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 […]
What is your relationship to the forest? Is it a place to walk and calm your spirit? An endless source of paper? Do the trees warm your fireplace? What does it mean for the forest to be your backyard, your neighbour, your friend? Moving A Forest is an interactive game-theatre about the forests. It explores themes of […]
What is your relationship to the forest? Is it a place to walk and calm your spirit? An endless source of paper? Do the trees warm your fireplace? What does it mean for the forest to be your backyard, your neighbour, your friend? Moving A Forest is an interactive game-theatre about the forests. It explores themes of […]
What is your relationship to the forest? Is it a place to walk and calm your spirit? An endless source of paper? Do the trees warm your fireplace? What does it mean for the forest to be your backyard, your neighbour, your friend? Moving A Forest is an interactive game-theatre about the forests. It explores themes of […]
Come enjoy some home made ice cream, old fashioned games, live music and a BBQ at the Tupperville School Museum! SOOF will be there too so be sure to stop by and say hello, sign a petition, check out our SOOFSTOCK 2024 t-shirts and chat about the Goldsmith Lake and Beals Brook wilderness areas! Plus […]
SOOF is super excited to share that Bob Bancroft will be joining us on Saturday August 24 for the “Old Growth Forest Walk with Donna Crossland” at Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area! The forest walk is part of the SOOFSTOCK 2024 program. The walk will take place in a newly discovered area of old-growth Wabanaki/Acadian Forest in […]