Welcome to the web home of the Harrison Lewis Coastal Discovery Centre.

The centre, located on Nova Scotia's South (Atlantic) Shore, promotes understanding and appreciation of rural and natural environments through:

· Research
· Field trips
· Short courses
· Seminars
· Workshops
· Lectures and movies

Facilities include a cookhouse with meeting area, a large gathering space with flexible seating, projector screen, and woodstove. There is a large main kitchen and dining area, with laundry equipment and an accessible washroom. There is an onsite field laboratory with scopes, dissecting implements, lenses, refrigerator, plant specimen drier, glassware, scales, and other items. Wireless Internet is available via satellite. Overnight accommodations range from bunkhouses (two double-bunks each) to a large walled prospectors' tent, and numerous tent sites.

Swimming (ocean beach or fresh water pond), canoeing, kayaking, surfing, and hiking are popular off-hour activities.

Our faculty consists of visiting naturalists, educators, scientists, artists, and artisans.

Please click on pages of our brochure for more information about the centre.

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