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Twenty years ago (Nov 29, 2003)…

On Nov 29, 2003, several Halifax Field Naturalists/Friends of Point Pleasant Park participated in a tour of Point Pleasant Park, followed by a discussion of ‘what to do now’ led by Colin Stewart at Park Maintenance facilities on Point Pleasant … Continue reading

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What ever happened to the ‘Keep it Natural’ ethic once adopted for Point Pleasant Park, post Hurricane Juan? 25Nov2023

A comment by JackPine22 Thinning of Point Pleasant Park,  begun in 2019 is apparently not yet completed. From the Point Pleasant Park Operations Update Jul 6, 2023: Phases 1 and 2 of the Forestry Thinning Project are since Completed as … Continue reading

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Domain name gone but website remains

Website remains without the domain name This year when the domain name friendsofpointpleasantpark.ca came up for renewal, we (the group of 3 elders who proposed the site a few years back) decided to do without it as  the site remains … Continue reading

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Pileated woodpeckers doing fine in PPP

While those Juan snags (standing dead trees) in Point Pleasant Park are gradually dwindling, they still support at least one pair of pileated woodpeckers, these two sighted today by the shore road:

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Hello world!

The Friends of Point Pleasant Park is being revitalized – the organization that is; the many Friends need no revitalizing! The old website is at http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/environment/FPPP/index.html We have taken out a domain name and are developing this new website at … Continue reading

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