by Rebecca King | Feb 17, 2026 | Blog, Climate Adaptation Stories
Shoreline Adaptation – A Living Shoreline at Lake Banook’s Birch Cove Beach Lake Banook has long been used for transportation by the Mi’kmaq. The original name ‘panuk’ means opening or beginning, referencing the lake’s position at the start of the Shubenacadie (or...
by Abby Attree | Feb 9, 2026 | Blog
This blog post is based on the content from this video as part of our Adaptation Essentials Webinar series. Click here to explore more from our webinar series! What is Climate Change and how does it impact our lives in Atlantic Canada? Climate change is already...
by Rebecca King | Jan 12, 2026 | Blog, Climate Adaptation Stories
Atlantic Canada is encountering some of the highest rates of sea level rise in the country. In Nova Scotia, sea levels will rise by up to one metre by the end of the century. Some communities are exploring new strategies to protect the coast from sea level rise and...
by Rebecca King | Dec 2, 2025 | Blog, Climate Adaptation Stories
Climate adaptation can take many forms. Along the shoreline of Nova Scotia, you can find it in the delicate green blades of eelgrass, rippling under the surface of the water. Eelgrass is an essential part of Nova Scotia’s coastal ecosystem; eelgrass meadows provide...
by Rebecca King | Oct 20, 2025 | Agriculture, Blog, Climate Adaptation Stories, Nova Scotia Climate Stories
Jessica Miller started the Veteran Farm Project (near Windsor, Nova Scotia) when she retired from the Canadian Armed Forces. “My husband and I purchased this farm … not knowing what we were going to do with it,” she said. The goal of the farm soon became clear: to...
by Rebecca King | Sep 2, 2024 | Adaptation, Blog, Climate Change, Mi'kmaw Moons
Image Credit: Adege from Pixabay/Canva Introduction Traditional Indigenous knowledge is an important source of information for understanding the climate. The Mi’kmaq have thrived for well over 13,000 years in the region of Mi’kma’ki, which stretches across the...
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