Fungi, Lichens & Citizen Scientists – A film by Haeweon Yi

Limited Online Screening: Friday October 18 (10am) to Sunday October 27 (7pm) Available: youtube.com/@saveouroldforests For a limited time only Save Our Old Forests will be streaming Fungi, Lichens & Citizen Scientists on our YouTube Channel! This short film by Haeweon Yi captures the work Citizen Scientists have been doing to protect the Goldsmith Lake Wilderness […]

Annapolis Royal Climate Fair

The Academy 590 St. George Street, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada

The Town of Annapolis Royal is hosting a Climate Fair on November 2 at The Academy and Save Our Old Forests (SOOF) will be there. There will be lots of exhibits, workshops and presentations, so be sure to stop by and say hello to the SOOF volunteers. We’d love to chat with you about Goldsmith […]

Forests and Health: Forest Bathing and Nature-based Wellness Workshop

Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area Nova Scotia, Canada

Join SOOF and Wil Brunner (Certified Forest Therapy Guide) of Soft Pine Wellness for a forest bathing experience at Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area.  The Forest Bathing and Nature-based Wellness Workshop features forest bathing and other nature-based health practices to demonstrate how old, thriving forests boost our well-being and are essential to our local communities.   […]

SOOF Soup Sunday – Featuring Nina Newington

Centrelea Community Hall 3495 Highway 201, Centrelea, Nova Scotia, Canada

Join Save Our Old Forests for a free lunch of delicious soup and bread, followed by a conversation with Nina Newington talking about the difference between OLD and OLD GROWTH forests! This is a free event, but a free will donation to the Hall is appreciated. We would appreciate if you could send an email […]

SOOF Soup Saturday – Featuring Lisa Proulx

Centrelea Community Hall 3495 Highway 201, Centrelea, Nova Scotia, Canada

Join Save Our Old Forests for a free lunch of delicious soup and bread, followed by a conversation with Citizen Scientist  Lisa Proulx!  We would appreciate if you could send an email to soof@saveouroldforests.ca so we get a sense of numbers. Also let us know if you’ll bring something for the dessert table!

Winter Adventure at Four Mile Stillwater Trail

Four Mile Stillwater Trail 2032 Nova Scotia Trunk 8, Bear River

Join SOOF, Medway Community Forests and Annapolis County Recreation for a guided walk/snowshoe at the Four Mile Stillwater Trail. Angelika and Ashlea will be leading a walk through the beautiful mixed forest to learn about work being done to protect hemlock trees in Kespukwitk. This trail is managed through a partnership with the Medway Community Forest […]

SOOF Presentation – Town of Annapolis Royal

Annapolis Royal Town Hall 285 St. George Street, Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada

Save Our Old Forests will be presenting to the Mayor and Council of the Town of Annapolis Royal about the Canada-Nova Scotia Nature Agreement and how in return for $28.5M to be spent on conservation in Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia agreed to meet an interim target of protection 15% by March 2026. That means moving […]

SOOF Soup Sunday – Featuring Dr. Cindy Staicer

Centrelea Community Hall 3495 Highway 201, Centrelea, Nova Scotia, Canada

Wear some green and come celebrate St. Patty’s Day with SOOF!      Will the world’s tallest leprechaun make another appearance at SOOF Soup Sunday?    The only one way to find out is to join Save Our Old Forests for our 3rd SOOF Soup Sunday at Centrelea Community Hall on Sunday March 16 (12pm […]

SOOF Presentation – Town of Middleton

Middleton Town Hall 131 Commercial Street, Middleton, Nova Scotia, Canada

Save Our Old Forests will be presenting to the Mayor and Council of the Town of Middleton about the Canada-Nova Scotia Nature Agreement and how in return for $28.5M to be spent on conservation in Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia agreed to meet an interim target of protection 15% by March 2026. That means moving 72,000 hectares […]

SOOF Soup Saturday & Earth Day Celebration

Centrelea Community Hall 3495 Highway 201, Centrelea, Nova Scotia, Canada

Centrelea Community Hall and volunteers from the Valley Credit Union! Join us for a day family friendly fun, food, discovery, crafting, and more! Plant a tree from Floreren Farm, check out the lichen samples through a microscope with the Citizen Scientists, stop by and say hi to our friends from the Clean Annapolis River Project […]

iNaturalist Workshop – with Lisa Proulx & Karen Achenbach

West Dalhousie Community Hall 4868 West Dalhousie Road, West Dalhousie, Nova Scotia

NOTE: The registration for the iNaturalist Workshop with Lisa Proulx and Karen Achenbach is now full – but we are accepting names for the waitlist! Please send an email to soof@saveouroldforests.ca and ask to be added. If a spot opens up we will contact the waiting list on a “first come first serve” basis. Join […]

Owl Prowl with Donna Crossland

Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area Nova Scotia, Canada

NOTE: The registration for the Owl Prowl is now full – but we are accepting names for the waitlist! Please send an email to soof@saveouroldforests.ca and ask to be added. If a spot opens up we will contact the waiting list on a “first come first serve” basis. Join Donna Crossland and Save Our Old […]