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Turtle Nesting Time again 11May2022
Writes Clarence Stevens in the Halifax Field Naturalists Nature Archive today: It is turtle nesting time again. This amazingly diverse area, Sandy Lake-Sackville River, houses three of Nova Scotia’s four turtle species, snapping turtles, painted turtles and wood turtles. All … Continue reading
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Salmon fry spotted in Sandy Lake watershed 3 May2022
Walter Reagan, President of the Sackville Rivers Association forwarded an email he received yesterday from I.G. with some good news: Salmon fry were spotted in Sandy Lake watershed: I saw good numbers of salmon fry between Marsh and Sandy Lake … Continue reading
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Follow-up Earth Day with Guided Walk at Sandy Lake on Sat Apr 23
Follow-up Earth Day (Friday Apr 22nd 2022) with a guided nature walk with Clarence Stevens at Sandy Lake Park, off Smith’s Road, Bedford, on Saturday April 23rd at 2pm. Come see first hand why this area is so important to … Continue reading
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In the News… Pressure To Develop Sandy Lake Area; Lake Monitoring 20Apr2022
Update Apr 21, 2022: The Feds think ecological corridors provided by areas such as Sandy Lake are important. See Parks Canada, Government of Canada launches new National Program for Ecological Corridors (Posted Apr 21, 2022) Walter Regan on the Todd … Continue reading
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Please be on the lookout for Hemlock Wooly Adelgid in the vicinity of Sandy Lake (Bedford NS) 25Mar2022
We learned of the arrival of this really horrible pest, the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid (HWA), aka the Hemlock Vampires, in NS (and in all of Atlantic Canada) only in Aug of 2017, which seems like ages ago now. When first … Continue reading
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The Halifax Regional Plan review: Where we are and what’s left to do 8Jan2022
Delving into the current Regional Plan review can be challenging because of the voluminous materials and complex consultation and decision-making processes but how it all pans out affects all of us; accordingly, it behooves as many of us as possible … Continue reading
Posted in Halifax Green Network, Regional Plan
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Regional Council Motion for “optimal conceptual boundary for an expanded Sandy Lake Regional Park” passes 9Nov2021
It was item 15.5.1 by Councillor Blackburn for the November 9, 2021 Halifax Regional Council Meeting: 15.5 MEMBERS OF COUNCIL 15.5.1 Councillor Blackburn – Sandy Lake [PDF] Motion: That Halifax Regional Council: 1. Suspend the Rules of Procedure under section … Continue reading
SRA Thursday Nov 4, 2021: Wil Brunner on Outdoor Nature Wellness
Received from SRA: TITLE: Outdoor Nature Wellness: how intentional time outdoors can enhance mental health. Wil Brunner will be giving this talk this Thursday November 4 via ZOOM. Please send an email to: sackvillerivers@ns.sympatico.ca to obtain the ZOOM link details. … Continue reading
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First Lake Pollution Control Tender issued 19Oct2021
View Tender Details Bids Opening and Closing on Tuesday, November 9, 2021 View Tender and Additional Documents (Zip File) Contents: – 21-418.pdf (Request for Proposal Doc) – Bathymetric profiles of First Lake.pdf – D_Tymstra Thesis_A Paleolimnological Record of Anthropogenic Impact … Continue reading
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SRA Thursday Oct 7, 2021: Sandy Lake, The Forgotten Park
Presentation by Karen Robinson, Chair, Sandy Lake Regional Park Coalition A Zoom Meeting, begins at 7 pm. Register by e-mail to sackvillerivers@ns.sympatico.ca Phone (902) 865-9238
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