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Category Archives: Acadian forest
Anticipating Hurricane Teddy & some thoughts about winds and Nova Scotia forests
Hurricane Teddy is tracking northward and “is expected to impact Atlantic Canada and the Gulf of St. Lawrence region Tuesday and Wednesday as a “very dangerous” post-tropical storm as it moves through the region, bringing strong winds, heavy rain, storm … Continue reading
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Trips by Transit’s first “virtual trip” is to the proposed Sandy Lake – Sackville River Regional Park!
Trips By Transit is a K’jipuktuk (Halifax) based community organization that promotes citizens getting out and about in nature without having to own or have ready access to a car, or be limited by lack of familiarity with places to … Continue reading
Forest north of Marsh Lake
Forests north of Marsh Lake were on my bucket list to investigate from the time I caught my first glimpses of them in 2017 (photos at right). They looked to be magnificent mixed Acadian forest. On Sep 20 and 22, … Continue reading
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New documentary on Hemlock Wooly Adelgid in Nova Scotia
An informative, up-to-date documentary on Hemlock Wooly Adelgid in Nova Scotia has just been released by the Blomidon Field Naturalists. This is all very relevant to Sandy Lake and Environs, where we have many hemlocks.
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Searching for old beech amidst a magnificent drumlin forest on the Jack Lake lands
Every excursion I make into the Sandy Lake/Jack Lake lands (“Sandy Lake & Environs”) seems to offer a new gem. An excursion on June 1 was no exception. I had been intending to check out a drumlin northeast of Jack … Continue reading
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Springtime in the woods by Sandy Lake
Glorious, simply glorious Click on image for a larger version View key to photos below
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Earth Day at Sandy Lake
I was not able to lead an Earth Day nature walk as had been planned to take place at Sandy Lake on April 22, but Bob Guscott kindly took my place. Bob and I had collaborated on some observations on … Continue reading
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Acadian Forest Love Affair
Walking in a bit of old forest above Sandy Lake on the summer solstice (2017), I encountered a yellow birch and a hemlock that seemed to be growing from the same base, their trunks ascending to the skies in tandem. … Continue reading