Monthly Archives: December 2022

Suite of new NS Nature Trust conservation properties include land in the Backlands 23Dec2022

Posted on December 23, 2022 by admin

From  Nova Scotia Nature Trust*: “We’re excited to announce six new protected areas across the province that will be secured before the end of 2022, from Cape Breton to the south shore. On the heels of the recent COP15 United … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Winter: “Ask an Elder: What do you call the winter months in the Mi’kmaw language?” 21Dec 2022

Posted on December 21, 2022 by admin

This CBC item of a few years ago is a wonderful and “seasonally appropriate” introduction to the Mik’maq language. To delve  further into this truly incredible language, as a settler descendant I highly recommend The Language of this Land, Mi’kma’ki … Continue reading →

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Birds in the Backlands: Indicators of the Health of the Habitat 21Dec2022

Posted on December 21, 2022 by admin

Backlands Birders Joshua Barss Donham and Fulton Lavender prepared presentations on the theme “Birds in the Backlands: Indicators of the Health of the Habitat” for a Backlands Ecology Workshop that we held recently. In Forest Birds in the Backlands, Joshua … Continue reading →

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