Nova Scotia
Wild Flora Society
Programme: Upcoming Meetings and Events
Through the fall, winter and spring, we meet at 7:30 pm on the 4th Monday of the month in the auditorium of the Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax. Meetings are open to the public. Field trips are held throughout the year, but most frequently during the summer. They are usually held on a Saturday or Sunday. The field trips are also open to the public, except when numbers must be restricted.
Unfortunately, we had to cancel some previously planned summer walks due to unexpected circumstances. We are loooking for replacements. If you can guide a walk, near or far, please volunteer!
Saturday, August 21, 2010 - Natural History Hike on The Bluff Wilderness Hiking TrailCo-sponsored by the Woodens River Environmental Organization, The Halifax Field Naturalists and the Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society. We will walk the first loop of The Bluff Wilderness Hiking Trail, exploring and talking about the natural history of the area. The terrain is a patchwork of black spruce, red spruce, oak and mixed forest types, lakes and associated wetlands, granite barrens and bogs. The Bluff Trail lies within The Five Bridge Lakes Wilderness Area, now a candidate for protection under the Wilderness Protection Act.
Difficulty: moderate
Duration: 4-6 hours, 8km. There will be a shorter, approx. 2 hr option.
Time & Place:
Meet at 10:00 a.m. at the Bluff Trail Parking Lot, 2890 St. Margaret's Bay Rd. To access the parking lot, go to exit 4 on hwy 103, turn onto the Bay Road (Rt.3) heading back to Halifax, go 2 km to Bay Self-Storage on the right. The Bluff Trail parking lot is immediately afterward. See wrweo.ca for maps and last minute weather changes.
Raindate: Sunday August 22, 2010, 10 a.m.
Registration: Required. There is a limit of 30 participants. Contact David Patriquin. Check wrweo.ca for space.
Leader/Contact: David Patriquin, 4235716, patriqui@dal.ca. Please put "Bluff Hike" in the subject line of e-mails
Late Aug, early Sept. - Coastal Plain Flora
Yarmouth County This four day trip is being rescheduled to this newer time with hopes that the high water of the lake shores will be down to normal and our special Coastal Plain Flora will be in spectacular bloom. Contact person: Charlie Cron 477-8272