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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 for protected areas [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]
Two new “Areas of Interest” announced for marine protection in Nova Scotia
Published on Mar 22 2018 HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS-NS) welcomes today’s announcement by the federal government that it intends on creating two new marine protected areas in the waters surrounding Nova Scotia. “This is an important step in the right direction,” says Chris Miller, Executive [Learn more]
Blogs
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]
BETTER MARINE PROTECTED AREAS IN CANADA
Published on Apr 26 2019 I am thrilled that the federal government has announced “minimum standards” for marine protected areas (MPAs) in Canada. What does that mean? Well, it means that from now on, heavy industrial activities will be prohibited from occurring within any new marine protected area established in Canada. More specifically, it bans [Learn more]
TALKING ABOUT MPAS IN WOLFVILLE
Published on Mar 20 2019 A couple months ago I visited the Wolfville Market to meet with folks and talk about the conservation work of CPAWS Nova Scotia. At the market, I met Dr. David Kristie, the Director of Research at the K.C Irving Environmental Science Centre at Acadia University, who invited me to come [Learn more]