Monthly Archives: November 2024

HRM Regional Council adopts recommendations related to LakeWatchers Report 14Nov2024

Posted on November 14, 2024 by admin

View Item No. 15.3.2, Halifax Regional Council November 12, 2024 This document includes a Staff Report dated Apr 22, 2024, and the full LakeWatchers State of the Lakes Report, 2022-2023 SAMPLING YEARS “Environment and Sustainability Standing Committee received a staff … Continue reading →

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Curious BGA Bloom on Sandy Lake (Bedford, NS) in early November 11Nov2024

Posted on November 11, 2024 by admin

Circumstantial evidence suggests the appearance of “green aggregations” on the shoreline on the west side of the lake followed fall turnover of the water column, bringing up phosphorus-rich water from the hypolimnion which stimulated growth of a nitrogen-fixing BGA (Cyanobacterium), … Continue reading →

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