Coastal Action
45 School Street, Suite 403 B0J 2E0 Mahone Bay, NS, Canada

Our Climate Change Team is thrilled to collaborate with Barry Stevens of 3D Wave Design and the Town of Lunenburg to produce a public, interactive flood map for the Town of Lunenburg and the community of Blue Rocks. This innovative map is designed to help these communities adapt to the effects of climate change, such as sea-level rise and increased flooding from storm surge. The map features a 3D model of both communities, animated sea-level rise and flood scenarios, a...djustable features such as storm surge and tide levels, emergency preparation resources, and information about coastal management methods. Get a sneak peak of the map here: https://bit.ly/3bjXYqM & keep your eyes on this space for updates! For more info, contact [email protected]. We would like to thank RBC Foundation for supporting this project through the Tech for Nature program and TD Friends of the Environment Foundation.

Want to help prevent single-use plastics from entering our oceans? Join our team! The Ocean Friendly Project Coordinator will work on our Ocean Friendly Nova Scotia project, in collaboration with staff and partners. The position is a full-time short-term contract beginning as soon as possible and ending March 31, with potential for extension. Full job description here: https://bit.ly/3b40Dox. Send questions, cover letters and resumes to Ariel Smith at [email protected]. Deadline to apply is Friday, January 15.

Looking for a unique holiday gift or want to support #ConservationAtWork in Nova Scotia? Visit coastalaction.org/donate! Swipe here or check out our latest Coastal Chronicle to see some of the ways your donations support environmental research, education & action .

Happy Holidays from the Coastal Action Crew! Our Coastal Chronicle newsletter is now available, check it out here: https://bit.ly/2J0xkrc. Bonus photo with some team members at our virtual holiday gathering!

Coastal Action staff attended the 2020 Virtual Fall Meeting of the Nova Scotia Invasive Species Council. We collaborated with partners across the province to brainstorm ways to raise awareness about invasive species, and create action to prevent their spread and impact on native and endangered species. This video is from our Species at Risk & Biodiversity Team and highlights some of the ways Coastal Action works to protect the endangered Atlantic Whitefish from invasive fish species. For more information on the project, visit our website: https://bit.ly/2xydptB or contact Molly at [email protected]. Full video transcript here: https://bit.ly/399ENif

Update from the LaHave River Salmon Association regarding tomorrow’s Nova Scotia Salmon Association meeting.

We’re highlighting one of our project partners, RBC Foundation! With support from RBC Tech for Nature, our Climate Change Team developed an innovative, interactive flood-map for the Town of Lunenburg. This map will help coastal communities along Nova Scotia’s South Shore adapt to the effects of climate change & improve planning around coastal stresses such as sea-level rise and increased storm surge. Our team also worked with two small-scale farms this summer. With RBC ...Foundation’s support, we helped these farms transform 22,200 m of under-utilized land into productive perennial cropping and silvopasture systems, as well as plant over 1,552 trees and shrubs! The project aims to increase crop diversity, sequester carbon, support wildlife, and strengthen adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards. Virtual tours of the participating farms can be found on our YouTube channel: Soil Mates Farm: https://youtu.be/PTlQD_dtCD8 Newbury Hill Farm: https://youtu.be/Qs6dNzBi7YQ

This year, Coastal Action was awarded funding from the #NovaScotia Habitat Conservation Fund to initiate a Snapping Turtle Monitoring Project in the Petite Riviere. The project involves visually monitoring snapping turtle nests, gathering baseline population and biological data, and providing education about this important species! For more information, check out our website: https://bit.ly/2UAzTCz or contact [email protected] .

The Bluenose Academy Trailblazers had a great time playing in the snow a few weeks ago! Trailblazers is a fun, entirely outdoor program with the goals of increasing physical activity, inspiring connection to nature throughout the seasons, and developing outdoor and leadership skills. We play fun, cooperative games and do adventurous activities throughout the woods surrounding the school. The program runs in almost all types of weather, even unexpected snow in the first week of November! Our fall Trailblazers sessions are full but you can contact [email protected] for more information or to be added to our environmental education email list!

Have you spent time in the LaHave River or Petite Rivière watersheds doing activities such as angling, hiking, or boating & are interested in sharing your knowledge/experience? . The Nova Scotia Salmon Association is hosting a meeting at the Best Western Plus Bridgewater Hotel & Convention Centre on November 24th, 2020. The meeting will inform the community about the project & gather feedback to support the development of Watershed Management plans for both the LaHave and Petite Rivière watersheds. If you are interested in attending, please contact [email protected].

2020 is the 5th consecutive year for our Fox Point Lake Water Quality Monitoring Program in partnership with the Municipality of Chester! This project is primarily led by volunteers, who collect data on various biological, chemical, and physical water parameters. Data allow us to monitor the water quality of Fox Point Lake & track changes over time. For more information visit our website: https://bit.ly/35JkmGV or contact [email protected].

Big Congratulations to our Nova Action Youth Lead Stella Bowles who is a recipient of the Order of Nova Scotia! So well deserved.

Our Autumn 2020 Coastal Chronicle is here! Check out the full issue here: https://bit.ly/3ldehHS. This issue includes highlights from our CommuniTrees Project, our collaboration with Ducks Unlimited Canada - Atlantic , exciting Atlantic Whitefish news , & our profile of The Barwick Family Foundation!

In 2020 Coastal Action partnered with the RBC Foundation, Soil Mates Farm, and Newbury Hill Farm to transform underutilized pasture into productive agricultural land, featuring perennial cropping and silvopasture systems. The project aims to plant woody perennials and trees across farmland to increase crop diversity, sequester carbon, support wildlife, and strengthen adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards. This year we supported two small-scale agricultural business...es in the implementation of perennial and silvopasture systems, planting a total of 1,552 woody perennials and trees across two agricultural sites! This video showcases Newbury Hill Farm, the type of system they installed, their installation process, and some of the project successes. Know a farmer who is interested in perennial cropping systems and/or silvopasture? Email us at [email protected] .