WHO WE ARE
The Harrison Lewis Coastal Discovery Centre was founded in 2007 as a non-profit organization dedicated to the appreciation of the natural environment and local history. Located on Nova Scotia's South Shore, the Centre offers outstanding opportunities
to explore, research, and experience
the living landscape.
Dr. Harrison Lewis
The Centre is named after late Dr. Harrison Flint Lewis who long ago recognized the ecological importance of the area and chose to live nearby in active retirement from his position as the first Director of the Canadian Wildlife Service.
Establishing the Centre has been a collaborative effort between Dirk van Loon, as well as the residents of the Port Joli Basin and the many volunteers who help us each year.
(Registered Charitable No. 859077810 RR0001)
WHAT WE DO
The Harrison Lewis Coastal Discovery Centre works to promote and advance environmental conservation through research, instruction, literature, and the arts.
The Centre hosts nature-focused programs and workshops in art, writing, farming and homesteading skills, woodlot management, and more.
As a field station for research and education, we are a proud member of the Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS).