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Archibald Lake Wilderness Area protected
KJIPUKTUK / 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 applied legal protection to the public lands and waters of Archibald Lake, in Guysborough County. “Archibald Lake Wilderness Area is an ecological hotspot,” says Chris Miller, Executive Director [Learn more]
Nova Scotia creates 14 new and expanded protected areas including Sackville River Wilderness Area
KJIPUKTUK / HALIFAX – Sackville River Wilderness Area is now protected!!The Nova Scotia government announced today that it has completed the legal designation process for public lands in the Upper Sackville and Beaver Bank area.Sackville River Wilderness Area was included in the 2013 Nova Scotia Our Parks and Protected Areas Plan. It has gone through [Learn more]
Owls Head acquiert une protection en devenant parc provincial
Le 14 juin 2022, MI’KMA’KI – Owls Head est sur le point de recevoir une protection juridique en tant que parc provincial!La section de la Nouvelle-Écosse de la Société pour la nature et les parcs du Canada (SNAP N.‑É.) se réjouit de l’annonce faite aujourd’hui par le gouvernement de la province.« C’est la meilleure issue possible pour [Learn more]
Owls Head protected as a provincial park
June 14, 2022, MI’KMA’KI – Owls Head will receive legal protection as a provincial park!! The Nova Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS-NS) welcomes today’s announcement by the Nova Scotia government. “This is the best possible outcome for Owls Head,” says Chris Miller, Executive Director. “It corrects the wrong. It ensures that the coastal ecosystems [Learn more]
New marine refuge in Nova Scotia to protect vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems
June 9, 2022 , K’JIPUKTUK/HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS-NS) welcomes the creation of Eastern Canyons Marine Refuge off the coast of Nova Scotia. This new marine conservation area is 43,976 km² in size and will help protect vulnerable deep-sea ecosystems. “Eastern Canyons Marine Refuge will protect [Learn more]
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Meet Madie: our new Conservation Campaigner
Greetings, friends of CPAWS! My name is Madie Stewart and I’ll be working as a Conservation Campaigner for the Nova Scotia Chapter! I’m excited to be a part of this amazing team to explore the remote corners of our province and help protect these amazing natural spaces. I can still remember the first time I [Learn more]
Meet Hunter Stevens: our new Marine Specialist
Hello readers! My name is Hunter and I am thrilled to be coming onboard the CPAWS-NS team as a Marine Specialist. It may come as somewhat of a surprise, but I grew up in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. How does one go from one of the most landlocked places in the world to an expert in marine [Learn more]
Astonishing, Unfathomable, Irreplaceable – why we need to conserve our deep sea canyons
If you were to head out east across the Atlantic, eventually – over 100 km off the coast of Nova Scotia – you’d find yourself on the edge of the Scotian Shelf. Here the seafloor drops steeply to depths greater than that of the Grand Canyon, via channels cut into the seafloor that vary from [Learn more]
The Ocean: From Interest to Action!
Hi, I’m Camille, a summer Conservation Assistant at CPAWS-NS. From a young age, I’ve always known I was interested in humanitarian and environmental causes and solutions. After taking a class at Dalhousie on non-profits and helping to launch the Evercare Foundation, an organization which aids humanitarian causes through specialized healthcare, I knew that working in [Learn more]
Spring Surveys at Archibald Lake
Morning view of Archibald LakeIn early May, I embarked on a 5-day survey expedition to Archibald Lake with the CPAWS Nova Scotia team. Our goal was to identify rare species throughout this area, including plants, birds, and lichens, and help boost the campaign to secure legal protection for these important lands [Learn more]