The Geological Survey Division (NL Department of Natural Resources) is pleased to provide this reminder of tonight’s GAC-NL / PEGNL annual public lecture:   

MINERALS IN THE 21^st CENTURY: SURGING DEMAND, RESTRICTED SUPPLIES AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES by: Dr. Raymond Goldie, Vice-President, Senior Mining Analyst, Salman Partners Incorporated7:00 pm- 8:00 pm, Monday, February 21, 2011

Johnson GEO CENTRE, Signal Hill Road, St. John’s

Sponsored by the Geological Association of Canada NL Section and the Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Newfoundland and Labrador

Reception with Cash Bar to follow.

See the attached poster for a presentation on e-waste Josh Lepawsky will be giving at the Johnson GeoCentre next Tuesday evening.

St. John’s, NL –  Unless $33,000 is raised by Friday, February 18, the Nature Conservancy of Canada will lose the fight to save 4,000 acres of land in Southwest Newfoundland and one of the largest parcels of private lands on the Island.

While over $750,000 has been raised for this massive project, the remaining $33,000 proves to be the hardest left to raise.

The urgency to protect this incredible, unique place lies in the threat of losing habitat for the threatened species, Woodland Caribou, waterfowl and migratory birds that live here uninterrupted. This opportunity represents the largest private land conservation deal in Atlantic Canada and is seen as a highly important area to protect by scientists, the conservation community, governments and private individuals.

By donating to the Grassy Place, not only will you help NCC save this incredible landscape, you will be helping save an untouched piece of Canada for all time. If NCC is successful in raising the remaining $33,000 by Friday, February 18, the property will be forever left in its natural state. If not, the property will be back on the open market and at risk for sub-division and development.

We need your help to save this amazing place.

To donate to NCC in efforts to protect the Grassy Place, call Douglas Ballam at 709.753.5540 or Alicia toll free at 1.866.319.5985.

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For stunning still photos or for interviews, please call 506.450.6010

Crystal Folkins

Communications Manager, Atlantic Region

The Nature Conservancy of Canada

924 Prospect Street, suite 180

Fredericton, NB   E3B 2T9

Tel.: 506.450.6010

Mobile: 506.292.5118

Fax: 506.450.6013

www.natureconservancy.ca/at

What are the consequences of a childhood removed from nature? One generation from now most people in North America will have spent more time in the virtual world than in nature. New media technologies have improved our lives in countless ways; information now appears with a click, overseas friends are part of our daily lives, and even grandma loves Wii.

But what are we missing when we are behind screens? And how will this impact our children, our society, and eventually, our planet?

Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Educators (NLEE) – in partnership with the Newfoundland and Labrador Environment Network (NLEN)  – will be hosting two FREE Connections Events to screen “Play Again” to the public.

STEPHENVILLE – CNA Main Lecture Theatre Fowlow Bldg.

Presented in partnership with the Bay St. George Sustainability Committee Monday, Feb 21st, 8:00 – 10:00 pm

CORNER BROOK – CNA Main Lecture Theatre

Presented in partnership with the Model Forest of NL Monday, Feb 28th, 7:00- 9:00 pm

Parents, teachers, youth, educators, community members – all are welcome to attend! There will be networking after the film; coffee, tea and snacks will be provided.

If you would like to arrange a screening for your workplace or to students at your school while the film is here on the West Coast, please contact margaret.mckeon@wnlsd.ca to arrange a time.

To learn more about this film, please watch the below trailers or visit: [ http://www.playagainfilm.com/ ]www.playagainfilm.com

TRAILER 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ3J0szCGqk

TRAILER 2 (with David Suzuki):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erVmBIx2lUY&feature=related

For more information about the events, please contact Stephanie Simms at info@nlee.ca, or call 709-753-7848. 

What are the consequences of a childhood removed from nature? One generation from now most people in North America will have spent more time in the virtual world than in nature. New media technologies have improved our lives in countless ways; information now appears with a click, overseas friends are part of our daily lives, and even grandma loves Wii.

But what are we missing when we are behind screens? And how will this impact our children, our society, and eventually, our planet?

Newfoundland and Labrador Environmental Educators (NLEE) – in partnership with the Newfoundland and Labrador Environment Network (NLEN)  – will be hosting two FREE Connections Events to screen “Play Again” to the public.

STEPHENVILLE – CNA Main Lecture Theatre Fowlow Bldg.

