia Penney
Events Co-Ordinator
Cape Breton Naturalists Society

The Bras D’Or Lake Biosphere Region Association Presents
WALK THE WATERSHED!
An exploration of Biosphere trails
And a search for The Fungus Among Us
(specifically at Uisge Ban Falls Provincial Park) Saturday – September 28, 2024 @ 1:00 p.m. Meet at trailhead parking area, 715 North Branch Road, Forks Baddeck

Join the Bras d’Or Lake Biosphere Region Association and the intrepid members of the Cape Breton Naturalists’ who will once again will share their expertise and knowledge to help you find and identify fungi and their allies during a fall fungi walk at Uisge Ban Falls Provincial Park.

This is THE place to observe fungi and their allies as the deep and rich soils of the hardwood forest support an amazing variety of common and not-so-common mushrooms, slime molds and rusts.Late flora, butterflies, dragonflies and damselfiles and songbirds will, of course, be present, but it is the fungus among us that will be the star of the show!

PLEASE NOTE: Because the trail beyond the final bridge is in very poor shape, we will NOT travel beyond the area below the bridge.Trail difficulty: Easy to moderate - Although this a maintained 1.5 km linear trail, sections can be wet and/or rough due to exposed tree roots and rocks from trail use. Streams are bridged. The trail begins in conifer-dominated forest with its own site-appropriate fungi. The forest, as the trail climbs, transitions to hardwoods, resulting in a more open forest floor and a wider range of both fungi and late flora.We will meet in the parking area at the trailhead on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at 1:00 p.m.

Please wear weather-appropriate clothing and footwear and bring water. Snacks optional!

Please visit blbra.ca for more information.

09/18/2024

09/18/2024

Funded by the Young Nature Leaders Grant from Nature Canada awarded to Nectar Cape Breton we are offering 2 FREE seed saving workshops in the wildflower meadow at Ager Lane this fall!
Join us for a beginner’s overview of seed saving and then have a chance to collect your own wildflower seeds to take home with you! Fall is the perfect time to plant wildflowers, or you can save them and plant in the early spring! 🌱
The workshops are open to all ages, kids welcome!

A big thank you to Nectar board member Leah Sutherland for the poster!

07/31/2024

Mark Your Calendars - Sunday Aug 4

Bethany June is coming to the stage at the Wheelhouse Cafe Beer Gardens at the Grand Narrows Waterfront.

She will delight the crowds with her great voice and wonderful guitar playing.

07/23/2024

This fun event will be held in Whycocomagh on August 15th from the Waterfront Centre.

07/19/2024

06/10/2024

03/18/2024

6-Days Skiing and Paddling from Meat Cove to Margaree Forks. We cross over the headwaters of the Salmon, Pollett's Cove, Aspy, MacKenzie, Cheticamp, and Marg...

02/20/2024

Stay safe and enjoy.

12/26/2023

Nova Scotia Nature Trust - https://nsnt.ca/How to Support - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/NorthScavengerInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/northernscavenge...

12/25/2023

Merry Christmas to all. Safe travel on road and trail.

12/03/2023

SAVE THE DATE! Our tenth annual Hiking Summit will be held on May 31, June 1 and June 2 of 2024 in Antigonish (more details to come). Mark it in your calendars! Hike NS’s co-hosts are The Keppoch the Town of Antigonish and the Antigonish County, Nova Scotia.

11/01/2023

🦅 Kluskap Cave Engagement Sessions 🦅

Open to all Unama’ki Mi’kmaw - please attend one of the three sessions in Unama’ki to discuss the future of Kluskap cave.

Please Register either by calling 902-379-2163 or emailing [email protected] or [email protected]

10/05/2023

When will the leaves change colour? 🍁 🍂

It’s the #1 question we get asked at this time of the year! The peak dates are impossible to predict but, typically our peak season for colour ranges between October 10 and 22. Those beautiful fall colours arrive at different times across the Island so, we have created an infographic to help guide you in your planning!

For more tips, visit: cbisland.com/blog/fall-for-cape-breton-faqs/

Stay tuned for our LIVE leaf watches in the coming week!

09/15/2023

Come join us for our walking series!

Our first walk is tomorrow, Friday, September 14, 2023 at 10:00am.
Meet us at Brooks Haven Hall, Prime Brook for a fun and supportive walk with Paula and Laura from CBRM Recreation! 😀👟

09/06/2023

A two-day course with a comprehensive introduction to navigation using maps and compass.

08/23/2023

Coxheath Hills are in jeopardy once more. Help keep this area clean of mining activity. Please read, share, and sign.

HOME Coxheath is a vibrant rural community located in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Current cause: Analyze, inform and respond to proposed Metals Mine in Coxheath Please scroll down this home page to see the latest News, Maps, Petition and Information. Additional information available from the me...

07/10/2023

10. Fortress of Louisbourg National Historic Site Surrounded by Cape Breton’s rocky shoreline, the Fortress of Louisbourg brings you back to French

06/26/2023

Amazing news.

03/19/2023

And many more! The fact is Cape Bretoners love to square dance, and there are far more chances to see/feel it for yourself than the 7 listed here. In

01/23/2023

Definitely an interesting opportunity.
https://parks.novascotia.ca/about/vendor-application-information?fbclid=IwAR0yEl7zDyA6JEZT6Es11M0jBBj8C2ykofCnUFiX7y08vVbZqsKEj1SShsE

Nova Scotia provincial parks are interested in working with businesses (vendors) wishing to offer nature-based recreational opportunities and/or food concessions at provincial parks. Can I apply to operate as a business (vendor) at any park? We are open to accepting applications for any provincial p...

11/11/2022

AULDS COVE, N.S. — Sharks, whales, turtles … oh my! And all this could be viewed from the convenience of a shoreline near the Canso Causeway. Around ...

11/11/2022

We’re so excited to share that thanks to an incredible outpouring of public support, the Nature Trust has successfully been able to secure Little Charles Island – one of the last remaining pieces of the 100 Wild Islands archipelago on Nova Scotia’s eastern shore.

A big thank you to everyone who donated or shared our campaign, and to the Canada Nature Fund for making this incredible conservation win possible!

Stay tuned in the coming weeks, as we’ll have more information about Little Charles Island available on nsnt.ca.

Photo by Nick Hawkins.