Nova Scotia

Star Gazing with Nova Scotia Young Naturalists

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M.A.R.C Building Bridgewater, NS
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Saturday, February 18, 2012 - 6:30pm

Join Nova Scotia Young Naturalists for an evening of star watching!  Jerry Deveau, an amateur astronomer, will be your guide us as we explore the night sky looking for stars, planets and constellations! We will be meeting at the M.A.R.C building in Bridgewater and after stargazing we will have an outdoor fire at the fire pit.

Project WET

Location

KC Irving Environmental Science Centre Wolfville, NS
Date: 
Saturday, February 25, 2012 - 10:30am

Join Nova Scotia Young Naturalists and Project WET team for some fun activities designed to get us thinking about water – its importance and how we need to work together to protect it. Activities are based on the Project WET Curriculum Guide, an international program which provides educators with hands-on, interactive, activities for learning about water in a variety of settings. They also have groundwater and watershed models, which show how water moves above and below the surface of the Earth.

Young Naturalists Club of Nova Scotia

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Young Naturalists Club of Nova Scotia
1747 Summer Street c/o Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History
Halifax, NS B3H 3A6

Learn from expert naturalists at our FUN workshops.

Experience nature on our field trips.

Observe many fascinating natural phenomena.

Explore local parks & trails with the YNC.

All YNC events are FREE.

Each Young Naturalists Club has one outdoor field trip per month and one indoor workshop per month.

Kejimkujik

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Kejimkujik NS

Kejimkujik, the only inland national park of Canada in the Maritimes, features abundant lakes and rivers ideal for canoeing. The lush woodlands and gently rolling landscapes are home to a variety of wildlife. Paddle historic canoe routes and portages or wander along the many beautiful hiking trails in the park.

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Cape Breton Highlands

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Cape Breton Highlands NS

Home to the world-famous Cabot Trail, Cape Breton Highlands National Park is blessed with spectacular scenery, abundant wildlife and a human history that stretches back to the last Ice Age. A great place to spend a day or even a week hiking and exploring.

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Port Royal

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Port Royal Port Royal, NS

Not to be confused with its Caribbean counterpart, this national historic site features a reconstruction of early 17th- century Port-Royal, one of the earliest settlements in North America. Enjoy costumed interpreters and period demonstrations as you relieve life in this bustling waterfront port.

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Alexander Graham Bell

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Alexander Graham Bell Baddeck, NS

A unique exhibit complex where models, replicas, photo displays, artifacts, and films describe the fascinating life and work of Alexander Graham Bell. Don't forget your camera phone!

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Halifax Citadel

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Halifax Citadel Halifax, NS

Don't miss the Halifax Citadel National Historic Site, where guided tours and historical re-enactments of the 1860s are often set in fully staged theatrical presentations. Discover for yourself why this attraction is so popular that it was voted the top wonder of Halifax.

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Fort Anne

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Fort Anne Annapolis Royal, NS

Fort Anne National Historic Site of Canada is Canada's oldest fort. Explore the historial museum and then relax and admire the sweeping view of the beautiful Annapolis Basin from the centre of Annapolis Royal.

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Grand-Pré

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Grand-Pré Grand Pré, NS

Grand-Pré National Historic Site of Canada commemorates Grand-Pré area as a centre of Acadian settlement from 1682 to 1755 and the Deportation of the Acadians, which began in 1755 and continued until 1762.

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