If you’re at Seedy Saturday in Amherst on Saturday, April 6 be sure to stop by the Save Our Old Forests and Don’t Spray Cumberland County table! Have a chat and learn how these two groups are working to save and protect our health and our forests. It will be a great time to swap […]
Join the SOOF Lunenburg team on Friday, April 12th for a special screening Nance Ackerman’s In the Quiet and the Dark, a 50 minute film which details the decline of Eastern Hemlock trees in Nova Scotia due to the rapid spread of the woolly adelgid. The film’s director Nance Ackerman and forest ecologist Donna Crossland […]
SOOF and Centrelea Community Hall are getting together to celebrate our beautiful, bountiful planet and all her gracious gifts by hosting for all our communities an Earth Day Celebration! There will be plenty of family friendly activities including a nature hike, tree planting, kids crafts, films and more! SOOF will be serving up soup and […]
If you’re in the Halifax area be sure to register for the Citizen Science Workshop (Part 1) at the Wooden Monkey (Dartmouth location). This first part will take place indoors with some soup (by the Wooden Monkey) and some presentations featuring: Nina Newington sharing news about the SOOF campaign (and petitions!), Karen Robinson talking about […]
Join Dr. David Patriquin and Dr. Sean Haughian (Curator of Botany, NS Museum) for a hike around Sandy Lake Park. Dr. Patriquin has noted that there are patches of Old Growth in the Sandy Lake Park – some very similar to stands at the Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area. This is a great opportunity for folks […]
Join SOOF’s Nina Newington at The Deanery Project’s Open House on Sunday May 5 to hear about the SOOF campaign! Nina will be talking about the Save Our Old Forests campaign from 10:30 to noon and then there will be live music (with coffee, tea and cookies!) from 1:00 – 3:00pm!
Get your dancing shoes on for another Old Time Music & Country Dance in support of SOOF! Featuring live fiddle music by the North Mountain Islanders. Instruction for 2 steps, waltzes, maybe a contra or two, polkas by request. $10 at the door.
Join the Healthy Forest Coalition’s Mike Lancaster on Monday May 13 (7pm-8:15pm) at the Chester United Baptist Church for a presentation on the benefits of protecting Nova Scotia’s forests as defence against fire and climate change. The 45 minute presentation will be followed by time for a Q&A. Tea and coffee provided. Free admission, donations […]
Join Registered Clinical Herbalist Ember Peters (RHP) for an exploration of wild medicinal plants growing in the mature ecosystems around Goldsmith. Through this walk we will weave together sustainable wild harvesting, plant identification tips, and learning through your own sensory observation. By learning to honour the plant medicines, we can inspire our spirits of community […]
About the Workshop: Join SOOF for an early morning birding by ear adventure at the Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area! Long time amateur birding enthusiasts Julie Palmer and Bonnie McOrmond will teach participants how to listen to and identify migratory song birds. What to bring/wear: Layered clothing, waterproof boots/shoes, water, snacks, bug dope/bug shirt, binoculars, and a […]
Save Our Old Forests will be at the Education Alley at RiverFest on Saturday July 13! Come by and say hello, sign a petition, checkout of SOOFSTOCK t-shirts or have a chat about Goldsmith Lake and Beals Brook Wilderness Areas!
Join Meguma Canoe for a special group paddle at the proposed Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area in partnership with Save Our Old Forests (SOOF). The excursion will include a visit to Lichen Camp for an introduction to the local Species at Risk followed by a paddle on Goldsmith Lake. To minimize impact and ensure safety this […]