🛥️This summer, we collected surface water & sediment samples along the Wolastoq to test for #microplastics 🔬Samples have been sent away to UNB Saint John for analysis 🌊This project is part of a collaboration lead by Coastal Action

This fall we launched our new 3-year project - Protecting Coastal Wetlands in NS through Stewardship & Collaboration! 🌾 Working with partners, we will: ⚒ Build capacity & create an equipment bank 📊 Collect data ☀️ Host workshops   This project is funded by Fisheries and Oceans.

T minus 2 days to register for the AquaHacking Atlantic Canada Challenge! bit.ly/Atlantic22-23 Saint Mary’s University Atlantic Water Network ACAP Saint John Coastal Action ECW Clean Foundation Nova Scotia Gov.

Coastal Action of Nova Scotia works to restore and protect the environment through research, education, action, and community engagement. They're also a 2022 CST Inspired Minds Learning Project recipient. Learn more here: <bit.ly/learning-proje…>. #CSTF #cstflearningproject

🍂 We’re excited to be back @ Ross Farm Museum for Food Futures & Histories, our interactive curriculum-linked program. Thnx to funding from the Dept of Education & Early Childhood Development, we’re offering the program to all interested grade 7 classes! [email protected]

🗓 This Saturday! 🦞Our #GhostGear team is completing #ShorelineCleanups in Cape Breton to assist with Hurricane Fiona relief, alongside community partners CBEM Network & ACAP Cape Breton. This is project is funded by Fisheries and Oceans. Stay tuned for ghost gear highlights from this fall!

Our #Watersheds team has been working to improve fish habitat in the #LaHaveRiver Watershed, & recently completed the installation of several digger logs on a tributary. Nova Scotia Power engaged us on this exciting project as part of their hydro redevelopment program. 💧

PLS #retweet Coastal Action returns to #CBRM! Hi Information Morning Cape Breton Post! Coastal Action return to finish #SouthBar cleanup on Sat Dec/3/2022 at 9am! If you can lend a hand that would be great! #CapeBretonIsland #capebreton ACAP Cape Breton New Dawn Enterprises CB Regional Police Environment Canada

💚 It's #GivingTuesday! When you donate today, CanadaHelps will automatically add an extra 1% to your gift. Donations help support our #EnvironmentalEducation initiatives for kids & youth, like the #Trailblazers outdoor program! Donate here: bit.ly/3Vk92s8

🌲 Last week our New Germany Trailblazers made bird feeders! 🐦 A quick & exciting activity to learn more about what birds eat. To make a bird feeder at home, all you need is a toilet paper roll, nut or seed butter, & birdseed!

🌾When selecting plants for the #LivingShoreline, we made sure the plants were adapted to live on the coast. Thank you to CBWES & TransCoastal Adaptations for their expertise. This project is supported by Intact Insurance Foundation, Arbor Day Foundation, and TD (Canada).

🌲Our #EnvironmentalEducation team ended 2022 with a GO family session! This session was all about welcoming parents to GO Crew to show them more about the program. For more info about GO Crew, contact [email protected].

⚓️ At the end of 2022, our #GhostGear team visited Neil’s Harbour, an area hit hard by Hurricane Fiona. ⛈ Our team removed >2100 kg of debris, including 102 lobster traps and 741 ft of rope. For more, contact [email protected]. This project is funded by Fisheries and Oceans.

🔔 Job Alert! We’re looking to fill our #Coastal & #Marine Team Lead position. 🌊The successful candidate will lead the team’s programs and contracts including marine debris, microplastics, and coastal wetlands. Apply here: bit.ly/3GVdwPV. Deadline: January 30 2023.

🌾Head over to our #MahoneBayLivingShoreline website: bit.ly/3Hs72cZ to learn how we’re repurposing Christmas trees to protect the shoreline. Project supported by Intact Insurance, Arbor Day Foundation, and TD (Canada). For more info, contact [email protected].

📚 Our Environmental Education team recognizes that not all education takes place in the classroom and we celebrate education by providing opportunities for children to appreciate the values of nature. What better way to learn about the environment than to experience it? 🏕

The deadline is approaching to apply for our #Coastal & #Marine Team Lead position. Apply here: bit.ly/3GVdwPV.

Our #EnvironmentalEducation team is gearing up for camp season & buzzing with excitement!🐞 Staff are creating sparks 🔥 with new ideas, & hope you will bee 🐝 there this summer to see the magic 🧙‍♀️ of it all! Contact [email protected] for more on our #SummerCamps.

🌊Our #Coastal & #Marine team has preliminary results summarizing the fall 2022 Ghost Gear season! This includes at-sea retrieval & and shoreline cleanup activities in southwest NS and Cape Breton. Project funded by Fisheries and Oceans. Contact [email protected] for more details.

Today is #WorldWetlandsDay! 🌾 These ecosystems play a critical role in supporting biodiversity, storing carbon, providing filtration, & mitigating the impacts of stormwater. To learn more about our #Wetland work & how to get involved, check out our newsletter at our website!