everyone is invited but please RSVP to fraser.davidson@dfo-mpo.gc.ca

The local CMOS chapter is hosting a Talk By Dr. Peter Taylor on Wind Energy on

June 30th at 11 am in
The Chemistry Physics Building room C-2045.
MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY

Part of this talk will present a video of potential interest for high school science teachers for use in their curriculum.

A brief introduction on current wind energy projects and plans in the province is envisaged.

There will be a light lunch social held following the talk.

More details below:

Wind Energy in Canada; the basics, the resource and the opportunity – an educational video plus a talk.
by
Peter Taylor, York University.

With Outreach funding from the Canadian Foundation for Climate and Atmospheric Science, a group of us have produced an
educational video reporting on “Wind Energy in Canada – Physics, Planning and Politics.” It has been a joint venture with York’s
Film program and will soon be available for distribution to schools and other interested groups.

Part A of the video (approx 30 min), aimed at a non-specialist audience, is finished and will be shown. In addition material that
will become the more technical, Part B, of the video will be presented as a talk (approx 30 min) on the basic Physics of wind
energy and wind turbines.

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Professor Peter Taylor works on atmospheric boundary layer studies using a range of numerical models and conducting field
programs. Recent work has focussed on wind energy applications, blowing dust (on Mars) and snow (on Earth), including Arctic
field studies such as STAR (Storm Studies in the Arctic). He was a member of the Canadian science team for the NASA/CSA Phoenix
Mars lander, which operated successfully on Mars May  Nov 2008.

Peter has a longstanding interest in renewable energy research and was the 2003 recipient of the R.J.Templin award from the
Canadian Wind Energy Association. He was awarded the Environment Canada, Patterson Distinguished Service Medal in 1998. He is
Principal Investigator for the OQ-net project involving a network of VHF wind profilers in Ontario and Quebec and has conducted
extensive research on winds in complex terrain, including the Askervein Hill experiment of 1982/83 – a widely used data set for
model validation.

Peter has been a professor of Atmospheric Science and Applied Mathematics at York University since 1988, prior to which he was a
Senior Research Scientist with the Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC). Earlier he had taught Applied Mathematics at
University of Toronto and Physical Oceanography at University of Southampton (UK).

When: June-30-11 11:00 AM-1:00 PM (UTC-03:30) Newfoundland.

Where: MUN Chemistry Physics Building Room C-2045

Homegrown initiative seeks Atlantic Salmon conservation

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, Labrador – June 10, 2011: Today the founding members of the Friends of the Eagle River (FOER) marked Canadian Rivers Day with a presentation to students of Queen of Peace Middle School. FOER is a new group formed to promote Labrador’s spectacular Eagle River and the soon-to-be-established provincial waterway park.

In February 2010, the governments of Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada committed to protecting the Eagle River watershed and its world-class Atlantic salmon ecosystem through the establishment of the Mealy Mountains/Akamiuapishku National Park Reserve and an Eagle River Provincial Waterway Park.

“In Labrador, a new way of managing parks has emerged,” said Larry Innes, executive director of the Canadian Boreal Initiative (CBI). “As the federal government did with the Mealies, the provincial government must work side-by-side with Aboriginal partners and local communities to establish the Eagle River Provincial Waterway Park; this will protect the ecological integrity of the land, without sacrificing the traditional activities of the people who live there.”

FOER was launched by the Atlantic Salmon Federation (ASF), CBI, and local outfitters to support final steps in the establishment of the Eagle River Provincial Waterway Park.

Read Canadian Boreal Initiative’s complete news release.

Some new paths, some new poems, and some special guest poets

In honour of the UN International Year of Forests 2011, join Marlene Creates as she leads a walk with readings of site-specific poems in The Boreal Poetry Garden — six acres of boreal forest where she lives in Portugal Cove.

After the walk, we will gather around a bonfire and have some refreshments while we enjoy a reading by an invited guest poet.

