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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0020_01CF6739.87AA1060 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, Lois. Sounds great! It's the June 3 presentation that I'm interested in. Is = that the one you mean? Thanks, Susann From: Lois Codling=20 Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2014 8:55 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Upcoming programs and events Pictou Co. = Naturalists Club Hi Susann, We would like to go to this meeting. If you haven't already made = arrangements, you could go with us, or we could go with you. We figure = it is an hour and a half to New Glascow from our house in L. Sackville. Lois Codling On 01/05/2014 6:32 PM, Susann Myers wrote: Hi, all. I live in Halifax and am planning to attend the presentation on = Tuesday, June 3, on The Art of Bird Photography. If anyone else from = Halifax would like to car-pool, please contact me. Cheers, Susann Myers From: Ken McKenna=20 Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 9:58 PM To: NatureNS=20 Subject: [NatureNS] Upcoming programs and events Pictou Co. = Naturalists Club Ken McKenna Box 218 Stellarton NS B0K 1S0 902 752-7644 Hi all Snow storm was a factor in cancelling our last meeting which is now = rescheduled for June. See below. Hopefully snow will no longer be a = factor in the upcoming events. Come on out and support the speakers. I = think you will not be disappointed.=20 1) May presentation The next presentation of the Pictou Co. Naturalists club will be Tues. = May 6 at 6:30 pm at the community room of the New Glasgow library. The = topic will be Butterflies in the Maritimes with John Klymko. The = presentation will be timely as I saw my first spring butterfly, a = Mourning Cloak, over the past weekend. Come on out and learn a bit about = these beautiful insects and how you might be able to contribute to the = knowledge of the species in the Maritimes.=20 The Maritimes Butterfly Atlas - just one year left! Launched in 2010, = the Maritimes Butterfly Atlas (MBA) is a five year citizen science = project documenting the occurrence of butterflies in the three Maritime = provinces. This is the first atlas of this scale for the Maritimes. The = MBA is modeled after state-level butterfly surveys that are underway or = complete in Maine, Vermont, and Massachusetts and after the Maritimes = Breeding Bird Atlas. The MBA's purpose is to produce a snapshot of = butterfly populations in the Maritimes today and provide a baseline = dataset for the future. Information gathered will be used to inform = conservation decisions, especially with regards to identifying species = of conservation concern and their habitats. It will be valuable in the = decades to come, as scientists examine effects of climate change and = other disturbances on the distribution and abundance of native animal = species. John Klymko, the Atlas director, will discuss the highlights of = the project as it enters its fifth and final field season, and will = provide a briefing on how you too can contribute to this conservation = effort.=20 2) Reserve Saturday May 10 for the annual NS Spring Migration Bird = Count. Feeder watchers as well as field observers are always welcome. = Pictou Co participants can contact me at kenmcken@eastlink.ca for more = into and to let me know if you can participate.=20 3) June presentation The presentation postponed because of April snow storm will be = rescheduled for Tues. June 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the program room of the New = Glasgow Library. Cliff Sandeson will give a presentation on "The Art of = Bird Photography". The presentation should end in time to see the = spectacular Chimney Swifts enter the Temperance St. School which is = near-by.=20 Cliff Sandeson is a retired teacher from the Truro area who has always = enjoyed nature and nature photography. In this presentation, he will = discuss the equipment necessary for bird photography, the camera = settings that he prefers and will present 11 tips for better bird = photography. He will conclude his presentation with a selection of = images that will illustrate the points made in the first section of his = program. Come on out and I am sure you will learn a few good photography = tips and see some great bird photographs.=20 4) Notice of Nature Nova Scotia 2014 Conference and annual meeting at = the Gaelic College, St. Anns, Cape Breton- May 30-June 1. Lots of nature = walks, and talks, stargazing with both sessions for adults and also for = Young Naturalists.=20 Some of the presenters lined up include:=20 a.. Erich Muntz - coyote research findings and hiker safety, CBHNP = b.. Deanne van Rooyen - geology of Cape Breton, CBU =20 c.. Peter Austin Smith - Pine Marten Introduction to Cape Breton, NS = DNR =20 d.. Wally Ellison - visual tour of the Waterfalls of Cape Breton = Some great field trips are in the works including a hike to the Usige = Ban Waterfalls and a boat trip to look at seabed creatures!=20 The very interesting program and registration form can be viewed at = http://www.naturens.ca/node/106 ------=_NextPart_000_0020_01CF6739.87AA1060 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23588"></HEAD> <BODY style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-TOP: = 15px"=20 id=3DMailContainerBody leftMargin=3D0 topMargin=3D0 bgColor=3D#ffffff = text=3D#000000=20 CanvasTabStop=3D"true" name=3D"Compose message area"> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>Hi, Lois.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>Sounds great! It's the June 3 = presentation that=20 I'm interested in. Is that the one you mean?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>Thanks,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>Susann</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20 title=3D"mailto:loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca CTRL + Click to follow = link"=20 href=3D"mailto:loiscodling@hfx.eastlink.ca">Lois Codling</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 03, 2014 8:55 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Upcoming programs and events Pictou = Co.=20 Naturalists Club</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Hi Susann,<BR><BR>We would like to go to this = meeting. If=20 you haven't already made arrangements, you could go with us, or we could = go with=20 you. We figure it is an hour and a half to New Glascow from our = house in=20 L. Sackville.