Do you love hiking and learning about nature? This is your chance to join Nova Scotia's vibrant iNaturalist community and help one of our province's cities win the 2021 global City Nature Challenge! Local organizers of the three City Nature Challenge events in NS are inviting everyone to participate from April 30th through May 3rd. Read the full blog here.
April Webinars
Webinars are free for Hike NS paid members and $20 for non-members (who then receive a free one-year membership). Our April webinars include:
Hike NS has launched a new way to walk: NS Walks, which supports local community-based walking groups. We are looking for people interested in leading gentle, fun, friendly regularly scheduled walks for those who are currently less active. We will provide free walk leader training to give you the skills and confidence to lead these walks. Leader training will be held on Wednesday, April 21 (registration deadline Apr. 16). Learn more and register at www.nswalks.ca.
Course & Workshop Schedule Coming Soon
The Hike NS schedule of courses and workshops should be ready by late April. There’s lots of interest and we’ve been getting lots of requests for information, so hold your horses (or hikers as the case may be) as we finalize the schedule! Check our website or social media accounts later in the month.
Thanks to Data for Good
Hike NS thanks Data for Good for analyzing our latest member survey data. Data For Good (DFG) is a collective of do-gooders who want to use their powers for good, and not evil, to help make our communities better through data. DFG helps other not-for-profit, and non-governmental, organizations harness the power of their data to make more informed and better decisions in their quest to make their communities flourish. DFG data-crunching volunteers included Oluwaseun (Topsy) Kiakubu, Sri Akhil Reddy Kovvuri, Khalid Liaqat, Tariq Pervez and Meaghan Vella with support from Fernando Pena-Silva and Michelle Sinville.
Have Your Say: Government Consultations
Support New Parks & Protected Areas by Apr. 13
The NS government is inviting Nova Scotians to provide their input on 12 new proposed provincial parks and wilderness areas. The deadline for input is April 13. Learn more and have your say.
Sackville River Wilderness Area
The Sackville River Wilderness Area needs your help. The NS government recently announced its intention to protect this important wilderness park in Upper Sackville, but the park boundary is too small. Learn more and give your support.
