Coastal Action

Coastal Action We are a community-based non-profit charitable organization with a mandate to address the environmental concerns along the South Shore of Nova Scotia.

A couple of weeks ago, our colleague had the incredible opportunity to witness one of nature’s great spectacles: the sem...
08/31/2026

A couple of weeks ago, our colleague had the incredible opportunity to witness one of nature’s great spectacles: the semipalmated sandpiper migration 🐦

Noah saw hundreds of thousands of tiny birds gathered in massive flocks above the mudflats of the Bay of Fundy. They twisted and turned in perfect synchrony as they prepared for the next leg of their journey!

Every summer, up to 35% of the world’s semipalmated sandpiper population stops in the Bay of Fundy during their southward migration from the Canadian Arctic to South America. Here, they spend about three weeks feasting on invertebrate-rich mudflats nearly doubling their body weight in preparation for a nonstop flight over the Atlantic Ocean. This nonstop flight can be up to four days in duration.

Thank you for capturing these beautiful images, Noah hardy 📷

🌱 SAVE THE DATE 🌱We’re hosting a Public Planting Event on Saturday, October 3rd from 10 am to 2 pm. Together, we’ll plan...
08/27/2026

🌱 SAVE THE DATE 🌱

We’re hosting a Public Planting Event on Saturday, October 3rd from 10 am to 2 pm. Together, we’ll plant the Mahone Bay Living Shoreline’s vegetated bank! It’ll be a day spent planting native grasses, shrubs, and herbaceous perennials all the while learning about this exciting project as well as the benefits of living shorelines. You don’t need any experience to partake in this fun - only your enthusiasm and a willingness to get your hands dirty 🪏

We’ll have additional information popping up in the coming weeks, but - for now - we look forward to planting with you 💚

EVENT DETAILS:
📅 Saturday, October 3rd
☔ Sunday, October 4th (RAIN DATE)
⏰ 10 am to 2 pm
📍 The Mahone Bay Living Shoreline (Across from 53 Edgewater Street)

WHAT TO BRING:
💧 Water
🧤 Gloves, Hand Trowel
👕 And make sure to wear clothes that you don’t mind getting dirty!

📓 TODAY IS FIELD NOTES FRIDAY 📓This week, however, we’re teasing an upcoming video that our friends will be releasing 🎦👀...
08/21/2026

📓 TODAY IS FIELD NOTES FRIDAY 📓

This week, however, we’re teasing an upcoming video that our friends will be releasing 🎦👀

Coastal Action hosted an 🏳️‍🌈 OUT in the Field 🏳️‍🌈 day in Mahone Bay for 2SLGBTQ+ folks and allies. This event brought people together to get hands-on experience with conservation and fieldwork.

Participants spent the morning getting a taste of life as a field technician — from conducting fish habitat suitability assessments and identifying plants to exploring aquatic macroinvertebrates and learning more about the work that goes into understanding and protecting our local ecosystems 🌿🐟 It was a full day of learning, exploring, connecting, and — of course — having a little fun along the way.

Please keep an eye out for an upcoming video to see 🏳️‍🌈 OUT in the Field 🏳️‍🌈 in action!

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us as well as to MXKO Creates || Dany Ko and Ocean Wise® for helping make this event possible 💙💚

⬆️ This is how our Coastal Action team felt after our summer staff party ⬆️Last week, we took a little time to slow down...
08/20/2026

⬆️ This is how our Coastal Action team felt after our summer staff party ⬆️

Last week, we took a little time to slow down, get together, and enjoy an afternoon of good food, belly laughs, and time on the water 🎣 From making personal pizzas and fishing off the dock to cannonballing into the water and getting veryyy competitive during a game of Taskmaster, we may have had a little bit too much fun 🙃

It has been a busy summer thus far and there’s more to come 🌊 We’re grateful to everyone who has supported, participated in, and contributed to our projects throughout this busy season 💙

08/19/2026

🌱🌊 Looking back on last week’s PLANTING of the Living Shoreline Wetland in Mahone Bay!

