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A collage of photos showing horses, a seal, a blue iris flower, a weather balloon, and copies of old letters and a post card showing the famous fishing schooner Esperanto.

07 Jan Sable In Words 2021 – Writing Contest for Nova Scotia Youth

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Prizes for creative prose about Sable Island! If you live in Nova Scotia, are 10 to 13 or 14 to 17, and are interested in the island, you could be a winner! Entries due by March 12, 2021....

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Two photos. One, a house with white siding and concrete doorsteps shown in 2008. The other shows the same backdoor in the 1960s, and a young girl with her fair hair and plaid cotton dress fluttering in the wind.

28 Dec Return to Sable Island, Spring 2008 – Cindy Clancey

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I imagined it as it was when we lived here: the beacon slowly turning, grey wooden swings, clothes flapping on lines, chickens in the yard, and adults busy with chores while children played in the sand....

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29 Oct Winner of the Trip for Two to Sable Island

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A year late, but this September they finally made it to Sable Island! Their visit, originally scheduled for 2019, had to be postponed due to poor weather and beach landing conditions....

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28 Jul Caterpillars and Marram Grass on Sable Island

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Cutworms, which may have an ecological role on the island far bigger than their tiny size suggests, will be the focus of the Sable Island Institute’s first major terrestrial research program on the island....

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03 Jun Resighting Survey for Banded Ipswich Sparrows on Sable Island, Spring 2020

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In a study of life stages and survival, researchers are banding sparrows on Sable Island and on the Delmarva Peninsula with combinations of coloured plastic leg bands that identify individual birds....

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10 May Sable Island Notes, Late March to mid-April 2020 – Zoe Lucas

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Since I was on the island when the national parks were closed, I was able to stay and continue work on some of the Institute’s projects. For the island itself, it has been a mostly normal spring so far....

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24 Apr Sable In Words – Contest Winners, April 2020

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Announcing the winners! Thanks to everyone who submitted stories to the contest. All were interesting to read, and each provided unique perspectives and insights, and some surprises. We’ll do this again!...

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14 Jan A Young Artist’s Sable Island Landscapes

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Three watercolour paintings by 12-year-old Laurie illustrate features of the island’s landscape and wildlife, expressing a sense of the energy of sand dunes, waves, grey seals, ponds and horses....

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02 Jan Sable In Words 2020 – Writing Contest for Youth

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This writing contest ended on March 13th. Submissions are now being reviewed, and the winners will be announced on April 24th. Thank you to all who entered!...

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10 Oct Sable Island Update, October 23rd – Program Details

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Arts, science, news, and an introduction to the Sable Island Institute. This public meeting relaunches the popular series of annual updates held at Saint Mary’s University. Admission is free....

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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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