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Action Opportunity: Scientists launch Go-Fund-Me t

Action Opportunity: Scientists launch Go-Fund-Me to support important research (link in bio).

"Last year, we, a volunteer team of researchers and citizen scientists, conducted multiple studies in and around Owls Head Provincial Park to better understand the biodiversity of your land and sea," says marine biologist Dr. Kristina Boerder. "We'd like to continue this work this year and your support can help us to do! Please consider donating to support science in and around Owls Head Provincial Park."

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If we told you that Nova Scotia had one of the wor

If we told you that Nova Scotia had one of the world's best ecosystems for absorbing carbon, what would you think? What if you knew that our government is willing to jeopardize that ecosystem?

Just in time for #WorldOceansDay, marine biologist Kristina Boerder offers a fascinating look at an incredible ecosystem: eelgrass.

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Happy World Environment Day 🌎 Please take 5 min

Happy World Environment Day 🌎 Please take 5 minutes to check out our Take Action list (link in bio).

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Artwork by Elena Mozhvilo

Did you know that Canada has signed international

Did you know that Canada has signed international agreements to formally protect 25% of the country's landmass by 2025 and 30% by 2030? It's a necessary measure to protect biodiversity & human health.

To protect 30% of Nova Scotia's landmass, our government would have to either buy a lot of private land to preserve or formally protect ALL of our publicly owned land. Yet another reason to #SaveOwlsHead and choose appropriate PRIVATE land for this development.

"Biodiversity considerations are (to be) integrate

"Biodiversity considerations are (to be) integrated into municipal planning," according to Canada's Target 4. Luckily for us, HRM has the Halifax Green Network Plan! But wait!

Owls Head Provincial Park is a component of the Halifax Green Network Plan. "The goal of the Plan is to protect an integrated system of parks, connecting corridors and natural areas. This will support ecosystem and community health, and preserve wildlife habitats of critical environmental and cultural significance."

To achieve Canada's Target 4, we need to respect biodiversity and let the Halifax Green Network Plan help us determine a more appropriate site for this development.

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Canada Target 3: By 2020, Canada's wetlands were m

Canada Target 3: By 2020, Canada's wetlands were meant to be "conserved or enhanced to sustain their ecosystem services through retention, restoration and management activities."

At least 25% of Owls Head Provincial Park is wetlands, including wetlands of special significance (salt marshes). To honour Canada's Target 3, our government should protect the biodiverse wetlands of Owls Head Provincial Park.

Stay tuned for more from the 2020 Biodiversity Goals and Targets for Canada in honour of #CanadaEnvironmentWeek

📸 Photo by Simon Ryder-Burbidge

“We Canadians are a nature-loving people. Canadi

“We Canadians are a nature-loving people. Canadian Environment Week celebrates the actions we are taking to protect and preserve our environment," says federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson.

This week, we'll take a brief look at Canada's environmental goals and how they relate to us here in NS.

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📸 Kayaking around Owls Head Provincial Park by Peter Copus

The Eastern Shore sure does have some beautiful su

The Eastern Shore sure does have some beautiful sunrises!

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"r/evolution means protecting the people. the plan

"r/evolution means protecting the people. the plants. the animals. the air. the water. r/evolution means saving this planet.
r/evolution is love.”

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To find out how you can help #SaveOwlsHead, check out our Action page (link in bio)

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This website has been developed by concerned citizens in our effort to Save Owls Head Park. Some of the content was originally published on the Facebook Group Save Owls Head Provincial Park/Little Harbour From Becoming Golf Courses, where it was published for public consumption. This content has been republished with permission from the page administrators. Whenever possible, editorial content shared on this site has been with the specific permission of the author(s). These pieces represent the writer’s own opinions on the topics they address.

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