Happy March Break, Nova Scotia!

Are you enjoying your well-deserved March Break? We hope so!

There are so many ways to enjoy March Break each year, and you might be looking for more. Take a look at our recommendations for more ways to waste less and save energy this time of year:

• Get outside with Green Schools NS: Nature Scavenger Hunt or the Winter Adventures video
• Stuck inside? Try making your own seed paper for upcoming greeting cards (it’s almost Easter!): Seed Paper Activity
• It’s time to start planning your gardens, whether at school or at home: How to Grow a School Garden
• Heading away for a few days? Kick out the Phantom Power and waste less energy with the Power Down Checklist
• Music is a great way to learn about helping the Earth! Check out our list of Green Songs for the whole family.
• If you’re having screen-time, check out Shandel Brown’s documentary: Off-Grid: Generating Clean Energy in Cape Breton and learn more from the Off-Grid Support Package
• Plan your Earth Week activities such as a tree planting initiative using the Tree Planting Support Package
• Not sure where to take your outdoor adventure? See all the protected wilderness areas in Nova Scotia using this interactive map
• Step Outside Nature Guides from Resources 4 Rethinking, Mid-March 2018 issue: It’s all in the Song: Understanding Bird Calls

You may be inspired by organizations like these over March Break:

• Discovery Centre
• Programs at Halifax Public Libraries
• Shubenacadie Wildlife Park & Ducks Unlimited Wetland Centre of Excellence
• Hike NS
• Young Naturalists Club of Nova Scotia
• Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History
• Unama’ki Institute of Natural Resources
• Nourish NS
• Ecology Action Centre

Want to share your event with our followers? Drop us a line on Facebook or Twitter! Remember, March is Canadian Agricultural Literacy Month, as well as Nutrition Month! Celebrate both with a trip to a local farmer’s market and bring your own bags to waste less and live more sustainably. 

~Colleen Freake,
Project Coordinator