Presented in partnership with the Bay St. George Sustainability Committee Monday, Feb 21st, 8:00 – 10:00 pm

CORNER BROOK – CNA Main Lecture Theatre

Presented in partnership with the Model Forest of NL Monday, Feb 28th, 7:00- 9:00 pm

Parents, teachers, youth, educators, community members – all are welcome to attend! There will be networking after the film; coffee, tea and snacks will be provided.

If you would like to arrange a screening for your workplace or to students at your school while the film is here on the West Coast, please contact margaret.mckeon@wnlsd.ca to arrange a time.

To learn more about this film, please watch the below trailers or visit: [ http://www.playagainfilm.com/ ]www.playagainfilm.com

TRAILER 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZ3J0szCGqk

TRAILER 2 (with David Suzuki):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erVmBIx2lUY&feature=related

For more information about the events, please contact Stephanie Simms at info@nlee.ca, or call 709-753-7848. 

The Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society’s Newfoundland and Labrador Chatper, urges snowmobilers throughout the province to respect our parks and protected areas and the laws that are put in place to protect these special places.

We are concerned with recent reports of trail cutting and proposals to snowmobile in Terra Nova National Park. Terra Nova is one of the few places on the Island set aside from snowmobiling, and focused primarily on protecting habitat for sensitive wildlife. It covers less than half a percent of the Island, and provides critical habitat for the endangered Newfoundland pine marten and woodland caribou, which rely on intact forests to survive. Opening the park to snowmobiling could have a serious impact on these and other species. Cutting trails in the park would further disturb and fragment their forest habitat, making it even more difficult to sustain and recover these already fragile populations.

Snowmobiling is an enjoyable winter activity within the province of Newfoundland, however we need to ensure there are some places in the province, including Terra Nova National Park, that are dedicated first to the needs of wildlife and where we don’t snowmobile. Snowmobiling has never been permitted within Terra Nova National Park and we believe this is appropriate, particularly given the park’s importance in protecting undisturbed forest habitat for species like marten and caribou.

For further information:
Suzanne Dooley
709-726-5800
nlcoordinator@cpaws.org

NOTE: NEW DATE — Friday, March 11

We are very excited to announce the launch of Green Teacher’s 2011 Webinar series. We hope you’ll join us in one or more of our 30 FREE webinars on various environmental education topics this year. Almost 800 non-formal and formal youth educators filled out our online survey and helped us choose the topics for these webinars. Each session will feature a 20-30 minute presentation, and 30-40 minutes for you to ask a question of our presenter.

The topics and dates for our first four webinars are below. For more details, and information on how to register, please visit http://greenteacher.com/webinars. Once again, these webinars are offered free of charge, and we hope you’ll take advantage of the opportunity to explore these current popular topics in environmental learning with us.

We’ll be announcing more webinars very soon, so check back frequently – OR click here and join our listserv to receive email notices of upcoming webinars.

Webinar #4: February 24, 2011, 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. EST
Webinar topic: “Energy Education: How & Why?”
Presenter: Pat Higby

At the outset, Pat will explain why energy education is especially important at this moment in history. Then she will share some simple experiments that you can use to convince others of its importance, before directing us to some of the best energy education resources for youth educators. Note: Pat strongly encourages all participants to have on hand – at the beginning of the webinar – 2 styrofoam coffee cups full of warm water and 2 ziplock bags large enough to place a full cup inside.

We are very excited to announce the launch of Green Teacher’s 2011 Webinar series. We hope you’ll join us in one or more of our 30 FREE webinars on various environmental education topics this year. Almost 800 non-formal and formal youth educators filled out our online survey and helped us choose the topics for these webinars. Each session will feature a 20-30 minute presentation, and 30-40 minutes for you to ask a question of our presenter.

The topics and dates for our first four webinars are below. For more details, and information on how to register, please visit http://greenteacher.com/webinars. Once again, these webinars are offered free of charge, and we hope you’ll take advantage of the opportunity to explore these current popular topics in environmental learning with us.

We’ll be announcing more webinars very soon, so check back frequently – OR click here and join our listserv to receive email notices of upcoming webinars.

Webinar #3: February 23, 2011, 7:30 – 8:30 p.m. EST
Webinar Topic:  “Two-Eyed Seeing: Building Cultural Bridges for Inclusive Science Education”
Presenter:  Annamarie Hatcher

Two-Eyed Seeing, from a Mi’kmaq Elder named Albert Marshall, is an expression that refers to the importance of looking at the world through two sets of eyes: those of Western sciences, and those of Indigenous sciences. In her presentation, Annamarie Hatcher will describe the challenges for marginalized students in the school science classroom, which is dominated by the Western eye. She will provide some ideas for teachers to help them bridge the cultural gap between these two worldviews, through some hands-on activities.