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Annual General Meetings & Gatherings
2011: Full Circle: Connecting for a Sustainable Future.
Group photo around the community-owned Spiddle Hill wind turbine.
2011: Full Circle: Connecting for a Sustainable Future.
For the 20th Anniversary of NSEN we gathered in Tatamagouche. The place were it all started with Ishbe Munroe in 1991.
2010: Woods, Water Work. Getting out what we put in!
The NSEN co-hosted the Annual Gathering with the Sierra Club of Canada Atlantic Chapter and the Pictou County Watershed Coalition.
We gathered in Scotsburn, Pictou County, Nova Scotia at the beautiful
Stonehame Lodge, on Friday, September 10 to Sunday, September 12, to learn
about environmental issues, rejuvenate ourselves and prepare for another
year of organizing around environmental issues in Nova Scotia!
Some highlights on the agenda included a Toxic Tour of Boat Harbour and area- Ron Kelly with Pictou County
Watershed Coalition and Peter Boyle lead the tour; Keynote address from Dr. Daniel Paul author of "We Are Not the
Savages". Dr. Paul spoke extensively on the history and struggle of Boat Harbour and Pictou Landing First Nations;
Panel on Sustainable Forestry with Billy MacDonald of Friends of
Red Tail, Gary Schneider of ECOPEI MacPhail Woods and Matt Miller of EAC; Workshops on fundraising and youth action & engagement; and
NSEN Caucus meetings- Cathy Conrad with Saint Mary's University Community Based Environmental Monitoring Network will talk about Citizen
Science and her experiences in The Gambia.
The Gathering garnered a lot of media locally in New Glasgow and Pictou papers and in the Chronicle Herald. For more information on
the media articles please contact NSEN at nsen@cen-rce.org.
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2009: Making the Links: The Environment & Health
Annual Gathering was Saturday, Sept. 26 and Sunday, Sept. 27 at the
beautiful sustainable woodlot and retreat Windhorse Farm in New Germany. Key
Note speakers were Dr. John O'Connor, doctor and courageous Alberta Tars
Sands whistleblower; Dr. Sherman Boates, Wildlife Manager with the
Department of Natural Resources, on the UN Biodiversity International Year
and Decade; Sheila Cole, Co-Chair of the National Health Caucus and member
of the Environmental Health Association of Nova Scotia; Chris Benjamin,
Journalist for The Coast's Sustainable City Column; Dr. Charlene Morton, UBC
Professor on Music, Critical Thinking & Sustainability Education; Dr. John
Brazner, water ecologist on the provincial wetlands strategy; and Sunday
Luncheon Key note speaker was the Honourable Minister of Environment
Sterling Belliveau. At our gathering, we presented a framed picture of the
members and community of Friends of Nature to Rudy Haase. We watched the
films: Downstream and The Edible Schoolyard. Our caucuses: water &
watershed, biosolids & wastewater, environmental education & SENSE, and law
& policy had meetings at our gathering. We enjoyed delicious catered food,
swimming, canoeing, garden tour and forest walks. We would like to thank the
Department of Environment and Mountain Equipment Coop for their support of
our event.
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Go to the Environmental Education Caucus page to find Dr. Charlene Morton's
resources from her
Presentation "Environmental Education and Cross-Curricular Sensibilities: A
Musical Case Study"
2008: Working Together to Create a Sustainable Future
The Nova Scotia Environmental Network had its Annual Gathering to bring environmentalists together
to share ideas and resources on our most pressing environmental challenges and to celebrate our successes.
As usual, it was a feast for both body and mind.
2007: Landscapes of the Future: Sustainable Options for Nova Scotia
We had a fantastic weekend of learning and celebrating in Avondale. We listened to great
speakers, connected with other active citizens, feasted on local food, and danced at
the Jammin in the Shipyard Party. Click on the links below for the brochure and the poster.
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 Conference Program Brochure
 Conference Highlights
2006: "Sustainable Living at the Shire: A Green Hobbit Gathering”
(key note: A Veteran Journalist's View of the Environmental Challenge
by Ralph Surette, Freelance Journalist and Herald Columnist)
Venue: The Shire Learning Centre, Yarmouth on 165 acres of wilderness
on Mink Lake http://www.oftheshire.org/ from Friday, July 28 - Sunday,
July 30. Organized by the Nova Scotia Environmental Network & Sierra
Club of Canada - Atlantic Canada.
WORKSHOPS INCLUDED: Paddling, Coastal Flora, Forests, Pesticides &
Cancer, Film screenings of “Exposure” and “Crapshoot:
The Gamble with our Wastes.”
FUN ACTIVITIES: guided forest walks, peer coaching, yoga and soap-making
2004: “Organic Agriculture, Trade and Food Security”
Venue: Dorje Denma Ling
WORKSHOPS INCLUDED: Sustainable agriculture, Food Security and international
trade, urban gardening, forest walk, community supported agriculture,
emerging issues in organic agriculture, opportunities for youth environmental
initiatives
FUN ACTIVITIES: Veronaerobics, games, Envirolympics, campfire, music
2003: “Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities”
(keynote speaker Bob Bancroft)
Venue: Dorje Denma Ling
WORKSHOPS: mapping the movement on forestry issues in NS, the theory and
practice of restoring the natural Acadian forest, getting to know the
endangered Acadian forest, direct links between healthy forests and human
health
2002: Climate Change (guest speaker Guy Dauncey)
Venue: Dorje Denma Ling
WORKSHOPS: Youth initiatives, health & environment, food & sustainable
agriculture, caucus presentations
FUN ACTIVITIES: Oliver Maass slide show, Hemlock Circus, Video, Eco-trivia,
food auction (to get rid of leftover food and raise extra funds)
2001: Environmental Education
Venue: Dorje Denma Ling
WORKSHOPS INCLUDED: Environmental education, forests, marine issues, GMOs
2000: Hosted the Canadian Environmental Network Conference
Venue: Kespuwick Training Centre, Clementsport
1999: “Changing the Climate”
Venue: Dorje Denma Ling
WORKSHOPS: Integrated Resource Management, How to make your organization
more youth friendly, Genetically modified organisms, climate change in
the local context, forests, community-based management of the fisheries
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