Field season is ramping up. Be sure to check our website and facebook page for updates about volunteer opportunities, training events, and more! We’re hiring! We are currently accepting applications for 3 positions: Species at Risk Project Leader – applications due ASAP Water Quality Project Leader – applications due […]
In 2013, a multidisciplinary group of Government NGO, idealists, and the community of WestPort, NS started a campaign to restore the Big Meadow Bog, located on Brier Island. The bog is home to the endangered Eastern Mountain Avens, a perennial herb producing small yellow flowers from June to September. The Eastern Mountain Avens is a […]
Upper Clements Community Hall is hosting a public Earth Day Event with a focus on building awareness of the needs for sustainability and of the opportunities offered by many groups in the area involved in environmental issues. The program at the Hall on April 22, 1:00pm to 6:00pm consists of: Four ~one hour videos on […]
Sharing Parks Canada Mainland Minute with news about: Kejimkujik National Park And National Historic Site What’s New At Fort Anne National Historic Site What’s New At Halifax Citadel National Historic Site What’s New At Georges Island National Historic Site Download the PDFs below:
The Winter 2023 edition of the Southwest Biosphere newsletter discusses topics related to sustainable development that balances ecological concerns, social goods and economic production and stability. In this issue, there is a review of the role of agriculture, and forest and trees within the Biosphere Region. Conservation is often associated with the preservation of untouched ecosystems. […]
You are invited to attend MTRI AGM March 30, 2023, from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm (via Zoom) To attend, please register in advance MTRI mailing address: The Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute 9 Mount Merritt Road Kempt, Nova Scotia B0T 1B0 Canada
Bringing you Canada’s natural and historic treasures in Mainland Nova Scotia Halifax Citadel NHS, Kejimkujik NP & NHS, Fort Anne NHS, Port-Royal NHS, Grand-Pré NHS, and more! March 10, 2023 WHAT’S NEW AT KEJIMKUJIK NATIONAL PARK AND NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE: March Break is a great time to start planning your next outdoor adventure! Drop by […]
MTRI – Winter 2023 Newsletter
Sit Back Seminar: January 31, 2023 Nothing stirs up fears of the ocean more than the thought of a shark, but what if the real monster was in the mirror? Join us today, Jan. 31, from 7-8 p.m. for our first Sit Back Seminar of 2023. We will be joined by Emily Cormier (she/her), an […]
Summer Season Report The 2022 season was a delightful trend towards pre-pandemic visitation levels. The Joggins Fossil Centre welcomed over 12,000 guests through our museum, half of which also shared in our guided beach tour experiences. Approximately 25% of our visitors were from outside of Canada. Of the visitors from Canada, Ontario was far and […]
