Category Archives: General Information

Renew Membership and Lobster Tickets

It is that time of year again. Time to renew your Membership and get your Lobater Draw tickets. On Membership please support one of Nova Scotia’s major environmental organizations that works in your environmental interests year long. If you receive … Continue reading

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Nature Conservancy Canada visits Yarmouth

TREPA (Tusket River Environmental Protection Association) will be hosting an information session on the work of the National Conservancy of Canada (NCC) in Nova Scotia. Doug van Hemessen, the Stewardship Coordinator for the Nature Conservancy, is making the presentation. NCC … Continue reading

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Post of interest on our forests

This email is meant to serve as an ‘FYI’, for those concerned (and I am suggesting that everyone copied herein should be concerned).  The following is a link to a discussion, published today, on the Nova Scotia Forest Notes website: http://nsforestnotes.ca/2017/01/03/natural-resources-canada-ghg-calculator-confirms-nova-scotia-forest-bioenergy-schemes-are-worse-than-coal-2/ Unlike … Continue reading

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Yarmouth Municipality Needs Volunteers to Serve on Committees

From the website of the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth: REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS TO SERVE ON VOLUNTARY COMMITTEES The Municipality of the District of Yarmouth is interested in receiving applications from residents who may be willing to serve on … Continue reading

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Public Talk: Nature Conservancy of Canada

Doug van Hemessen is the Stewardship Coordinator for the Nature Conservancy of Canada in Nova Scotia. NCC is Canada’s largest, private land trust with over 2.8 million acres of protected land across the country including 34,000 acres in Nova Scotia. … Continue reading

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