[NatureNS] Insect Decline

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From: N Robinson <nrobbyn@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 16:56:44 -0400
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This is exactly what I am looking for but, unfortunately, I am in
Montreal.

Will someone be filming or taping this presentation?  It will be invaluable
to have on record for consultation.  I am trying to develop a "how-to"
piece on letting your lawn grow wild as many people want to do this but
don't know how to begin or when to cut or mow - perhaps once a year or once
every two years? etc. etc.   And, as Mary says, we need a "new aesthetic".

Perhaps you can live-stream it on Facebook tonight?  Let me know and I will
watch it.

Thanks,

Nancy  Robinson
Environmentally Yours
Bear River, N.S.
514-605-7186

On Mon, Sep 25, 2017 at 4:30 PM, Mary Macaulay <marymacaulay@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> There will be some discussion of this  important issue this evening at the
> Nova Scotia Wild Flora talk at the museum of Natural History in Halifax at
> 7:30 pm:
>
> *Building a functional mini-meadow without shocking the neighbours (too
> much).. *
> Mary Macaulay wants to be pollinator-friendly and will tell us how she is
> doing it. Mary, a long-time member of NSWFS, is owner and operator of the
> Social Enterprise Remember Adventures <http://rememberadventures.ca/>in
> Tatamagouche. She has been raising awareness about insect decline since
> 2013 via social media as Queen Bee for the global  Insect Recovery Project
> <http://www.insectrecovery.org/en/>.
>
> Come join us at 7:30 pm, Monday Sep 25, 2017 in the auditorium of the Nova
> Scotia Museum of Natural History, 1747 Summer Street, Halifax
> <https://maps.google.com/?q=1747+Summer+Street,+Halifax&entry=gmail&source=g>
> . *All welcome!*
>
> With kindest regards
>
> Mary (Macaulay), P.Eng.
> Owner, Remember Adventures B&B & Caper Cafe
> Bed & Breakfast, Pedal Buggy, bike, kayak, coaster & snowshoe rentals,
> great bird friendly coffee, organic baking, breakfast & pasta, soups,
> stews, vegan curries & chili, pollinator meadow, games & more!!
> (Cafe/Buggies Open Wed to Sunday: 8:00 am - 3 pm; B&B 7 days a week -
> please book via Airbnb)
> HWY 6 & Station Road & Trans-Canada Trail
> Tatamagouche
> RememberAdventures.ca & InsectRecovery.org
> 1-902-293-1533 <(902)%20293-1533>
> Twitter @RememberTata & @InsectRecovery
>
> On Sep 25, 2017, at 1:43 PM, Angus MacLean <Cold_Mac@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/where-have-all-insects-gone
> Where have all the insects gone? | Science | AAAS
> <https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/05/where-have-all-insects-gone>
> www.sciencemag.org
> Where have all the insects gone? By Gretchen Vogel May. 10, 2017 , 9:00
> AM. Entomologists call it the windshield phenomenon. "If you talk to
> people, they have a gut ...
> This is the story in Kings County too & likely thru-out NS. Likely some
> pockets where insects are still doing OK. Bad news for certain bird species
> such as warblers; plants  that need pollinating, etc. Very important link
> in the food chain.
>
> Angus
>
>


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514-605-7186

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div>Will someone be filming or taping this presentation?=C2=A0 It will be i=
nvaluable to have on record for consultation.=C2=A0 I am trying to develop =
a &quot;how-to&quot; piece on letting your lawn grow wild as many people wa=
nt to do this but don&#39;t know how to begin or when to cut or mow - perha=
ps once a year or once every two years? etc. etc. =C2=A0 And, as Mary says,=
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r><br></div>Thanks,<br><br></div>Nancy=C2=A0 Robinson<br></div>Environmenta=
lly Yours<br></div>Bear River, N.S.<br>514-605-7186<br></div><div class=3D"=
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, Mary Macaulay <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:marymacaulay@hotmai=
l.com" target=3D"_blank">marymacaulay@hotmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>=
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