All together now #nativeplants
SamFresh blooms in the native plant garden this morning 🌻 #bloomscrolling
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Sam
Профиль VivelyEnvironmentalist, conservation biologist, #nativeplants gardener, and urban cyclist in Kjipuktuk (Halifax). Climate action NOW. (she/her/elle)
Me, every time I see Japanese beetles on my plants 🪲 (If ya know ya know)
Evil Mermaid Man's Shocking ReactionAlt: Evil Mermaid Man's Shocking Reactionstatic.klipy.comLet me tell you about my favourite of the candidate protected areas that you can take 2 mins to submit a comment in support of by EOD today, July 28. It’s the Halifax Backlands! If you haven’t been, you have to check it out. (I got this awesome Pokémon-esquire card from NS Forests Forever) 1/3
SamIt’s Nova Scotia Protected Areas Week! Support the designation of 13 candidate protected areas (PAs) by learning more about them and submitting your comments on one or more candidate areas by Tuesday, July 28. It’s quick and a meaningful contribution to tell the province you want to see more PAs!
Common eastern bumblebees carrying little packages of pollen on their legs (acquired inadvertently from milkweed). I, someone who studied monarchs for years and have grown ~1400 milkweeds, just learned (or remembered?) about this unique pollination strategy of milkweeds. Learn more w/ videos 👇
SamI just learned that milkweeds spread pollen in little sacs that are tucked away. Insect footsies sometimes slip into these little slits where the pollen sack is stored and it's a tight fit. The insect has to yank its leg to get free, and with it comes a pollen sac that then dangles from their leg.
Look at all these Halifax gardeners logging the #nativeplants in their garden (I see you across the province, country, and in the US too)! 🌻 We are building an amazing community and pollinator corridors. www.joinhortus.com
It’s Nova Scotia Protected Areas Week! Support the designation of 13 candidate protected areas (PAs) by learning more about them and submitting your comments on one or more candidate areas by Tuesday, July 28. It’s quick and a meaningful contribution to tell the province you want to see more PAs!
Protected Areas ConsultationMay 27 to July 28, 2026storymaps.arcgis.comEcology Action CentreDo you want to see more protected areas in Mi’kma’ki/Nova Scotia? Be a voice for nature! 📣 Vouch for more protected areas! There are currently 13 candidate areas that you can help support, taking only a few minutes. Submit your comments before Tuesday, July 28: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/c2ac...
It’s Nova Scotia Protected Areas Week! Did you know that given the provincial government is falling behind in meeting its legislated commitment to protect 20% of NS lands by 2030, communities have stepped up to propose ecologically significant areas for protection? Check out this map to learn more👇
Community-Proposed Protected Areas in Nova Scotia – The government is letting nature down. Communities are stepping up.nspubliclands.caDoes anyone’s purple coneflower have petals like tubes? Someone on Reddit says they’ll straighten out? I added this plant to my garden this year and I’ve never noticed the other purple coneflowers in my garden do this. Natural variation? Or a weird cultivar? It’s cool but I’m confused. #nativeplants