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Update on SHORE UP NOVA SCOTIA

As many of you know, HNH partnered with the St. Margaret’s Bay Stewardship Association to do a pilot project workshop for our new initiative SHORE UP NOVA SCOTIA (SUNS) in early August this year. (SUNS is a rolling series of Living Shoreline workshops, “teaching plant-based strategies to combat coastal erosion one community at a time”.) We were delighted… [Read More]

Overview

Community Outreach

  • Seedy Saturday Organizer 2006–2017

Community Projects:

  • Baywoods Forest Project, 2005–2014
    Designed and built a micro Acadian Forest at The Bayview Community School.
  • Park View Education, Outdoor Classroom, 2007–2013
    Design and implementation, coordination and ongoing support.
  • Bridgewater Community Garden Network, Hodge Podge Community Garden, 2010–2017
    Founding member, organizing committee and core team.
  • Living Shoreline Summit, 2013 Cambridge, Maryland USA.
  • Petite Riviere Community Park, 2011–2014
    Remediation of a toxic site to a Community Park.
  • Living Shoreline Project, 2011–2014
    Partnership with Ecology Action Centre, Halifax.
  • Gaff Point Trail, 2008–2009
    Partnership with the Nature Conversancy of Canada trail improvements.
  • Saint Mary’s Boat Club, Living Shoreline, 2016–2017, Halifax NS
  • South Shore Waldorf School & Kindergarden, Children’s outdoor/nature play area.

Sponsors

  • Helping Nature Heal Softball, 2009–2017
  • Cooper’s Pen Community Soccer Initiative, Falmouth Jamaica, 2014–2017
    Helping Nature Heal spotted a need, created, and now sponsors, a youth soccer program in Falmouth Jamaica. The program hosts around 100 Children under the age of 21. We supply the program with equipment to participate.

Guest Speaker

  • Shelburne Garden Club, 2014–2016
  • Queens County Garden Club, 2014–2016
  • Saint Mary’s University, Ecological Restoration, 2012–2015
  • NSCC Natural Resources & Environmental Technology, 2011–2013
  • Nova Scotia Association of Gardens Club, AGM, 2011
  • Waldorf School & Shambala, Environmental Education Conference, 2011–2013
  • Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute 2011
  • White Point Beach Resort, Organic Gardening 2007
  • Eco–Logic Home Show, Halifax 2007
  • Nova Scotia Recreation Professionals in Health, Horticulture as Therapy, 2005