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Guided walks at Sandy Lake Sun June 16 and Sun July 14, 2019

Posted on June 5, 2019 by admin

“The incredible Sandy Lake (Bedford) and surrounding forest is an oasis in the city. Come and discover the area’s mature forests, lakes, and hiking opportunities. More wilderness could be protected here if only more people knew about the area’s conservation … Continue reading →

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Sandy Lake & Environs well represented in iNaturalist Nature Challenge – let’s keep at it!

Posted on May 1, 2019 by admin

The ‘City Nature Challenge 2019: Halifax Regional Municipality’ project ran over the days April 26-29, 2019 and generated an impressive 6839 observations including (approximately) 839 species by 229 observers. From the Facebook Page: Some interesting stats so far (which may … Continue reading →

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iNaturalist eyes on Sandy Lake & Environs

Posted on April 28, 2019 by admin

As I write this post, we are in the midst of a “Nature Challenge” to residents of Halifax (HRM, Halifax Co) “Help put Halifax Regional Municipality on the global nature scene! On April 26-29, 2019 over 165 cities across the … Continue reading →

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Please keep an eye out for the “Hemlock Vampires”

Posted on April 18, 2019 by admin

There is a recent posting on iNaturalist of a putative occurrence of Hemlock Wooly Adelgid (HWA), aka the Hemlock Vampires, in Hants Co. If confirmed, the Hants Co. sighting would be the first outside of Digby, Queens, Shelburne, Yarmouth and … Continue reading →

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In a nutshell: why we need to protect lands on the west side of Sandy Lake

Posted on January 19, 2019 by admin

We already have ~1000 acres protected, most of it on the east side of Sandy Lake. So why did Walter Regan ask at the Dec 6, 2018 presentation:  “Why do we need those lands on the west side?” ( I … Continue reading →

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Presentation on “A natural history perspective of the forests, wetlands and surface waters of Sandy Lake (Bedford) & Environs” available on YouTube

Posted on December 17, 2018 by admin

– Short URL (link) for this page: http://goo.gl/ipYCR2 “By popular request”, I have posted a video incorporating the slides and accompanying audio of my Dec 6, 2018 presentation to the Sackville Rivers Association on YouTube. (I had previously posted a … Continue reading →

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Sandy Lake frozen over on Dec 13, 2018 & salt signal increases in streams entering lake via Johnson’s Brook

Posted on December 15, 2018 by admin

Revised Dec 17, 2018 On December 13, I repeated a set of observations on pH (a measure of acidity) and EC (electrical conductivity, a measure of salt content) that I had made just over a month ago (Nov 8, 2018) … Continue reading →

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Thus Dec 6, 2018: A natural history perspective of the forests, wetlands and surface waters of Sandy Lake (Bedford) & Environs

Posted on November 19, 2018 by admin

Place & Time: 7pm at 45 Connolly Rd #206, Middle Sackville (the SRA offices) Description: As a volunteer contribution to the efforts of the Sandy Lake Conservation Association to protect the ecological integrity of Sandy Lake and environs, David Patriquin … Continue reading →

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Sat Oct 20, 2018: Sackville Lakes Provincial Park event

Posted on October 14, 2018 by admin
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New documentary on Hemlock Wooly Adelgid in Nova Scotia

Posted on September 11, 2018 by admin

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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