<BR><BR>Lois Codling<BR><BR> <DIV class=3Dmoz-cite-prefix>On 01/05/2014 6:32 PM, Susann Myers = wrote:<BR></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE cite=3Dmid:5D8AAD7319CB4EFB867BF7E2C2AC3F3E@yourfa38fa253f=20 type=3D"cite"> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23580"> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>Hi, all.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>I live in Halifax and am planning to attend = the=20 presentation on Tuesday, June 3, on The Art of Bird Photography. = If=20 anyone else from Halifax would like to car-pool, please contact=20 me.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>Cheers,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>Susann Myers</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20 title=3D"mailto:kenmcken@eastlink.ca CTRL + = Click to follow link"=20 href=3D"mailto:kenmcken@eastlink.ca" moz-do-not-send=3D"true">Ken = McKenna</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 29, 2014 9:58 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" = moz-do-not-send=3D"true">NatureNS</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Upcoming programs and events Pictou = Co.=20 Naturalists Club</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton = NS<BR>B0K=20 1S0<BR>902 752-7644</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi all</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Snow storm was a factor in cancelling = our last=20 meeting which is now rescheduled for June. See below. Hopefully snow = will no=20 longer be a factor in the upcoming events. Come on out and support the = speakers. I think you will not be disappointed. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><STRONG>1) May = presentation</STRONG></FONT></DIV> <DIV><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>The next presentation of the Pictou = Co.=20 Naturalists club will be <STRONG>Tues. May 6 at 6:30 pm</STRONG> at=20 the community room of the New Glasgow library. The topic will be=20 <STRONG>Butterflies in the Maritimes</STRONG> with <STRONG>John=20 Klymko</STRONG>. The presentation will be timely as I saw my first = spring=20 butterfly, a Mourning Cloak, over the past weekend. Come on out and = learn a=20 bit about these beautiful insects and how you might be able to = contribute to=20 the knowledge of the species in the Maritimes. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The Maritimes Butterfly Atlas - just one year left! Launched in = 2010, the=20 Maritimes Butterfly Atlas (MBA) is a five year citizen science project = documenting the occurrence of butterflies in the three Maritime = provinces.=20 This is the first atlas of this scale for the Maritimes. The MBA is = modeled=20 after state-level butterfly surveys that are underway or complete in = Maine,=20 Vermont, and Massachusetts and after the Maritimes Breeding Bird = Atlas. The=20 MBA's purpose is to produce a snapshot of butterfly populations in the = Maritimes today and provide a baseline dataset for the future. = Information=20 gathered will be used to inform conservation decisions, especially = with=20 regards to identifying species of conservation concern and their = habitats. It=20 will be valuable in the decades to come, as scientists examine effects = of=20 climate change and other disturbances on the distribution and = abundance of=20 native animal species. John Klymko, the Atlas director, will discuss = the=20 highlights of the project as it enters its fifth and final field = season, and=20 will provide a briefing on how you too can contribute to this = conservation=20 effort. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial><STRONG>2) Reserve Saturday May = 10</STRONG> for=20 the annual <STRONG>NS Spring Migration Bird Count</STRONG>. Feeder = watchers as=20 well as field observers are always welcome. Pictou Co participants can = contact=20 me at <A href=3D"mailto:kenmcken@eastlink.ca"=20 moz-do-not-send=3D"true">kenmcken@eastlink.ca</A> for more into and to = let me=20 know if you can participate. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV><FONT size=3D2 = face=3DArial> <DIV><STRONG>3) June presentation<BR></STRONG></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>The presentation postponed because of April = snow storm=20 will be rescheduled for <STRONG>Tues. June 3 at 6:30 = p.m</STRONG>. in the=20 program room of the New Glasgow Library. Cliff Sandeson will give a=20 presentation on <STRONG>"The Art of Bird Photography".</STRONG> = The=20 presentation should end in time to see the spectacular Chimney = Swifts=20 enter the Temperance St. School which is near-by. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Cliff Sandeson is a retired teacher from the = Truro=20 area who has always enjoyed nature and nature photography. = In this=20 presentation, he will discuss the equipment necessary for bird = photography,=20 the camera settings that he prefers and will present 11 tips for = better=20 bird photography. He will conclude his presentation with a = selection of=20 images that will illustrate the points made in the first section of = his=20 program. </FONT><FONT face=3DArial>Come on out and I am sure you will = learn a=20 few good photography tips and see some great bird photographs. = </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><STRONG>4)</STRONG> Notice of Nature Nova Scotia 2014 Conference = and=20 annual meeting at the Gaelic College, St. Anns, Cape Breton- May = 30-June 1.=20 Lots of nature walks, and talks, stargazing with both sessions for = adults and=20 also for Young Naturalists.=20 <P>Some of the presenters lined up include: </P> <UL> <LI><FONT size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 0.75em">Erich Muntz =96 = coyote=20 research findings and hiker safety, CBHNP </SPAN> </FONT> <LI><FONT size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 0.75em">Deanne van = Rooyen =96 geology=20 of Cape Breton, CBU </SPAN> </FONT> <LI><FONT size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 0.75em">Peter Austin = Smith - Pine=20 Marten Introduction to Cape Breton, NS DNR </SPAN> </FONT> <LI><FONT size=3D3><SPAN style=3D"FONT-SIZE: 0.75em">Wally Ellison - = visual tour=20 of the Waterfalls of Cape Breton </SPAN> = </FONT></LI></UL> <P>Some great field trips are in the works including a hike to the = Usige Ban=20 Waterfalls and a boat trip to look at seabed creatures! </P> <P>The very interesting program and registration form can be = viewed at <A=20 href=3D"http://www.naturens.ca/node/106"=20 = moz-do-not-send=3D"true">http://www.naturens.ca/node/106</A></P></DIV></F= ONT></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0020_01CF6739.87AA1060--
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