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provide a baseline dataset for the future. In This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01CF656B.B01D4CD0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, all. I live in Halifax and am planning to attend the presentation on Tuesday, = June 3, on The Art of Bird Photography. If anyone else from Halifax = would like to car-pool, please contact me. Cheers, Susann Myers From: Ken McKenna=20 Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2014 9:58 PM To: NatureNS=20 Subject: [NatureNS] Upcoming programs and events Pictou Co. Naturalists = Club Ken McKenna Box 218 Stellarton NS B0K 1S0 902 752-7644 Hi all Snow storm was a factor in cancelling our last meeting which is now = rescheduled for June. See below. Hopefully snow will no longer be a = factor in the upcoming events. Come on out and support the speakers. I = think you will not be disappointed.=20 1) May presentation The next presentation of the Pictou Co. Naturalists club will be Tues. = May 6 at 6:30 pm at the community room of the New Glasgow library. The = topic will be Butterflies in the Maritimes with John Klymko. The = presentation will be timely as I saw my first spring butterfly, a = Mourning Cloak, over the past weekend. Come on out and learn a bit about = these beautiful insects and how you might be able to contribute to the = knowledge of the species in the Maritimes.=20 The Maritimes Butterfly Atlas - just one year left! Launched in 2010, = the Maritimes Butterfly Atlas (MBA) is a five year citizen science = project documenting the occurrence of butterflies in the three Maritime = provinces. This is the first atlas of this scale for the Maritimes. The = MBA is modeled after state-level butterfly surveys that are underway or = complete in Maine, Vermont, and Massachusetts and after the Maritimes = Breeding Bird Atlas. The MBA's purpose is to produce a snapshot of = butterfly populations in the Maritimes today and provide a baseline = dataset for the future. Information gathered will be used to inform = conservation decisions, especially with regards to identifying species = of conservation concern and their habitats. It will be valuable in the = decades to come, as scientists examine effects of climate change and = other disturbances on the distribution and abundance of native animal = species. John Klymko, the Atlas director, will discuss the highlights of = the project as it enters its fifth and final field season, and will = provide a briefing on how you too can contribute to this conservation = effort.=20 2) Reserve Saturday May 10 for the annual NS Spring Migration Bird = Count. Feeder watchers as well as field observers are always welcome. = Pictou Co participants can contact me at kenmcken@eastlink.ca for more = into and to let me know if you can participate.=20 3) June presentation The presentation postponed because of April snow storm will be = rescheduled for Tues. June 3 at 6:30 p.m. in the program room of the New = Glasgow Library. Cliff Sandeson will give a presentation on "The Art of = Bird Photography". The presentation should end in time to see the = spectacular Chimney Swifts enter the Temperance St. School which is = near-by.=20 Cliff Sandeson is a retired teacher from the Truro area who has always = enjoyed nature and nature photography. In this presentation, he will = discuss the equipment necessary for bird photography, the camera = settings that he prefers and will present 11 tips for better bird = photography. He will conclude his presentation with a selection of = images that will illustrate the points made in the first section of his = program. Come on out and I am sure you will learn a few good photography = tips and see some great bird photographs.=20 4) Notice of Nature Nova Scotia 2014 Conference and annual meeting at = the Gaelic College, St. Anns, Cape Breton- May 30-June 1. Lots of nature = walks, and talks, stargazing with both sessions for adults and also for = Young Naturalists.=20 Some of the presenters lined up include:=20 a.. Erich Muntz - coyote research findings and hiker safety, CBHNP =20 b.. Deanne van Rooyen - geology of Cape Breton, CBU =20 c.. Peter Austin Smith - Pine Marten Introduction to Cape Breton, NS = DNR =20 d.. Wally Ellison - visual tour of the Waterfalls of Cape Breton =20 Some great field trips are in the works including a hike to the Usige = Ban Waterfalls and a boat trip to look at seabed creatures!=20 The very interesting program and registration form can be viewed at = http://www.naturens.ca/node/106 ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01CF656B.B01D4CD0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23580"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style=3D"PADDING-LEFT: 10px; PADDING-RIGHT: 10px; PADDING-TOP: = 15px"=20 id=3DMailContainerBody leftMargin=3D0 topMargin=3D0 bgColor=3D#ffffff=20 CanvasTabStop=3D"true" name=3D"Compose message area"> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>Hi, all.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>I live in Halifax and am planning to attend = the=20 presentation on Tuesday, June 3, on The Art of Bird Photography. = If anyone=20 else from Halifax would like to car-pool, please contact = me.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>Cheers,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DCalibri>Susann Myers</FONT></DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt Tahoma"> <DIV><FONT size=3D3 face=3DCalibri></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #f5f5f5"> <DIV style=3D"font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20 title=3D"mailto:kenmcken@eastlink.ca CTRL + Click to follow link"=20 href=3D"mailto:kenmcken@eastlink.ca">Ken McKenna</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 29, 2014 9:58 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">NatureNS</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] Upcoming programs and events Pictou Co.=20 Naturalists Club</DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Ken McKenna<BR>Box 218 Stellarton = NS<BR>B0K=20 1S0<BR>902 752-7644</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DArial>Hi all</FONT></DIV> <DIV>&l