{"id":111,"date":"2023-11-30T23:24:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-30T23:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/naturenotes\/?page_id=111"},"modified":"2023-12-08T22:59:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-08T22:59:11","slug":"wildland-writers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/versicolor.ca\/naturenotes\/wildland-writers\/","title":{"rendered":"Naturally Nova Scotia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the period June 2012 to January 2015, a small group of Nova Scotia naturalists (the “Wildland Writers” collaborated to write articles for the Chronicle Herald under the column Naturally Nova Scotia. In Jan of 2016 we suspended contributions in support of striking the Chronicle Herald reporters who had been so supportive of us. The strike began on began Jan. 23, 2016. We wrote: “We are obviously very disappointed with the CH for not not settling and getting back to being the newspaper of which we were once so proud. In the meantime many of the striking reporters are putting their efforts into the online LocalXpress<\/a>.” The strike went on a long time, the paper emerged quite changed and we never revived the column<\/p>\n

View Archived website<\/a><\/strong>
\nOn the Web Archive.<\/p>\n

Articles<\/strong>
\n(On Web Archive)<\/p>\n

\"B97531665Z.120151220165434000G14BUU58.11\"<\/a>January 11, 2016: David Patriquin
\nAn unexpected place for life: the rocky intertidal<\/a>
\nView\u00a0Complementary Materials<\/a>\u00a0(photos, checklist, web resources)<\/p>\n

December 21, 2015: Donna Crossland
\nA Merry Christmas to Yew<\/a><\/p>\n

November 30, 2015: Jamie Simpson
\nBasic hunting offers challenges<\/a><\/p>\n

October 19, 2015: Clare Robinson
\nWhat\u2019s in a name? Nature<\/a>
\n
\nSeptember 21, 2015: Alain Belliveau
\nSlow decline of stately elms<\/a><\/p>\n

August 24, 2015: David Patriquin
\nA love of the natural world<\/a><\/p>\n

July 19, 2015: Donna Crossland
\nThe world of spectacular swifts<\/a><\/p>\n

June 29, 2015: Alain Belliveau
\nWorking the woodlot with kids\u2019 future in mind<\/a><\/p>\n

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\n

\"Spring<\/a><\/p>\n

Spring Beauty in Cape Split hardwoods, mid-May<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

May 18, 2015: David Patriquin
\nSpring dance of hardwoods and wildflowers begins<\/a>
\n& Take a\u00a0Wildflower Quiz<\/a><\/p>\n

April 13, 2015: Alain Belliveau
\nAmphibians spring into action as temperatures rise<\/a><\/p>\n

March 9, 2015: Bob Bancroft
\nMainland moose decline due to poor forest management<\/a><\/p>\n

Feb.1, 2015: Alain Belliveau
\nWinter is perfect for perusing old tales of game wardens<\/a><\/p>\n

\"deerJanuary 10, 2015: Bob Bancroft
\nWhy deer roam close to home<\/a><\/p>\n

December 6, 2014: David Patriquin
\nNOVA SCOTIA NATURALLY: Sharing Halifax space with wildlife<\/a>
\nSupplements:\u00a0Unabridged Version<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0Useful Links<\/a><\/p>\n

October 18, 2014: Jamie Simpson
\nHealthy N.S. beech trees spell hope<\/a><\/p>\n

September 13, 2014: Bob Bancroft
\nWealth of fauna call N.S. forests home<\/a>
\nMore photos<\/a><\/p>\n

August 16, 2014. Donna Crossland\"Saw-Whet<\/a>
\nAll in a day\u2019s work for the Owl Man<\/strong><\/a>
\nFor more about Nest Boxes, see
\nThe Cornell Lab of Ornithology: Attracting Birds With Nest Boxes<\/a><\/p>\n

June 21, 2014. David Patriquin
\nNATURALLY: Native species grow on gardeners<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

May 19, 2014. Donna Crossland:
\nNATURALLY: Don\u2019t let the music stop<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

April 19, 2014. Mark Elderkin:
\nEagles: Too much of a good thing?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

March 29, 2014. Nick Hill and Dave Patriquin:
\nThe forest fires that nature intended<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Feb 22, 2014. Matt Miller:
\nNATURALLY: Deadwood brings forest alive<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Dec 14, 2013. Bob Bancroft:
\nSeed trees determine future of N.S. forests<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Oct 26, 2013. Jamie Simpson:
\nBreathing in the Forest Air<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Sep 28, 2013. Alain Belliveau:
\nAn enlichening tale on old forests and air quality<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"PHOTO<\/a>Aug. 24, 2013. Nick Hill:
\nDiversity at an ant\u2019s pace, one seed at a time<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

July 20, 2013. David Patriquin:
\nWeedy immigrants adorn N.S.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

June 29, 2013. Mark Elderkin:
\nNova Scotia\u2019s vanishing bats<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

May 18, 2013. David Patriquin:
\nRhodora\u2019s spring colours<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

April 14, 2013. Nick Hill:
\nSlow down the water<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

March 17, 2013. Donna Crossland:
\nHemlocks: nature\u2019s pharmacy<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

February 17, 2013. Bob Bancroft:
\nTime to think about our wildlife<\/strong><\/a>
\n\"monarch\"
\nJanuary 20, 2013. Alain Belliveau:
\nGetting your feet wet in southwest Nova Scotia<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

December 16, 2012. Mark Elderkin
\nA resilient symbol of Canada returns from the brink of extinction<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

November 25, 2012. Bob Bancroft:
\nBroken Rivers<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Oct. 21, 2012: David Patriquin:
\nCasting a colourful fall spell in our forests<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Sep. 23, 2012. Mark Elderkin:
\nVoluntary stewardship vs environmental laws<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Aug 12, 2012. Matt Miller:
\nDeveloping new approaches to \u2018silver-culture\u2019<\/strong><\/a>
\n\"JamieSLake\"
\nJuly 8, 2012. Donna Crossland:
\nHow fire has changed our forests<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

June 10, 2012. Jamie Simpson:
\nA sublime moment of joy on the shore of a small lake<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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