EXTRA CLASS ALERT!
Due to popular demand, we are offering another Introduction to Stained Glass Workshop on June 6th!
Register soon if you're interested! The link is in the LinkTree you can find in our bio!
On May 3rd join Zoologist Eric Cole for an early bird watching and listening hike around the grounds of The Deanery!
May is when our neo-tropical migrant birds return to breed and when our gardens and woods fill again with birdsong.
Our casual survey will involve a stop-start stroll listening for and identifying any singing birds. We will also be trying to get a look at the songsters. We will complete an E-bird checklist of birds seen. Eric will chat and answer questions about the birds as we proceed.
Some birds will be migrating on through, some will stay to breed in the vicinity. Eric will do more surveys at the end of May and into June to determine which species are actually breeding on site.
Eric Cole has been a keen bird-watcher his whole life and is most familiar with the birds of Europe and North America . He moved to The Eastern Shore in 2024 after retiring from the Toronto Zoo where he was Director of Animal Care. Eric lives in Clam Harbour and writes the Nature column for the Eastern Shore Cooperator.
Thank you to those who brought a date discrepancy to our attention. The accurate date of our June Introduction to Stained Glass Workshop is Saturday, June 20th!
Water Harvesting Hands-on
April 18th, 9am-5pm
The Deanery Project, Lower Ship Harbour, NS
To truly understand how to harvest, store, and manage water, we need to interact with it. This daylong workshop will take us beyond the paper plans and out into the landscape to learn the practical how-tos of water harvesting.
Registration info here:
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Come on over to the Deanery Project for our monthly Open House on March 1st!
Bring in your seeds and gently loved clothing that's looking for a new home starting at 11:30 am for our Seed Swap and Clothing Exchange, share lunch together from 12:00-1:00 pm, then enjoy our Music Jam with Bill Dawe & Friends from 1:00-3:00 pm! Bring an instrument or simply take in some sweet tunes. Whether you're an experienced musician, or just starting out, all are welcome to join the Jam!
All donations support our Healing Pathways Project!
Hope to see you there!
We are excited to invite you to the next ESCOM webinar on February 18th at 6:00pm, featuring Carolyn Mitchell! Carolyn was the inspiration for the Artistic Weather initiative at ESCOM, transforming her weather data into knitted and crocheted pieces.
Carolyn Mitchell is an active member of the Ship Harbour community; she has run workshops and volunteered for the Deanery Project, and has been a longtime member of ESCOM, doing beach monitoring and weather monitoring. She is an avid fiber artist, and has used her skills in combination with data from her weather station to make representations of weather data in her works.
You'll get the chance to learn about the history of representing weather in art, one way to use weather data (including your own!) to make art pieces, ESCOM's Artistic Weather Initiative; dates, times, and tentative plans, and how YOU can get involved in Artistic Weather!
If you're already an ESCOM member or ally, you'll get the Google Meet link shared with you the day before. If you're a new partner or guest interested in joining the webinar, send a message to the email in the poster asking for the link!
From @deaneryproject —
Executive Director Job Opportunity!
The Deanery Project is entering an important new chapter and is seeking an Executive Director to help steward our Land-based, arts- and community-rooted work into the future.
Located on 25 acres of beautiful oceanfront Land on Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore, this role calls for someone bringing strong leadership, collaborative spirit, and deep care for people and place. Someone who feels called to long-term stewardship helping the Deanery grow with intention, integrity, and responsiveness to the communities it serves.
Please share widely with or tag those who might feel called to this work.
📍 Ship Harbour, NS
🗓 Apply by February 28, 2026 or until position is filled.
🔗 Learn more via the link in our LinkTree / QR code
Are you ready to gear up this season? Dig out your bikes and drop them off at the Deanery Bike Hub on February 22nd for some tuning up! You'll have the chance to meet Doug and Brock (local bike extraordinaires) and connect with the offerings of the space!
