Throughout the year the Nature Trust offers opportunities to explore and connect with nature on our conservation lands across the province.
Upcoming Events
The events on this page are open to the public. We look forward to seeing you!
Pride at Pennant
July 24 at 6:15pm
Join the Nature Trust for an evening hike in celebration with the Halifax Pride Festival, for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community as well as families, friends and allies.
This event will take place at the Pennant River Conservation Lands, which are urban wildlands protected by the Nature Trust in 2018 thanks to a generous anonymous donation. The land encompasses over 300 acres of forest, lakes, river, wetland and coastal barrens.
Registration is required, as the group will be limited to 20 people. We ask that you please register by Wednesday, July 17.
Seal Island Clean-up
August 31-September 1
The Nova Scotia Nature Trust and Coastal Action are partnering together to hold two days of shoreline clean-up on Seal Island. We will be removing old fishing gear and plastics and sorting them for appropriate disposal.
Dates: August 31 – Sept. 1, 2024
Time: 9am – 3pm each day
This event is open to the public; all are welcome to attend but you must arrange your own transportation to the island.
Wear closed-toed shoes. The work will be on uneven shorelines, and you may want rubber boots.
Registration is not required, but you are welcome to reach out to our stewardship team at stewardship@nsnt.ca with any questions.
Connect with nature virtually
While we love to host events out in nature, we also sometimes host them online. Here are a few recorded webinars that you may be interested in!
ECOLOGICAL LANDSCAPING
WITH ROSMARIE LOHNES OF HELPING NATURE HEAL
Join Rosmarie Lohnes of Helping Nature Heal as she discusses practical ways to make your garden more ecologically friendly. Rosmarie recently transformed the garden at Nature’s House (the Nature Trust’s office) from a water-intensive, ornamental urban garden into an oasis for native biodiversity. Learn more about the process and start dreaming about your own garden transformation!
COASTAL ISLANDS & BIRD CONSERVATION
A PANEL DISCUSSION
The Nature Trust has been hard at work protecting coastal islands with some major wins over the last two years – like 650 acres of “the wondrous foggy isle”, Seal Island. Join Conservation Project Coordinator Jessica Bradford and conservation partners Rielle Hoeg (Acadia University), Nick Knutson (MTRI/Universite Sainte Anne/Acadia University) and John Kearney (Nova Scotia Bird Society) for a panel discussion focusing on the protection of coastal islands, a critical piece of the conservation puzzle for our avian friends.