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22 Dec Salute to Sable Island, January 26-27, 2019

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The 3rd Annual Salute to Sable Island, hosted by the White Point Beach Resort, will feature speakers from the Sable Island Institute, Parks Canada, and the arts community, with a focus on the Sable horses....

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20 Dec Winter Solstice, December 21st, 2018

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The Sable Island Institute wishes all Sable Island’s personnel, friends, and supporters the very best for a happy and healthy winter 2018-2019....

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08 Dec Once upon a time – Rita Wilson, 2018

Posted at 19:59h in Connections, Featured by Zoe Lucas 0 Comments
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I went to Sable Island. A land of magic. It had to do with luck. I was a member of the Read by the Sea committee casting about for a fundraiser; someone thought of Sable Island. That was ten years ago....

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18 Nov Birds with Bling – Banding Ipswich Sparrows

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To really understand animals, we need to know them as individuals. Bird legs provide a flagpole for coloured bands that can be seen from many metres away and enable researchers to track individual birds. ...

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20 Oct Fall Colours on Sable Island, September-October 2018

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During autumn, the island’s landscape becomes a tapestry of silvery-white, pale yellow, tan, amber, buffy, sienna, orange, red and purple, with the bright greens of juniper and crowberry woven throughout. ...

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30 Sep Marine Litter Brand Audit, Sable Island, September 2018

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Although the island is not as fouled as many other locations, marine debris is abundant, with some plastic containers originating in Brazil, Cuba, Haiti, Japan, Malaysia, South Africa, France, and Russia. ...

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31 Aug Disposal of Hazardous Ordnance on Sable Island in August 2005

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An Explosive Ordnance Disposal team from Canadian Forces Base Shearwater arrived on Sable Island to dispose of a few years worth of beached, and potentially dangerous, Marine Location Markers (MLMs). ...

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28 Aug Sable Island… revisited – Jennifer Veres, 2018

Posted at 08:32h in Connections, Featured by Zoe Lucas 3 Comments
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So, 9 years later, I’m on a flight returning from Portugal. After hours of looking from my window seat at the vastness of the Atlantic, something shining, small and crescent-shaped, caught my attention....

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18 Aug The Sunroom Museum – A Glimpse of Sable Island

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Many people in Nova Scotia have small collections of Sable Island curios, but much of Herb’s appreciation and joy in his collection is the opportunity to share the items and their stories with visitors. ...

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17 Aug A Mysterious Light in the Sable Sky, October 2016

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On a clear night Wayne Broomfield set up his tripod and took a series of photos. Later, when he examined the images, he saw a shape like a spinning top glowing in the sky above the Sable Island Station....

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About SII

The Sable Island Institute is a multidisciplinary organization developing and conducting a wide range of Sable Island programs, including environmental monitoring, biodiversity surveys, arts and culture projects, and public outreach. The Institute is expanding on the roles of the Friends of the Green Horse Society and will continue the Society’s key initiatives. The Sable Island Institute is registered under the Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act S.C. 2009, c.23.

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