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The Nova Scotia Environmental Network will post announcements from our members here.

International Walk to School Month: October
October is International Walk to School Month. Schools and groups can register online at www.saferoutesns.ca (click on the IWALK icon) and qualify for some great prize draws. Walk to School Month is a project of Active & Safe Routes to School, coordinated by the Ecology Action Center in partnership with the Nova Scotia Department of Health Promotion and Protection as part of the Active Kids Healthy Kids Initiative.
Posted by: Ecology Action Centre
www.saferoutesns.ca (click IWALK)

Nova Scotia Nature Trust Property Celebration
Nova Scotia Nature Trust, the province’s leading land conservation organization, is very pleased to invite you to a special celebration on Thursday July 22nd, at 6 o’clock pm at the K.C. Irving Environmental Science Centre, Acadia University (located at 32 University Avenue in Wolfville).

Join the Nature Trust in celebrating the announcement of an exciting new conservation success that will protect a 300 acre coastal gem on Nova Scotia’s South Shore.

Members, supporters and the public are welcome to attend a brief reception and ceremony to honour the local family who has made this generous commitment to protecting Nova Scotia’s natural legacy.
Posted by: Nova Scotia Nature Trust
nsnt.ca

New Local Food Fund to Award $10,000 in Grants
The Local Food Fund was recently established at the Community Foundation of Nova Scotia to support community-based organizations throughout the province which help to develop and sustain a healthy, local food supply for all Nova Scotians. Five cash grants of $2,000 each are available.

For more information and to download an application form, please visit the Community Foundation of Nova Scotia's website at www.cfns.ca Posted by: Allison Kouzovnikov
www.cfns.ca

Teaching and Learning with Monarch Butterflies Workshop
Teaching and Learning with Monarch Butterflies Workshop

*August 26-27th, 2010 - Old Orchard Inn - Wolfville, NS*

Teaching and Learning With Monarch Butterflies" is the most awesome workshop you will ever attend! Over two days, you will learn everything there is to know about raising Monarchs from tiny "cats" to strong winged "butterfly kings" that will travel 4000 km to their winter migration sites in Mexico. Stand in silent awe as your caterpillars form a chrysalis before your very eyes and then emerge as a beautiful butterflies. Learn how to tag and release butterflies, so you can watch and wish them well on their first flight amid chants of "Gotta Go, Gotta Go, Gotta Go to Mexico" from all the students at your school or educational center.

Participants learn to raise and tag Monarchs and about their ecology and conservation, and leave with the knowledge, materials and passion to produce outstanding learning experiences. Appropriate for teachers and educators of all grade levels and subject areas …a truly interdisciplinary experience!

Over 2500 teachers from 15 states, five provinces, and five countries have been trained and are part of a growing Monarch Teacher Network. There are so many reasons to attend this fun filled, hands-on workshop - don't miss your
chance to attend this workshop held for the first time in the Maritimes!

The workshop includes expert instruction, lunches, and a plethora of resources (Journeys Lesson Guide, DVD, CD’s, T-shirt, rearing and holding cages, and much more) allowing the delivery of lessons immediately. Visit
http://events.signup4.com/mtnmaritimeworkshop to learn more and register!

***Please register as soon as possible if you would like to attend*** Posted by: Megan Crowley
http://events.signup4.com/mtnmaritimeworkshop

The Last World Tour - a green comedy
Suffering from green fatigue? Why not take a vacation from making responsible decisions. Step right up for the The Last World Tour and take a theatrical journey from the Big Bang Theory to Geo-engineering, all in the space of 75 musical minutes.

Playwright Reid Campbell has written a musical that draws humour from our struggle to do what is right in the 21st century. The Last World Tour is about climate change. It's about environmental angst. It's about getting along with your neighbours, whatever they may think of your lawn.

Opens Friday, August 5, 7:30pm, Trinity Hall, Mahone Bay
Performances Thursday - Sunday, Aug.5- Sept.6
Information: 902-624-8269 Posted by: Reid Campbell

cordwood masonry workshop
beyond yonder homestead is pleased to announce our first annual alternate building workshop this year on July 9th. Come for an intsructional weekend to learn to build your own cordwood masonry / stackwall building or stay on for a full 10 days with us beyond yonder where we are developing a sustainable homestead for the full homestead experience. Visit our website to learn more about us!
www.beyondyonderhomestead.com Posted by: cassandra yonder
www.beyondyonderhomestead.com

Check out the NTREE Reports
The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy has some great new reports related to climate prosperity, collaboration for sustainable development and water. Check them out on the Round Table\\\'s web site: wwwww.nrtee-trnee.com Posted by: Tamara Lorincz, Executive Director
www.nrtee-trnee.com/eng/index.php

More Environmental Titles for Kids and Youth at Halifax Public Libraries
Halifax Public Libraries is pleased to announce it has purchased over 300 titles on environmental issues thanks to a generous grant from the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation. The books, aimed at the elementary and junior high school levels, will be available at all 14 branches and will cover a wide range of subject areas including climate change,
wildlife conservation, hybrid cars, animal rights, and solar energy.

More information about Halifax Public Libraries can be obtained at www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca
For details on the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation, visit www.td.com/fef
Posted by: Helena Sergakis
www.halifaxpubliclibraries.ca