Upcoming Events and Workshops

Ecological Forestry for Beginners: A Workshop Series for New Forest Stewards
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​Session 1: Introduction to Ecological Forestry
Sunday, Sept. 25th, 2022, 9:00am-12:00pm
Lloyde Blois' woodlot, Nine Mile River, NS
Presenter: Ryan Dickie, Extension Forester with the Family Forest Network
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Session 2: Mi'kmaw Perspectives on Stewardship
Sunday, Oct. 23rd, 2022, time TBD
Windhorse Farm, New Germany, NS
Presenter: Chris Googoo, COO of Ulnooweg Education Centre
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Session 3: Explore Forest Species at Risk and Woodland Biodiversity
Saturday, Oct. 29th, 2022, time TBD
Southwest Nova Scotia (exact location TBD)
Presenter: Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute
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Session 4: Boundary Line Maintenance
Saturday, Nov. 5th, 2022, 10am-3pm
Otter Ponds Demonstration Forest, Mooseland, NS
Presenter: Fred Hutchinson, BA, NSLS, P. Surv, CLS
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Session 5: Forest Carbon
Late October/early November, Date TBD
Location TBD
Presenter: TBD
Registration not yet open. Stay-tuned!

Session 6: Taxation and Inheritance
Late December/January, Date TBD
Location TBD
Presenter: Denise Smith, CPA, CGA with Jorgensen & Bickerton Inc.
Registration not yet open. Stay-tuned!

Session 7: Working with Forest Professionals
Date TBD
Location TBD
Presenter TBD
Registration not yet open. Stay-tuned!

Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute Events

MTRI's Sit Back Seminar Series: Healthy Soils - Healthy Woodlands Field Workshop
Field Date 1
Date: TBD (October 2022)
Location: TBD (Southwest Nova)
Field Date 2
Date: TBD (October 2022)
Location: TBD (Eastern Nova)
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Third Annual Kespukwitk Municipal iNaturalist Competition
Sept. 16 – 25, 2022 
Municipalities of Annapolis, Digby, Clare, Yarmouth, Argyle, Barrington, Shelburne, Lunenburg and Queens
Click here for more details.

Wildlife Weekend at Keji
September 17th and 18th, 2022
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
Email Abby.Lewis@MerseyTobeatic.ca for more information.
Note: event guests will have to pay park entrance fees.

MTRI's Getting Into Nature Walking Series: Hemlocks and Hardwoods- Kejimkujik
Saturday, Sept. 17th, 1-3pm
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
Note: event guests will have to pay park entrance fees.
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MTRI's Getting Into Nature Walking Series: Snake Lake Trail- Kejimkujik
Sunday, Sept. 18th, 2022, 11am-1pm
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
Note: event guests will have to pay park entrance fees.
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Backyard Mushroom Cultivation
Saturday, Sept. 24th, 2022
Clementsvale, Digby County, NS
Cost: $20
Contact Laura.Carter@MerseyTobeatic.ca for more details and to register.

Roots and Shoots! Forest Forgaging with herbalist Benna Keoghoe
Saturday, Oct. 1st, 2022, 10am-2pm
South Brookfield, Queens County, NS
Click here to register, or email Abby.Lewis@MerseyTobeatic.ca for more information.

Medway Community Forest Cooperative Operations Tour
Sunday, Oct. 2nd, 2022, 10am-3pm
Meet at the Mersey Tobeatic Research Insitute in Kempt, NS
To register, email Jennika@medwaycommunityforest.com or call (902) 701-0505.

MTRI's Sit Back Seminar Series: Healthy Soils - Healthy Woodlands Webinar
Tuesday, Sept. 20th, 2022, 7pm 
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Forest Soil Health Workshop
Saturday, Oct. 15th, 2022
South Brookfield, Queens County, NS
This is a field tour accompanying the Healthy Forest Soils webinar on September 20th. 
Click here to register, or contact Jane.Barker@MerseyTobeatic.ca for more information.

Women in Forestry: Climate Change Adaptation
Saturday, Nov. 5th, 2022 
Lunenburg County, NS
Click here to register, or contact Abby.Lewis@MerseyTobeatic.ca for more information.

Kespukwitk Conservation Showcase (presented by MTRI and the Kespukwitk Conservation Collaborative)
Wednesday, Nov. 9th, 2022
White Point Beach Resort, White Point, NS
Click here for more information.