As a lifelong naturalist, Bev Wigney (SOOF Supporter & Friend) has been photographing, drawing, painting and writing about her observations of the natural world. In recent years, her study has incorporated the use of trail cameras to observe wildlife without interrupting their activities. Many secrets have been revealed, especially through the use of video recordings. […]
Hope you can join us for our last SOOF Soup Sunday of 2025! Doors open and a free lunch of soup and bread will be available starting at 12pm. This month’s guest speaker is Maurya Braun who will be hosting a talk about effective climate action at the local level starting around 1pm. There will […]
Join SOOF for a poster-making event following Soup Sunday at the Centrelea Community Hall. We will have local artists joining us to make posters, banners and signs for the rally (mentioned above), and art supplies will be provided. Please feel free to bring your own supplies, cardboard, or poster boards too! If you are planning […]
Everyone who lives, works, plays and prays in Nova Scotia/Mi’kma’ki is invited to join the “We Are All Treaty People” Rally on November 15 @ 12pm in Kjipuktuk/Halifax. It’s time to stand Shoulder To Shoulder in solidarity with land defenders and water protectors at Tqamuoweye’katick/ Hunter’s Mountain and ALL resistance movements in Nova Scotia. […]
SOOF will be getting into the holiday spirit in a craft & collectibles fair at Lunn’s Mill Beer Company on November 16th. There will be plenty of wonderful vendors will be onsite, and SOOF will have a table with pins and cards, stickers, lichen posters, and some Ray Mackie “Seconds” – we would love for […]
Artist, life-long naturalist and SOOF Supporter, Bev Wigney has been photographing, drawing, painting and writing about her observations of the natural world. In recent years, her study has incorporated the use of trail cameras to observe wildlife without interrupting their activities. Many secrets have been revealed, especially through the use of video recordings. Bev will […]
Join SOOF’s president, Nina Newington, at MTRI’s Biodiversity Conservation Showcase for a talk about the essential contributions of citizen science to biodiversity conservation. Nina will provide an overview and examples of citizen science success in the Goldsmith Lake Wilderness Area identifying species at risk and stands of old-growth, demonstrating that the area meets the criteria […]
SOOF has a very exciting event coming up in Antigonish in December at Candid Brewing Company! Herbalist Andrée-Anne Bédard will lead a workshop where you can learn to make your own festive digestive bitters, just in time for the holiday cocktail/mocktail season. It will be fun and casual, and you will leave ready to impress […]
Join SOOF on Sunday, January 18, for a free lunch of soup, bread, sweets and tea and coffee! Doors open and lunch is served starting at 12 pm. Shortly after 1pm, Guest Speaker Donna Crossland will lead a conversation about “Fires, Forestry and why we need Protected Areas more than ever”. Donna will be joined […]
Join Save Our Old Forests at the Centrelea Community Hall (3495 Highway 201) for our February SOOF Soup Sunday! Doors open and lunch is served starting at 12 pm. Shortly after 1pm, Guest Speaker Sadie Beaton will facilitate a conversation about what the Treaties of Peace and Friendship mean today. You can also pick up […]
Save Our Old Forests (SOOF) is excited to invite you to our first concert of 2026: Music at the Museum! We hope you can join us for an afternoon of uplifting harmonies and joyful instrumentals featuring performances from Still River, Lorne Allan & Sue Littleton, and Permanent Resonance. Tickets are Pay What You Can (suggested […]
Come join Save Our Old Forests at the Centrelea Community Hall (3495 Highway 201) for our March SOOF Soup Sunday! Doors open and lunch is served starting at 12 pm. Shortly after 1pm, Guest Speaker Keith Egger will host a talk about Postfire Mushrooms and what role fungi plays in the postfire ecosystem. Ray Mackie’s […]