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HALIFAX FIELD NATURLISTS
Saturday, June 14 - Limestone Flora /Chimney Swifts
Ruth Newell, curator of the herbarium at Acadia University, will explore =
the early summer gypsum/limestone flora. We=B9ll visit a beautiful spot, =
owned by Patrick Stewart, and protected with the assistance of the Nova =
Scotia Nature Trust via a conservation easement. We hope to see a =
variety of special flowering plants, including some rare orchids. There =
will be a maximum of 20 participants. Pre-registration is required. For =
those who want to spend the remainder of the afternoon in the area, we =
may informally visit some other places, ending the day in Wolfville to =
watch the Chimney Swifts returning to their roost. This final part of =
the field trip will begin at 8:30 p.m. (meet off Front Street by the =
liquor store) and will last until sunset (approx. 9:00 p.m.). Jim =
Wolford will be there to share information about these fascinating =
birds.
. Contact: Burkhard Plache, 475-1129; hfn.programme@gmail.com =20
. Time and place: 2:30 p.m., at Patrick Stewart=B9s property. From =
Halifax, take Hwy 101 towards Windsor. Take exit 4, and head east on =
Highway 1. At the junction with Highway 215, turn left towards Brooklyn. =
After you pass the MacKay Road, take the next road on the left (Stirling =
Road; sign a bit difficult to see) at the top of the hill. Follow that =
road to the end.=20
. Duration: 2-3 hours for the flower walk =20
. Difficulty: Easy; but wear suitable foot wear =20
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Monday, June 16 - Point Pleasant Park Walk
Point Pleasant Park is undergoing review, remediation, and regeneration. =
Find out more by visiting these sites in transition with HRM's Peter =
Bigelow and Stewart MacMillan. This will be a great follow-up to Peter's =
presentation on June 5th.
. Contact: Bob McDonald, 443-5051; bobathome@eastlink.ca =20
. Time and place: 6:00 p.m. at the Tower Road Entrance parking lot =
of Point Pleasant Park =20
. Duration: about 2 hours =20
. Difficulty: Easy, but wear suitable foot wear=20
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<DIV class=3Dtrip_date><STRONG>HALIFAX FIELD NATURLISTS</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV class=3Dtrip_date><STRONG>Saturday, June 14 =96 <SPAN=20
class=3Dtrip_title>Limestone Flora /Chimney Swifts</SPAN></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dtrip_details>Ruth Newell, curator of the herbarium at =
Acadia=20
University, will explore the early summer gypsum/limestone flora. =
We=B9ll visit a=20
beautiful spot, owned by Patrick Stewart, and protected with the =
assistance of=20
the Nova Scotia Nature Trust via a conservation easement. We hope to see =
a=20
variety of special flowering plants, including some rare orchids. There =
will be=20
a maximum of 20 participants. Pre-registration is required. For those =
who want=20
to spend the remainder of the afternoon in the area, we may informally =
visit=20
some other places, ending the day in Wolfville to watch the Chimney =
Swifts=20
returning to their roost. This final part of the field trip will begin =
at 8:30=20
p.m. (meet off Front Street by the liquor store) and will last until =
sunset=20
(approx. 9:00 p.m.). Jim Wolford will be there to share information =
about these=20
fascinating birds.<BR></DIV>
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<TD>Contact:</TD>
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<TD>=95</TD>
<TD>Time and place:</TD>
<TD>2:30 p.m., at Patrick Stewart=B9s property. From Halifax, take =
Hwy 101=20
towards Windsor. Take exit 4, and head east on Highway 1. At the =
junction=20
with Highway 215, turn left towards Brooklyn. After you pass the =
MacKay=20
Road, take the next road on the left (Stirling Road; sign a bit =
difficult=20
to see) at the top of the hill. Follow that road to the =
end.</TD></TR>
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<TD>Duration:</TD>
<TD>2-3 hours for the flower walk </TD></TR>
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<TD>Difficulty:</TD>
<TD>Easy; but wear suitable foot wear =
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<DIV class=3Dtrip_gif><STRONG>Monday, June 16 =96 <SPAN =
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Pleasant Park Walk</SPAN></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV class=3Dtrip_details>Point Pleasant Park is undergoing review, =
remediation,=20
and regeneration. Find out more by visiting these sites in transition =
with HRM's=20
Peter Bigelow and Stewart MacMillan. This will be a great follow-up to =
Peter's=20
presentation on June 5th.</DIV>
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<TD>=95</TD>
<TD>Time and place:</TD>
<TD>6:00 p.m. at the Tower Road Entrance parking lot of Point =
Pleasant=20
Park </TD></TR>
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<TD>=95</TD>
<TD>Duration:</TD>
<TD>about 2 hours </TD></TR>
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