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23 groups oppose delisting of Owls Head
Published on Mar 10 2020HALIFAX – 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 HeadProtect Owls Head as a legally-designated protected areaFully implement the Nova Scotia [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]
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Community scientists descend on Owls Head
Photo: Katie Studholme Nova Scotia’s coastline is home to an abundance of birds – shorebirds, seabirds, waterbirds, and even woodland species. Recently, CPAWS-NS helped organize an expedition to Owls Head Provincial Park Reserve, with a group of expert birders, to document the diversity first-hand. Owls Head is a coastal headland that [Learn more]
Happy World Oceans Day from Reanne
Happy World Oceans Day everyone! I’m Reanne, the newest member of the CPAWS Nova Scotia team. I’m very excited to be joining this organization and to have the opportunity to work on marine conservation, as I feel passionately about protecting Nova Scotia’s diverse marine and coastal ecosystems. Seeing as today is World Oceans Day, I’d [Learn more]
THE DELISTING OF OWLS HEAD PROVINCIAL PARK RESERVE
by Caitlin Grady A lot has happened since the CBC investigative report by Michael Gorman uncovered the secret delisting of Owls Head Provincial Park Reserve by the Nova Scotia government. This backroom deal to turn a park into a golf course development has drawn huge public condemnation, and rightly so. Here’s what we know so [Learn more]
EXPLORING THE FUTURE SACKVILLE RIVER – LEWIS LAKE PROTECTED AREA
by Caitlin Grady Hi Everyone! My name is Caitlin Grady and I’m the newest member of the CPAWS-NS team. I’m very excited to be working with Chris and the rest of the conservation network to protect valuable wilderness areas in Nova Scotia. Over my first few weeks, I’ve learned about many important areas across the province [Learn more]
VISITING CAPE MABOU WILDERNESS AREA
Published on Nov 25 2019 Photo by Irwin Barrett Our adventure began by making our way along an old dirt road to the Sight Point Trailhead. As we passed the trailhead sign and entered Mabou Highlands, I felt as if we were stepping into another world. From the wide man-made road, we started along a small [Learn more]