| Redtail Nature
Awareness is a nature retreat and
experiential education centre located in
a beautiful semi-wilderness region of
northern Nova Scotia, Canada. It was
founded in 1991 by Billy MacDonald and
is now co-lead by his wife and partner
Nova. Redtail offers year
round camps for youth and nature
retreats for adults that help
participants explore the richness,
mystery and sacredness that is inherent
in nature.
We are located on
120 acres of beautiful semi-wilderness
and reclaimed farm land. It is hilly
terrain with remnant stands of old
growth forests and fresh upland streams
throughout. The base camp area
encompasses a majestic stand of old
growth hemlock. Many special moments are
to be had under the shelter of its
canopy.
Redtail is
designed with simplicity in mind, with
no running water, electricity or
“modern” amenities. The facilities
consist of a 24 by 30 foot pole barn
which serves as its summer camping
facility and a similar size enclosed
cabin with a sleeping loft for year
round programs. Participants can sleep
in the lodge, pitch a tent or sleep
under the stars in the beautiful hemlock
grove. The camp also encompasses an
outdoor sweat house. Traditional saunas
are held as a special closure on the
final night of most camps.
Redtail
encompasses a private retreat cabin for
people who are seeking quiet time in
nature. We have named the cabin “The
Green Door” because it represents a
place to live in simple harmony with
nature and to experience a sense of
one’s ‘ecological self’. The cabin is
available year round. |