This two-day workshop will take place at North Queens Fire Hall on Wednesday, November 18th and Thursday, November 19th.
“The role of buffers in Kespukwitk will be examined from site to landscape scales. As zones between sensitive ecosystems or habitats and areas of human disturbance, buffers make industry and other intensive human activities possible.“
A draft schedule is posted. Oral presentations and a panel discussion will be held each day.
On November 18th there will be a poster session from 4-6 PM followed by a dinner at 6 PM.
Registration fees cover lunch and snacks each day. Dinner tickets are extra. The registration desk will open at 8 AM each day.
Dates: November 18th-19th, 2026
Venue: North Queens Fire Hall, 9793 Nova Scotia Highway 8, Caledonia, NS B0T 1B0
Workshop schedule | Workshop website
Email: buffers2026@gmail.com
Registration fees:
Regular: $40, Student: $10 Dinner: Regular: $25, Student: $10
Register Here
Registration Deadline: November 10th
Abstracts for oral and poster presentations are due Oct 14th.
Visit the Workshop website for details.
Cash awards will be presented to the top student presentations!
Organized by:
The Southwest Nova Biosphere Region (SNBRA) is a UNESCO designated and internationally recognized unique region of natural and cultural heritage, spanning the 5 counties of Annapolis, Digby, Yarmouth, Shelburne and Queens.
The Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute (MTRI) is a non-profit collaborative with a mission to promote, conserve and sustain biodiversity in Kespukwitk (Southwestern Nova Scotia) and beyond. We envision prosperous communities where forests and aquatic ecosystems are healthy, connected, and where species are not at risk.
This project is being undertaken with the financial support of Nova Scotia Community College, Medway Community Forest Cooperative, Nova Scotia Department of Natural Resources, Southwest Nova Biosphere
Region Association, and MTRI. Planning support has been provided by Parks Canada, Wasoqopa’q First Nation
and Clean Annapolis River Project.
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