Spring – Time for New Growth The earth still freezes during the nights, but the warm sun provokes the thawing process during the days. The first signs of robins emerge, they hop around then stop to listen for the presence of worms and bugs to hunt. Tree limbs are covered in… [Read More]
March Blog
Can you imagine a more exciting time than March? Spring is quite literally around the corner! Students will have a break from studies, everyone will celebrate the Irish, and planting can soon begin. Garden.org has a wonderful guide which describes sharing when to start your seeds and bulbs. Click here to check it out. We… [Read More]
February Blog
Let’s leave January behind and welcome February. A month of hope, change and love. Resolutions of new years are either in full swing or have fizzled out. Spring feels just around the corner. The weather changes everyday in the Maritimes, -10 to +10 degrees Celsius. This unstable weather pattern has our brains buzzing. These are… [Read More]
January “On the Edge” Blog
Blue Carbon Sequestration Blue Carbon sequestration refers to the process where aquatic vegetation removes and holds mass quantities of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the earth’s atmosphere in three main types of blue carbon ecosystems: mangrove forests, seagrass meadows and tidal marshes. As we all know, plants use CO2 in the process of photosynthesis (along with… [Read More]
December Blog
Winter in Nova Scotia… …is Enchanting. The way the ground will freeze, and the ocean will remain fluid and unpredictable. The community is busier than ever. Shops are bustling, neighbors are more cheerful, and everyone is preparing for winter. Wind will bend the last of the rain, slowly freezing into sheets and icicles. Clinging to… [Read More]