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Congratulations to Monika Neufeld on receiving the University Medal from Dalhousie
K’JIPUKTUK/HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS-NS) is pleased to congratulate Monika Neufeld on receiving the University Medal in Marine Biology from Dalhousie University at the spring convocation. Monika graduated from Dalhousie University last week with a Bachelor of Science with Honours in Marine Biology. The University Medal is [Learn more]
61 new protected areas for Nova Scotia
K’JIPUKTUK/HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS-NS) welcomes today’s announcement by the Nova Scotia government that it will establish 61 new protected areas in the province. “This is the largest number of new protected areas that has been announced since 2015,” says Chris Miller, Executive Director of CPAWS-NS. [Learn more]
La SNAP Nouvelle-Écosse salue la création de nouvelles aires protégées dans la province
Le 2 février 2021 (K’JIPUKTUK/HALIFAX) – La SNAP Nouvelle-Écosse se réjouit de l’annonce faite aujourd’hui par le gouvernement néo-écossais concernant la création de 20 nouvelles aires protégées dans la province, dont 8 réserves intégrales, 7 réserves naturelles et 5 parcs provinciaux.« Ces sites sont très intéressants pour la conservation », estime Chris Miller, directeur général de la [Learn more]
CPAWS Nova Scotia welcomes new protected areas in Nova Scotia
K’JIPUKTUK/HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS-NS) welcomes today’s announcement by the Nova Scotia government that it will establish 20 new protected areas in the province, including 8 wilderness areas, 7 nature reserves, and 5 provincial parks. “These are excellent sites for conservation,” says Chris Miller, Executive Director [Learn more]
CPAWS-NS welcomes Indigenous-led protected areas
K’JIPUKTUK – The Nova Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS-NS) welcomes today’s announcement by the Nova Scotia government that it has completed the protected area designations for Katewe’katik and Pu’tlaqne’katik. “Katewe’katik and Pu’tlaqne’katik are places of great cultural and spiritual significance,” says Melissa Labrador, Indigenous Guardian. “These lands were traditionally inhabited [Learn more]
23 groups oppose delisting of Owls Head
Published on Mar 10 2020 HALIFAX – A joint letter signed by 23 groups opposing the delisting of Owls Head Provincial Park Reserve was submitted to Premier McNeil today. The letter calls on the Nova Scotia government to: Stop the sale of publicly-owned lands at Owls Head Protect Owls Head as a legally-designated protected area Fully [Learn more]
Nova Scotia protects 27 additional natural areas
Published on Sep 30 2019 HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS-NS) welcomes today’s announcement by the Nova Scotia government that it will establish 27 new protected areas in the province. “These are really special places to protect”, says Chris Miller, Executive Director for CPAWS-NS and long-time advocate [Learn more]
New properties acquired for Blue Mountain – Birch Cove Lakes wilderness park
Published on Apr 24 2019 HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS-NS) welcomes today’s announcement by the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) that additional properties have been acquired for the Blue Mountain – Birch Cove Lakes Regional Park. “This more than doubles the amount of land that the municipality [Learn more]
Wentworth Valley receives protected area designation from Nova Scotia government
Published on Nov 26 2018 Photo: Irwin Barrett HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS-NS) welcomes today’s announcement by the Nova Scotia government that it has established a legally-designated protected wilderness area in the Wentworth Valley. “This wilderness area contains all sorts of old forest and important ecosystems,” says [Learn more]
Nova Scotia needs to pick up the pace on protected areas
Published on Jul 17 2018 HALIFAX – Today, the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) released its annual “Parks Report” examining progress creating protected areas in Canada. The report examines opportunities for Canada to achieve its international commitment of protecting at least 17% of its landmass by the year 2020. Although Nova Scotia has [Learn more]