The Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society is dedicated to the appreciation and conservation of wild flora and habitat, especially in Nova Scotia. A non- profit organization and an affiliate of the North American Native Plant Society, the society welcomes all people who are interested in native flora. Members meet regularly on a social basis to host speakers, plan recreational field trips, and organize other events.
This web site serves to create awareness about the Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society, and to be a source of information for topics of interest to all wildflower enthusiasts.
Throughout this web site there are numerous photographs of Nova Scotia wild flora. Please click on thumbnail images to see the pictures enlarged. All photographs were taken by Heather Drope, one of the coordinators for the Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society. Photographs and other materials found on this web site may not be reprinted without express permission from the society. For additional information, please feel free to contact the society at:
Nova Scotia Wild Flora Society
c/o Nova Scotia Museum of Natural history
1747 Summer Street
Halifax,NS
B3H 3A6
Or contact one of the society's directors:
Charles Cron President (902) 477-8272 (after 6 p.m.) ccron72@hotmail.com Heather Drope Secretary & Program Director; NSWFS Representative, Federation of Nova Scotia Naturalists (902) 423-7032 Anne Mills Publicity (902) 422-4332 or (902)766-4606 Marion Sensen Past President (902) 445-9887 Barry Sawyer Treasurer (902) 449-4938 barry.sawyer@ns.sympatico.ca L. H. Paris Membership (902) 425-1079
NOW AND IN THE FUTURE
By knowing our wildflowers we can better preserve them for ourselves and for the future.
Wildflowers are often abundant, but they are not indestructible - many of our loveliest ones are in danger of extinction by our carelessness. This need not happen if we observe the following rules of courtesy:
- Do not pick the wildflowers. Enjoy them and leave them for someone else to enjoy. They are perishable and have a very short "indoor" life; also, with many of them, roots as well as seeds are killed when the flowers are picked.
- Do not try to transplant them into your garden. Almost without exception, they do not tolerate root disturbance. Your chances of success in raising them domestically are far greater if you begin with seed. Even so, many of them ne ed soil, temperature, and other conditions not available outside of their immediate environment.
- Be respectful of them in their natural environment. Do not injure them with fire, tramping, or other thoughtless acts.
(This is an excerpt from a book published in 1914. Even 83 years ago naturalists were concerned for the conservation of the wild flora!)
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