Friends of Keji Cooperating Association

Volunteering

Record #: MCA0189
Last Modified: 22 Jul 2020
Last Full Update: 22 Jul 2020

Location

Located In Maitland Bridge
Where To Find Us
Maitland Bridge, NS
Areas Served Annapolis Valley Region

Contact

Social Media Facebook
Website www.friendsofkeji.ns.ca/Volunteering.htm
E-Mail info@friendsofkeji.ns.ca
Mailing Address c/o Friends of Keji Cooperating Association 
50 Pinetree Cres 
Hammonds Plains, NS B3Z 1K4

Description & Services

Information  
Volunteering Opportunities at Kejimkujik 
 
Volunteers are our partners in a vision!  
 
Lend your hand to protection and recovery efforts and accept our nature conservation challenges in the Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve.  
 
Nature's bounty and the great spirit of our people will amaze you.  
 
Each year our volunteers contribute thousands of hours to a great variety of projects.  
 
Coming from all ages and backgrounds, from communities throughout Nova Scotia, volunteers are helping push the boundaries of nature conservation. 
 
What’s in a number? 
 
In 2012, volunteers gathered to celebrate the more than 13,000 volunteer hours they contributed to conservation and restoration projects in Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site and the Southwest Nova Biosphere Reserve.  
 
The volunteer program, which is a collaboration of Parks Canada, the Friends of Keji, the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute, Bird Studies Canada and Acadia University, is truly unique.  
 
It facilitates opportunities for people to contribute in meaningful ways, while providing exclusive experiences. 
 
Thirteen thousand is a big number...so what’s in a number anyway? 
 
250: The number of kilometres of shoreline surveyed for Atlantic Coastal Plain Flora in southern Nova Scotia. 
 
25: The number of lakes monitored for loons as part of the LoonWatch program in Southern Nova Scotia. 
 
1300: The number of hours Campground Hosts spent talking to visitors in Kejimkujik’s campground. 
 
133: The number of American Eels live trapped in Kejimkujik as part of a population assessment. 
 
1 Million: The number of green crabs removed over three years as part of the Coastal Restoration Project in Kejimkujik Seaside. Volunteers also helped restore the eel grass population through planting in the lagoon. 
 
46: The number of piping plover fledglings monitored on the beaches of Southern Nova Scotia. Volunteers also helped restore nesting habitat in Kejimkujik. 
 
51: The number of Blanding’s Turtle nests protected in the three Nova Scotia populations by volunteers and community members. 
 
710: The number of Brook Trout tagged this year as part of the trout monitoring program in Kejimkujik. 
 
270: The number of Blanding’s Turtle hatchlings released this year, some of which were tracked. 
 
1,000: The number of members of the Monarch Butterfly club who plant and maintain chemical-free gardens.  
 
Contact us to for information on current volunteer activities!
Dates All Year.

Special Information

Tags Annapolis Valley Connect ; Recreation Categories ; Volunteer Opportunity
Categories - General Volunteer Opportunities