Friday, June 8 -- celebrating Oceans Day
hosts: Cheverie Crossway Salt Marsh Society
Coastal Studio, Dalhousie School of Architecture

Morning celebration -- with the children of Dr. Arthur Hines School

between each station :: trail walk -- teachers, scavenger hunt

station 1 :: salt marsh ecology -- Tony Bowron [trailhead]

station 2 :: environmental theatre -- Two Planks and a Passion [patio blocks below camera obscura]
station 3 :: sneak preview -- Coastal / Bowron [camera obscura]

station 4 :: bricks and shell architecture -- Coastal Studio [high trail, behind camera obscura]

station 5 :: environmental theatre -- Two Planks and a Passion [observatory]

station 6 :: salt marsh ecology -- Don Aldous [boardwalk bridge]

station 7 :: sketching observing -- Coastal Studio [trail at Acadian dyke]

station 8 :: using/making shoebox pinhole cameras -- [bird box by trailhead]

18 minutes each 7 minute rotation

09:30 / 09:55 / 10:20 first rotation - 3 stations

10:45 Low tide theatre (all convene on hillside to view the Bay)

celebration -- low tide -- Two Planks and a Passion Theatre

11:10 / 11:35 / 12:00 second rotation - 3 stations

12:25 pm lunch

Opening ceremony -- all invited

01:00 pm ribbon cutting
Rt. Hon. John MacDonell, Minister, Government of Nova Scotia
  Hon. / L'hon. Kelvin K. Ogilvie C.M., Ph.D., D.Sc., F.C.I.C., H.col., Senator, Government of Canada
  Hon. / L'hon. Scott Brison, Member of Parliament, Government of Canada
  Richard Dauphinee - Warden, Municipality of West Hants

Reed W. Allen, Council, Municipality of West Hants

Christine Macy, Dean, Dalhousie University

Afternoon celebration -- all invited

02:00 pm High Tide High Tea
  High tea served at the Avon Emporium, Hwy 215, Summerville
  talks on tides, salt marsh ecology, timbrel vaults, camera obscuras

04:15 pm High Tide at the Cheverie Salt Marsh
  guided tour

tides:

tides for opening day