NatureNL Blog Archives - Page 6 of 13

Tell the City of St. John’s to reject the rezoning of Synod West Wetland

Citizens of are concerned with the application received by the City to develop 17.5 acres of urban wetland behind Penney Crescent in the East end of St. John’s into…

The Charlie Horwood Memorial Pink Lady Slipper Orchid Walk, June 24, 2017

Allan Stein, Nature Newfoundland and Labrador Mount Scio seems to have an ideal micro-climate for Pink Lady Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium acaule). For 12 or 15 years, until his death in…

Appreciating Conservation

By David Rendell, Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society - Newfoundland and Labrador Chapter Through personal contacts, my wife and I were able to visit the designated Nature Conservancy of Canada…

Bidgoods Park Evening Bird Walk June 15th 2017 Trip Report

by Megan Boucher The evening started off chilly and slow, however it quickly picked up with bird activity and excitement. We had a wonderful turnout of 35 people for the…

Naturalist Sightings

By Justin So A red fox was observed bounding across sea ice to get at a colony of puffins in Elliston, NL (Photo by Rodolphe Devillers). Over the last few…

Bees, Agriculture and the Precautionary Principle

By Julie Sircom, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University of Newfoundland It’s hard to miss the news that Newfoundland’s honey bees are special – Varroa mite, a major pest elsewhere, is absent…

Trip Report – Annual Long Pond Clean Up

by Emma Bocking Thank you to all of the wonderful volunteers who came out to our annual clean up of Long Pond last Saturday. We had a total of 24…

Dave Snow and the Wild Things Scholarship

Dave Snow started the Wild Things Scholarship with Nature Newfoundland and Labrador to encourage students that have demonstrated an active commitment to nature and the environment. For over 20 years,…

John Blake passes away

In the midst of another round of deep cuts to the Wildlife Division, Mr. John Blake, Director of Wildlife Division, has passed away. http://www.thetelegram.com/news/local/2017/3/28/john-blake-was-a-giant-among-outdoors-enthusiasts-in-n-l-.html

Trip report – snowshoeing in a winter wonderland

by Allan Stein and Michael Collins One couldn’t really ask for better weather for the February 20th 2017 Nature NL snowshoe trip - not too cold or windy, with sun and…