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*Note* The departmental office will be closed from December 19th 2025 at 4pm until January 5th 2026 at 8am for the holiday break.

Earth and Environmental Science at Acadia offers programs leading to B.Sc. degrees in Environmental Science, Geology and Environmental Geoscience, and M.Sc. degrees in Geology, Environmental Science and Applied Geomatics.


Departmental News

Halifax 2022 national geoscience conference

Close to 800 geoscientists met at Halifax 2022, the joint meeting of the GAC, MAC, IAH-CNC and CSPG, in the Halifax Convention Centre. Hosted by the Atlantic Geoscience Society, the event also featured celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the AGS.

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Graduation 2022

28 graduates received their degrees in the Department of Earth and Environmental Science in 2022.

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Geology field school 2022

After a week of wet and windy weather in Wolfville, the Geology field school concluded with a week of (mostly) sunshine at Camp Geddie.

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