A great day spent getting our hands dirty and putting plants in the ground that will help create habitat, strengthen our shoreline and build a healthier coastal ecosystem. 💚

It’s pretty amazing to see this project continue to take shape — one plant at a time! 🌿🌊



CB Wetlands & Environmental Specialists

Today is 🔎 MACRO MONDAY 🔎 where we’re taking a closer look at the tiny details of nature that often go unnoticed 💛This w...
08/17/2026

Today is 🔎 MACRO MONDAY 🔎 where we’re taking a closer look at the tiny details of nature that often go unnoticed 💛

This week, we’re taking a closer look at the fascinating world of fungi 👀 A mushroom might seem like a small, simple part of the forest, but there’s much more going on beneath the surface. In fact, the mushroom that you’re seeing is one part of a much larger organism! A network of tiny threads called mycelium is hidden underground, which helps fungi break down organic matter and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem. Mushrooms produce and release microscopic spores thereby allowing them to spread and reproduce 🍄

So, the next time that you spot a mushroom on the forest floor, remember that there’s an entire world of fungal activity going on beneath your feet 👣

Yesterday was the last day of Wetlands Appreciation Week, so we’re taking one last look at why these ecosystems are so u...
08/17/2026

Yesterday was the last day of Wetlands Appreciation Week, so we’re taking one last look at why these ecosystems are so unique 🌱💧 Today, we’re looking at an incredible adaptation that helps wildlife survive - camouflage! For many wetland species, colours and patterns help them blend into the reeds, grasses, flowers, sphagnum, muddy bottoms, trees, and logs that make up their habitat.

In addition, snapping turtle hatchlings have another camouflage advantage 🐢 Their dark brown colouring helps them blend into the bottoms of lakes and ponds where they can be difficult to see. Because of low survival rates among eggs and hatchlings, camouflage is critical. These tiny turtles face a long list of predators, including fish and mammals, that may see them as an easy snack.

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Currently, the Eastern Ribbonsnake is the only snake species in Nova Scotia listed as threatened 🐍 Their striped markings help them blend into the long grasses and vegetation found around wetlands. Interestingly, stripes as well as other disruptive patterns break up an animal’s outline, which makes spotting them harder for predators and, sometimes, prey.

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And then, of course, there’s the aptly named Green Frog 🐸 Their green colouring helps them disappear into wetland vegetation, which includes sphagnum beds and plants along the water’s edge. This camouflage can help them stay hidden from predators like fish, snakes, mammals, and wading birds thereby allowing them to sit and wait for insects to fly by as well.

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📓 FIELD NOTES FRIDAY 📓It’s harvest time 🥕 Over the past few months, we’ve been planting, watering, and weeding. Now, we’...
08/14/2026

📓 FIELD NOTES FRIDAY 📓

It’s harvest time 🥕 Over the past few months, we’ve been planting, watering, and weeding. Now, we’re starting to see the fruits — and vegetables — of our labour! This week, we spent a morning harvesting snap peas, lettuce, beets, and much more from our community garden. And, the best news, there’s more harvesting to come 🫛

At Coastal Action, our community garden is about more than growing food. As the group running the community garden at the Mahone Bay Community Centre, we’re proud to share our harvest with the Food Hub at the Water Market in Lunenburg. This is where our produce is distributed to community members to help support food security in our region 💚

We can’t wait to see what we’ll pull from the soil in the weeks ahead! Please stay tuned for more harvests as well as more information about our connection to the Food Hub. And a big thank you to the Town of Mahone Bay as well as the CHB Wellness Fund for providing funding support, which makes this important work possible 🫜

Thank you for the interest in joining Cape LaHave cleanup tomorrow we are at capacity! More cleanups to come.
08/14/2026

Thank you for the interest in joining Cape LaHave cleanup tomorrow we are at capacity! More cleanups to come.

We’ve been planting at the Mahone Bay Living Shoreline ➡ And, rain or shine, we’ve been loving every minute doing so! 🌱O...
08/13/2026

We’ve been planting at the Mahone Bay Living Shoreline ➡ And, rain or shine, we’ve been loving every minute doing so! 🌱

Over the past few days, our team has been hard at work in Mahone Bay planting locally-sourced and locally-grown plants 🪏 By planting these salt-tolerant plants, we’re restoring the tidal wetland to help dissipate wave energy, reinforce our shoreline, and create habitat for the many marine creatures that call this ecosystem home 💚There’s something pretty special about getting your hands dirty while helping protect and strengthen our beautiful coastline 💙

It was a great few days on the shore doing work that will make a difference for years to come. Thank you to everyone who stopped by lending a hand, asking questions, or being curious about what we were doing! And, of course, a huge thank you to our partners at CBWES INC (CBWES) for helping us with the planting!

🌊 COASTAL ACTION IN ACTION 🌊

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45 School Street, Suite 403
Mahone Bay, NS
B0J2E0

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Tuesday 9am - 4pm
Wednesday 9am - 4pm
Thursday 9am - 4pm
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