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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 made good progress [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]
CPAWS welcomes land purchase for Blue Mountain – Birch Cove Lakes Regional Park
Published on Jan 19 2018 HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS-NS) welcomes today’s announcement by the Halifax Regional Municipality that it has acquired eighty hectares of land in support of Blue Mountain – Birch Cove Lakes Regional Park. “This is an important milestone for the protection of Blue [Learn more]
Job posting for Conservation Assistant with Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (Nova Scotia)
Published on Aug 24 2017 Conservation AssistantCanadian Parks and Wilderness Society – Nova Scotia Chapter (CPAWS-NS) About CPAWS-NSThe Nova Scotia Chapter of the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society is a grassroots, non-government organization (NGO) that works to protect natural areas in the province. Our priority is the establishment of new protected areas, on land and [Learn more]
St. Anns Bank Marine Protected Area achieves important milestone
Published on Jun 08 2017 OTTAWA – The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) congratulates the federal government on completing the designation process for St. Anns Bank Marine Protected Area. “CPAWS is pleased to see the Government of Canada continuing to take significant steps toward achieving its ambitious marine conservation targets, and in doing so, [Learn more]
Blogs
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]
NEW LAND PURCHASE APPROVED FOR BLUE MOUNTAIN – BIRCH COVE LAKES REGIONAL PARK
Published on Mar 11 2019 (Photo: Irwin Barrett) I know many of you care about the protection of the Blue Mountain – Birch Cove Lakes wilderness, just as I do, so here’s a quick update on the news from last week. On Tuesday, March 5th, Halifax Regional Council approved a motion to authorize city staff to finalize [Learn more]
THE YEAR IN CONSERVATION IN NOVA SCOTIA
Published on Dec 18 2018 It was another busy year for conservation in Nova Scotia and important progress was made on several fronts. Here are a couple of the highlights. First land purchase for Birch Cove Lakes Hobsons Lake (Photo: Irwin Barrett) In January, the very first land purchase for the Blue Mountain – Birch Cove [Learn more]