Plus, a new art installation by Marlene Creates will be launched:

Our Lives Concurrent for 58 Years Until the Hurricane, Blast Hole Pond Road, Newfoundland 2010.

with the assistance of ecologist Andrew Trant

Sat. July 16 with guest poet Mary Dalton

All events at 7:30 pm and weather permitting.

Limited to 25 people. Advance registration required.

For directions and to register:

marlene.creates@nf.sympatico.ca

or phone 709.895.1020

$15 general; $10 for students, seniors, unwaged.

with the assistance of the Newfoundland and Labrador Arts Council

About The Boreal Poetry Garden

This project uses words in situ to commemorate certain fleeting moments of Marlene Creates’s interaction with the place where she lives. Within these six acres there is a multitude of microhabitats: dark spruce and fir thickets; a steep wooded droke; a windblown tolt with goowiddy and tuckamore; a rattling brook called the Blast Hole Pond River; an overgrown bawn; and moss-covered volcanic rock up to 1,000 million years old. The Boreal Poetry Garden was featured on Bravo! TV.

Wow! Enchanted! Bewildering! What a place for reverie. –RR

Moss cushioned steps, smart words, chuckles… a wonderful sensory experience. –CD

Walking along the wooded trails, my feet, my ears, eyes & nose are Happy, Happy, Happy. –SD

Magical, momentary, evocative, grounding — beautiful. –KK

If you require roasted marshmallows or sublime poetry, please visit Blast Hole Pond Road. –JM

What: Guided Nature walk around Long Pond with Nature NL

When: This Thursday evening at 7 pm

Where: Meet at the Fluvarium Parking Lot

Who: All those who want to have a great walk along the trail and learn a little something about the critters and plants we share St. John’s with

As summer begins and thoughts turn to time spent outdoors, please plan to join Orion writers Richard Louv and David Sobel, national experts on reconnecting ourselves and kids with nature, for a discussion of Louv’s The Nature Principle and Sobel’s Wild Play, on June 16th at 7 p.m. (EDT). They will be joined by filmmaker Camilla Rockwell whose new documentary film, Mother Nature’s Child, is opening minds regarding our powerful connection to nature developed over millennia.

What do we risk as a result of our societal disconnect with nature? What is our responsibility to our kids in this regard? Don’t miss this unique opportunity to reset your assumptions about the hows and whys of immersing ourselves in the natural world, and to ask these experts your own questions.

The event will be moderated by Orion staff and is free, but registration is required.

Date & Time

Date: Thu, Jun 16, 2011
Time: 07:00 PM EDT
Duration: 1 hour
Host(s): Erik Hoffner

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Path: Brock’s Head Path (Portugal Cove to Bauline)
Date/Time: Saturday, June 18th, 2011, 9:30 am
Duration: 5-6 hours
Distance: 16 km
Rating: Difficult
Type: Regular hike
Meeting Location: Meet at the Community Centre in Bauline.
Leader: Bill Walker bwalker@nlh.nl.ca  737 1487(h), 690 3431(c)
Co-Leader: An experienced hiker selected from among the participants.
Notes: This is an undeveloped path. For the northern section expect boggy sections and abundant windfall. Tough, long trousers and sturdy hiking boots with good ankle support are essential.

Path: Stiles Cove Path (Pouch Cove to Flatrock)
Date/Time: Sunday, June 12, 2011, 9:30 am
Duration: 8 hours
Distance: 15.1 km
Rating: Moderate/Difficult
Type: Regular hike
Meeting Location: Meet in Flatrock in the St. Michael’s Church parking lot.
Leader: Marian Dawe mdawe29@yahoo.ca / 368 2489
Co-Leader: An experienced hiker selected from among the participants.
Notes: The spectacular Stiles Cove Path, spanning Pouch Cove to Flatrock, can readily be divided into three sections; Pouch Cove to Shoe Cove, Shoe Cove to Stiles Cove and Stiles Cove to Flatrock. This hike will cover all three sections.