Nature Connection, Education, & Conservation

The Blomidon Naturalists Society has been providing opportunities to connect with nature since 1974.  L earn about and experience the wonder of nature, while advocating for its protection. We provide a wide range of activities, programming & projects to support local connection to nature,  education and conservation.

We are based in and serve the eastern Annapolis Valley, on unceded and ancestral Mi’kmaq lands. We are committed to working toward Reconciliation.

We seek to promote respect, care and curiosity in our work. We work to engage diverse groups across the region.

What's Happening?

Upcoming Events

“The care of the earth is our most ancient and most worthy and, after all, our most pleasing responsibility. To cherish what remains of it, and to foster its renewal, is our only legitimate hope.”

- Wendell Berry

from The Art of the Commonplace 

Experiences

Get involved and connected. We offer diverse experiences and activities including monthly meetings, nature talks, webinars, field trips, courses, community events, birding events and counts, Flying Squirrel Adventures kid, youth & family programs, Pride Hikes, Nature for Newcomers events & more.

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Community projects

We are engaged in diverse projects, community partnerships and collaborations, experiential programs, local record keeping and citizen science work, and more. We invite you to dig in with our work on pollinator gardens, climate action, and more! 

We welcome your ideas, energy, and contributions to nature work locally!

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Butterflyway Pollinator Project

Work together to create pollinator habitat in the region, educate through public talks, develop and  distribute information resources. Inspire others to support wildlife through ecological gardening.

Annapolis Valley Climate Action Project & Story Map

Inspiring local climate action through storytelling and mapping what’s happening locally. This interactive map showcases innovation, creativity and the diverse ways of taking climate action. Get inspired, have hope & get on the map!

Advocacy & Conservation

Help us address the local conservation issues!  We are committed to protecting nature in our local area and supporting efforts across Mi’kma’ki. Check out our current campaigns and topics of concern, and learn how you can help.

Protect the Chain Lakes Wilderness Area

Save Our Old Forests in Nova Scotia Campaign

A local voice for nature & the stories we need more of...

The Blomidon Naturalists Society is dedicated to nature education and storytelling. We have produced a print journal since the start, and we continue to share inspiring ideas, records, stories and information about local natural history, ecology, climate action. Become a member and receive our beautiful printed publication Beyond the Tides. Explore our other publications, check out the myriad of records and resources on our website, and join us in sharing stories of nature…

Blomidon Naturalists Society activities take place in Mi’kma’ki, the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Mi’kmaq People. This territory is covered by the “Treaties of Peace and Friendship” which did not deal with the surrender of lands and resources but in fact recognized Mi’kmaw title. We want to recognize that outdoor education and play would not be possible without access to the natural world that has been stewarded since time immemorial by the many Indigenous peoples of this land. We are committed to fostering respectful and sustainable relationships with the Indigenous Peoples of this land, with all other organisms, with the land.

Support Local nature

Our predominantly free nature programming, education, resources and dedicated conservation work is made possible by our supporters. We rely heavily on volunteers and are increasingly trying to support staff to sustain our mission and vision. Support nature work today! Thank you.